8:14 Then he brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the Lord’s house. I noticed 1 women sitting there weeping for Tammuz. 2
9:11 Next I noticed the man dressed in linen with the writing kit at his side bringing back word: “I have done just as you commanded me.”
1 tn Given the context this could be understood as a shock, e.g., idiomatically “Good grief! I saw….”
2 sn The worship of Tammuz included the observation of the annual death and descent into the netherworld of the god Dumuzi. The practice was observed by women in the ancient Near East over a period of centuries.