20:1 The Lord revealed the following message during the year in which King Sargon of Assyria sent his commanding general to Ashdod, and he fought against it and captured it. 1
1:6 From the soles of your feet to your head,
there is no spot that is unharmed. 2
There are only bruises, cuts,
and open wounds.
They have not been cleansed 3 or bandaged,
nor have they been treated 4 with olive oil. 5
1 tn Heb “In the year the commanding general came to Ashdod, when Sargon king of Assyria sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and captured it.”
2 tn Heb “there is not in it health”; NAB “there is no sound spot.”
3 tn Heb “pressed out.”
4 tn Heb “softened” (so NASB, NRSV); NIV “soothed.”
5 sn This verse describes wounds like those one would receive in battle. These wounds are comprehensive and without remedy.