16:49 “‘See here – this was the iniquity 1 of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters had majesty, abundance of food, and enjoyed carefree ease, but they did not help 2 the poor and needy.
1 tn Or “guilt.”
2 tn Heb “strengthen the hand of.”
3 tn Heb “(was) in her.”
4 tn Heb “and men from the multitude of mankind.”
5 tn An alternate reading is “drunkards.” Sheba is located in the area of modern day Yemen.
6 tn Heb “they”; the referents (the sisters) have been specified in the translation for the sake of clarity.