69:10 I weep and refrain from eating food, 1
which causes others to insult me. 2
69:11 I wear sackcloth
and they ridicule me. 3
69:12 Those who sit at the city gate gossip about me;
drunkards mock me in their songs. 4
1 sn Fasting was a practice of mourners. By refraining from normal activities such as eating food, the mourner demonstrated the sincerity of his sorrow.
2 tn Heb “and it becomes insults to me.”
3 tn Heb “and I am an object of ridicule to them.”
4 tn Heb “the mocking songs of the drinkers of beer.”