Proverbs 1:24

However, ¹  because ²  I called but you refused to listen, ³  because ⁴  I stretched out my hand ⁵  but no one paid attention,

Ps 31:20; Isa 50:2; Isa 65:12; Isa 66:4; Jer 7:13; Eze 8:18; Zec 7:11,12; Mt 22:5,6; Mt 23:37,38; Ac 4:30; Ro 10:21; Heb 12:25,26

¹ tn The term “however” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the contrast between the offer in 1:23 and the accusation in 1:24-25. It is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.

² tn The particle יַעַן (ya’an, “because”) introduces a causal clause which forms part of an extended protasis; the apodosis is 1:26.

³ tn The phrase “to listen” does not appear in the Hebrew but is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.

⁴ tn The term “because” does not appear in this line but is implied by the parallelism; it is supplied in the translation for clarity and smoothness.

⁵ sn This expression is a metonymy of adjunct; it is a gesture that goes with the appeal for some to approach.