32:4 I will leave you on the ground,
I will fling you on the open field,
I will allow 5 all the birds of the sky to settle 6 on you,
and I will permit 7 all the wild animals 8 to gorge themselves on you.
1 tn The Hebrew term is normally used as an architectural term in describing the pattern of the tabernacle or temple or a representation of it (see Exod 25:8; 1 Chr 28:11).
2 tn Or “spirit.” See note on “wind” in 2:2.
3 map For the location of Jerusalem see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
4 tn Or “image.”
5 tn Or “cause.”
6 tn Heb “live.”
7 tn Or “cause.”
8 tn Heb “the beasts of the field,” referring to wild as opposed to domesticated animals.
9 tn Or “tremble.”
10 tn The term occurs only here and in Song of Songs 2:14.