39:11 Will you rely on it because its strength is great?
Will you commit 1 your labor to it?
39:16 She is harsh 2 with her young,
as if they were not hers;
she is unconcerned
about the uselessness of her labor.
1 tn Heb “leave.”
2 sn This verb, “to deal harshly; to harden; to treat cruelly,” is used for hardening the heart elsewhere (see Isa 63:17).