19:4 The nations heard about him; he was trapped in their pit.
They brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt. 1
1 sn The description applies to king Jehoahaz (2 Kgs 23:31-34; Jer 22:10-12).
2 tc This reading is supported by the Aramaic Targum. The LXX, Vulgate, and Syriac read “shelves” or some type of projection.
3 tn Heb “one handbreadth” (7.5 cm).