5:9 The Lord who commands armies told me this: 1
“Many houses will certainly become desolate,
large, impressive houses will have no one living in them. 2
59:4 No one is concerned about justice; 3
no one sets forth his case truthfully.
They depend on false words 4 and tell lies;
they conceive of oppression 5
and give birth to sin.
1 tn Heb “in my ears, the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts].”
2 tn Heb “great and good [houses], without a resident.”
3 tn Heb “no one pleads with justice.”
4 tn Heb “nothing”; NAB “emptiness.”
5 tn Or “trouble” (NIV), or “harm.”