3:14 You pierce the heads of his warriors 1 with a spear. 2
They storm forward to scatter us; 3
they shout with joy as if they were plundering the poor with no opposition. 4
1 tn Some take “warriors” with the following line, in which case one should translate, “you pierce [his] head with a spear; his warriors storm forward to scatter us” (cf. NIV). The meaning of the Hebrew term פְּרָזוֹ (pÿrazo), translated here “his warriors,” is uncertain.
2 tc Heb “his shafts.” Some emend to “your shafts.” The translation above assumes an emendation to מַטֶּה (matteh, “shaft, spear”), the vav-yod (ו-י) sequence being a corruption of an original he (ה).
3 tn Heb “me,” but the author speaks as a representative of God’s people.
4 tn Heb “their rejoicing is like devouring the poor in secret.”