30:27 My heart 1 is in turmoil 2 unceasingly; 3
the days of my affliction confront me.
36:8 But if they are bound in chains, 4
and held captive by the cords of affliction,
1 tn Heb “my loins,” “my bowels” (archaic), “my innermost being.” The latter option is reflected in the translation; some translations take the inner turmoil to be literal (NIV: “The churning inside me never stops”).
2 tn Heb “boils.”
3 tn The last clause reads “and they [it] are not quiet” or “do not cease.” The clause then serves adverbially for the sentence – “unceasingly.”
4 tn Dhorme thinks that the verse is still talking about kings, who may be in captivity. But this diverts attention from Elihu’s emphasis on the righteous.