35 I have (A)seen a wicked, violent person
Spreading himself like a (B)luxuriant [a]tree in its native soil.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 37:35 Lit native; Heb obscure

35 I have seen a wicked and ruthless man
    flourishing(A) like a luxuriant native tree,

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16 The Lord named you
“A (A)green olive tree, beautiful in fruit and form”;
With the (B)noise of a great [a]tumult
He has (C)set fire to it,
And its branches are worthless.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 11:16 I.e., confused noise

16 The Lord called you a thriving olive tree(A)
    with fruit beautiful in form.
But with the roar of a mighty storm
    he will set it on fire,(B)
    and its branches will be broken.(C)

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