44:24 Why do you look the other way, 1
and ignore 2 the way we are oppressed and mistreated? 3
69:17 Do not ignore 4 your servant,
for I am in trouble! Answer me right away! 5
1 tn Heb “Why do you hide your face?” The idiom “hide the face” can mean “ignore” (see Pss 10:11; 13:1; 51:9) or carry the stronger idea of “reject” (see Pss 30:7; 88:14).
2 tn Or “forget.”
3 tn Heb “our oppression and our affliction.”
4 tn Heb “do not hide your face from.” The Hebrew idiom “hide the face” can (1) mean “ignore” (see Pss 10:11; 13:1; 51:9) or (2) carry the stronger idea of “reject” (see Pss 30:7; 88:14).
5 tn Or “quickly.”