4:4 “Also for your part lie on your left side and place the iniquity 1 of the house of Israel on it. For the number of days you lie on your side you will bear their iniquity.
16:6 “‘I passed by you and saw you kicking around helplessly in your blood. I said to you as you lay there in your blood, “Live!” I said to you as you lay there in your blood, “Live!” 3
16:20 “‘You took your sons and your daughters whom you bore to me and you sacrificed them 4 as food for the idols to eat. As if your prostitution not enough,
27:7 Fine linen from Egypt, woven with patterns, was used for your sail
to serve as your banner;
blue and purple from the coastlands of Elishah 6 was used for your deck’s awning.
1 tn Or “punishment” (also in vv. 5, 6).
2 tn Heb “from your hand(s).” This refers to their power over the people.
3 tc The translation reflects the Hebrew text, which repeats the statement, perhaps for emphasis. However, a few medieval Hebrew manuscripts, the Old Greek, and the Syriac do not include the repetition. The statement could have been accidentally repeated or the second occurrence could have been accidentally omitted. Based on the available evidence it is difficult to know which is more likely.
4 sn The sacrifice of children was prohibited in Lev 18:21; 20:2; Deut 12:31; 18:10.
5 tn The words “to your clients” are not in the Hebrew text but are implied.
6 sn This is probably a reference to Cyprus.