² tn Or “he plans evil things”; NIV “he makes up evil schemes.”

¹ tn The noun is an adverbial accusative of manner, explaining the circumstances that inform his evil plans.

³ tn Heb “only from his lofty place [or perhaps, “dignity”] they plan to drive [him] away.”

¹ tn Heb “he devises plans for the one banished from him not to be banished.”

¹ sn Pharaoh’s speech invites evaluation. How wise did his plans prove to be?

³ sn Planning an ambush. The Jewish leadership had not forgotten the original plan of several years ago (see 23:16). They did not trust the Roman legal process, but preferred to take matters into their own hands.

¹ sn According to John 11:53 the Jewish leadership had already planned to kill Jesus. This plot against Lazarus apparently never got beyond the planning stage, however, since no further mention is made of it by the author.

² tn Heb “a man of wicked plans.” The noun מְזִמּוֹת (m^ezimmot, “evil plans”) functions as an attributive genitive: “an evil-scheming man.” Cf. NASB “a man who devises evil”; NAB “the schemer.”

² sn Everything written about me. The divine plan, events, and scripture itself are seen here as being one.

¹ sn Jesus’ death has been determined as a part of God’s plan (Acts 2:22-24).

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “thus” to indicate the implied result of the plans by the spies.

² sn Thinking ahead, the manager develops a plan to make people think kindly of him (welcome me into their homes).

³ sn The younger son launches into his confession just as he had planned. See vv. 18-19.

⁵ tn Or “mock,” “ridicule.” The person who did not plan ahead becomes an object of joking and ridicule.

² tn Heb “Let us make plans against Jeremiah.” See 18:18, where this has sinister overtones as it does here.

² tn Heb “We will follow our own plans and do each one according to the stubbornness of his own wicked heart.”

⁴ sn “Steps” is an implied comparison, along with “way,” to indicate the events of the plan as they work out.

¹ tn Heb “thoughts.” This term refers not just to random thoughts, however, but to what is planned or devised.

² sn May he bring all your plans to pass. This probably refers to the king’s strategy for battle.

² tn Heb “in every work of thought,” meaning, every work that required the implementation of design or plan.