45:10 Danger awaits one who says 1 to his father,
“What in the world 2 are you fathering?”
and to his mother,
“What in the world are you bringing forth?” 3
1 tn Heb “Woe [to] one who says” (NASB and NIV both similar); NCV “How terrible it will be.”
2 tn See the note at v. 9. This phrase occurs a second time later in this verse.
3 sn Verses 9-10 may allude to the exiles’ criticism that the Lord does not appear to know what he is doing.