Proverbs 2:3
ContextNETBible | indeed, if 1 you call out for 2 discernment 3 – raise your voice 4 for understanding – |
XREF | 1Ki 3:9-12; 1Ch 22:12; Ps 25:4,5; Ps 119:34,73,125,169; Pr 3:6; Pr 8:17; Lu 11:13; Eph 1:17,18; Jas 1:5 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Both particles retain their individual meanings, otherwise the verse would begin with a strong adversative and be a contrast to what has been said. 2 tn Heb “summon.” 3 sn The noun recalls the second purpose of the book (1:2). It is also cognate to the last word of 2:2, forming a transition. The two objects of the prepositions in this verse are actually personifications, as if they could be summoned. 4 tn Heb “give your voice”; the expression is idiomatic for raising or lifting the voice to make a sound that carries further (e.g., Jer 2:15). This deliberate expression indicates that something significant is being uttered. J. H. Greenstone says, “If it [understanding] does not come at your first call, raise your voice to a higher pitch, put forth greater efforts” (Proverbs, 17). |