9:13 The people did not return to the one who struck them,
they did not seek reconciliation 1 with the Lord who commands armies.
9:21 Manasseh fought against 2 Ephraim,
and Ephraim against Manasseh;
together they fought against Judah.
Despite all this, his anger does not subside,
and his hand is ready to strike again. 3
1 tn This verse describes the people’s response to the judgment described in vv. 11-12. The perfects are understood as indicating simple past.
2 tn The words “fought against” are supplied in the translation both here and later in this verse for stylistic reasons.
3 tn Heb “in all this his anger is not turned, and still his hand is outstretched” (KJV and ASV both similar); NIV “his hand is still upraised.”
sn See the note at 9:12.