14:11 Your splendor 1 has been brought down to Sheol,
as well as the sound of your stringed instruments. 2
You lie on a bed of maggots,
with a blanket of worms over you. 3
58:5 Is this really the kind of fasting I want? 4
Do I want a day when people merely humble themselves, 5
bowing their heads like a reed
and stretching out 6 on sackcloth and ashes?
Is this really what you call a fast,
a day that is pleasing to the Lord?
1 tn Or “pride” (NCV, CEV); KJV, NIV, NRSV “pomp.”
2 tn Or “harps” (NAB, NIV, NRSV).
3 tn Heb “under you maggots are spread out, and worms are your cover.”
4 tn Heb “choose” (so NASB, NRSV); NAB “wish.”
5 tn Heb “a day when man humbles himself.” The words “Do I want” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
6 tn Or “making [their] bed.”