23:7 “So I, the Lord, say: 1 ‘A new time will certainly come. 2 People now affirm their oaths with “I swear as surely as the Lord lives who delivered the people of Israel out of Egypt.”
23:24 “Do you really think anyone can hide himself
where I cannot see him?” the Lord asks. 3
“Do you not know that I am everywhere?” 4
the Lord asks. 5
1 tn Heb “Oracle of the
2 tn Heb “Behold the days are coming.”
3 tn Heb “Oracle of the
4 tn The words “Don’t you know” are not in the text. They are a way of conveying the idea that the question which reads literally “Do I not fill heaven and earth?” expects a positive answer. They follow the pattern used at the beginning of the previous two questions and continue that thought. The words are supplied in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “Oracle of the