78:36 But they deceived him with their words, 1
and lied to him. 2
78:37 They were not really committed to him, 3
and they were unfaithful to his covenant.
78:57 They were unfaithful 4 and acted as treacherously as 5 their ancestors;
they were as unreliable as a malfunctioning bow. 6
1 tn Heb “with their mouth.”
2 tn Heb “and with their tongue they lied to him.”
3 tn Heb “and their heart was not firm with him.”
4 tn Heb “they turned back.”
5 tn Or “acted treacherously like.”
6 tn Heb “they turned aside like a deceitful bow.”