24:9 They no longer sing and drink wine; 1
the beer tastes bitter to those who drink it.
22:4 So I say:
“Don’t look at me! 2
I am weeping bitterly.
Don’t try 3 to console me
concerning the destruction of my defenseless people.” 4
1 tn Heb “with a song they do not drink wine.”
2 tn Heb “look away from me” (so KJV, ASV, NRSV).
3 tn Heb “don’t hurry” (so NCV).
4 tn Heb “the daughter of my people.” “Daughter” is here used metaphorically to express the speaker’s emotional attachment to his people, as well as their vulnerability and weakness.