44:25 “‘They must not come near a dead person or they will be defiled; 2 however, for father, mother, son, daughter, brother or sister, they may defile themselves.
1 tn Heb “her time”; this refers to the time of impending judgment (see the note on “doom” in v. 4).
2 sn This law was part of the legal code for priests (Lev 21:1-3).