4:11 Many nations have now assembled against you.
They say, “Jerusalem must be desecrated, 1
so we can gloat over Zion!” 2
5:12 I will remove the sorcery 3 that you practice, 4
and you will no longer have omen readers living among you. 5
1 tn Heb “let her be desecrated.” the referent (Jerusalem) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Heb “and let our eye look upon Zion.”
3 tn Heb “magic charms” (so NCV, TEV); NIV, NLT “witchcraft”; NAB “the means of divination.” The precise meaning of this Hebrew word is uncertain, but note its use in Isa 47:9, 12.
4 tn Heb “from your hands.”
5 tn Heb “and you will not have omen-readers.”