1:15 When you spread out your hands in prayer,
I look the other way; 1
when you offer your many prayers,
I do not listen,
because your hands are covered with blood. 2
24:23 The full moon will be covered up, 3
the bright sun 4 will be darkened; 5
for the Lord who commands armies will rule 6
on Mount Zion in Jerusalem 7
in the presence of his assembly, in majestic splendor. 8
1 tn Heb “I close my eyes from you.”
2 sn This does not just refer to the blood of sacrificial animals, but also the blood, as it were, of their innocent victims. By depriving the poor and destitute of proper legal recourse and adequate access to the economic system, the oppressors have, for all intents and purposes, “killed” their victims.
3 tn Heb “will be ashamed.”
4 tn Or “glow of the sun.”
5 tn Heb “will be ashamed” (so NCV).
6 tn Or “take his throne,” “become king.”
7 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
8 tn Heb “and before his elders [in] splendor.”