| NET © | The words of Agur, the son of Jakeh; an oracle: 2 This 3 man says 4 to Ithiel, to Ithiel and to Ukal: 5 |
| NIV © | The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh—an oracle: This man declared to Ithiel, to Ithiel and to Ucal: |
| NASB © | The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the oracle. The man declares to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal: |
| NLT © | The message of Agur son of Jakeh. An oracle. I am weary, O God; I am weary and worn out, O God. |
| MSG © | The skeptic swore, "There is no God! No God!--I can do anything I want! |
| BBE © | The words of Agur, the son of Jakeh, from Massa. The man says: I am full of weariness, O God, I am full of weariness; O God, I have come to an end: |
| NRSV © | The words of Agur son of Jakeh. An oracle. Thus says the man: I am weary, O God, I am weary, O God. How can I prevail? |
| NKJV © | The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, his utterance. This man declared to Ithiel––to Ithiel and Ucal: |
| KJV | The words <01697> of Agur <094> the son <01121> of Jakeh <03348>_, [even] the prophecy <04853>_: the man <01397> spake <05002> (8803) unto Ithiel <0384>_, even unto Ithiel <0384> and Ucal <0401>_, |
| HEBREW | lkaw <0401> laytyal <0384> laytyal <0384> rbgh <01397> Man <05002> avmh <04853> hqy <03348> Nb <01121> rwga <094> yrbd (30:1) <01697> |
| LXXM | touv <3588> T-APM emouv <1699> A-APM logouv <3056> N-APM uie <5207> N-VSM fobhyhti <5399> V-APD-2S kai <2532> CONJ dexamenov <1209> V-AMPNS autouv <846> D-APM metanoei <3340> V-PAD-2S tade <3592> D-APN legei <3004> V-PAI-3S o <3588> T-NSM anhr <435> N-NSM toiv <3588> T-DPM pisteuousin <4100> V-PAI-3P yew <2316> N-DSM kai <2532> CONJ pauomai <3973> V-PMI-1S |
| NET © [draft] ITL | The words <01697> of Agur <094> , the son <01121> of Jakeh <03348> ; an oracle <04853> : This man <01397> says <05002> to Ithiel <0384> , to Ithiel <0384> and to Ukal :<0401> |
| NET © Notes |
1 sn This chapter has a title (30:1), Agur’s confession and petition (30:2-9), and a series of Agur’s admonitions (30:10-33). 2 tn The title הַמַּשָּׂא (hammasa’) means “the burden,” a frequently used title in prophetic oracles. It may be that the word is a place name, although it is more likely that it describes what follows as an important revelation. 3 tn The definite article is used here as a demonstrative, clarifying the reference to Agur. 4 sn The word translated “says” (נְאֻם, nÿ’um) is a verbal noun; it is also a term that describes an oracle. It is usually followed by the subjective genitive: “the oracle of this man to Ithiel.” 5 tn There have been numerous attempts to reinterpret the first two verses of the chapter. The Greek version translated the names “Ithiel” and “Ukal,” resulting in “I am weary, O God, I am weary and faint” (C. C. Torrey, “Proverbs Chapter 30,” JBL 73 [1954]: 93-96). The LXX’s approach is followed by some English versions (e.g., NRSV, NLT). The Midrash tried through a clever etymologizing translation to attribute the works to Solomon (explained by W. G. Plaut, Proverbs, 299). It is most likely that someone other than Solomon wrote these sayings; they have a different, almost non-proverbial, tone to them. See P. Franklyn, “The Sayings of Agur in Proverbs 30: Piety or Skepticism,” ZAW 95 (1983): 239-52. |