² tn Heb “each warrior walks in his own course.”

¹ sn The rhetorical questions expect the answer, “Of course not!”

⁵ tn The rhetorical questions anticipate the answer, “Of course not!”

¹ sn This great king of Israel would, of course, be Solomon.

² tn The rhetorical question expects the answer “No, of course not!”

² sn Those who obey. The implication, of course, is that the leadership is disobeying God.

³ tn Heb “Should you not know justice?” The rhetorical question expects the answer, “Of course you should!”

³ tn Aram “matter,” but the matter at hand is of course the vision.

² sn The commands here are, of course, sarcastic and not meant to be taken literally.

⁵ tn Or “land.” The reference is, of course, to the land of Judah.

³ tn Heb “Why does the way [= course of life] of the wicked prosper?”

³ tn Heb “each one of them turns aside into their own running course.”

² tn Heb “and will you be rescued?” The rhetorical question expects the answer, “No, of course not!”

³ sn The rhetorical questions in vv. 10-12 expect the answer, “Of course not!”

¹ tn The rhetorical questions assume an emphatic negative response, “Of course not!”

² tn Heb “and will you be rescued?” The rhetorical question expects the answer, “No, of course not!”

⁴ tn Heb “would you not do [it]?” The rhetorical question expects the answer, “Of course you would.”

² tn The meaning, of course, is to be ceremonially unclean, and therefore disqualified from entering the sanctuary.

⁵ tn BDAG 406 s.v. εὐθυδρομέω has “of a ship run a straight course”; L&N 54.3 has “to sail a straight course, sail straight to.”

³ tn BDAG 406 s.v. εὐθυδρομέω has “of a ship run a straight course” here; L&N 54.3 has “to sail a straight course, sail straight to.”