46:16 “‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: If the prince should give a gift to one of his sons as 4 his inheritance, it will belong to his sons, it is their property by inheritance.
1 tn In context “you” refers to the city of Jerusalem. To make this clear for the modern reader, “Jerusalem” has been supplied in the translation in apposition to “you.”
sn This cannibalism would occur as a result of starvation due to the city being besieged. It is one of the judgments threatened for a covenant law violation (Lev 26:29; see also Deut 28:53; Jer 19:9; Lam 2:20; Zech 11:9).
2 tn Heb “all of your survivors.”
3 tn Heb “to every wind.”
4 tn The Hebrew text has no preposition; the LXX reads “from” (see v. 17).