78:63 Fire consumed their 1 young men,
and their 2 virgins remained unmarried. 3
1 tn Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).
2 tn Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).
3 tn Heb “were not praised,” that is, in wedding songs. The young men died in masses, leaving no husbands for the young women.