1 tn Heb “Siege ramps have come up to the city to capture it.”
2 tn Heb “sword.”
3 tn Heb “The Chaldeans.” See the study note on 21:4 for further explanation.
4 tn Heb “And the city has been given into the hands of the Chaldeans who are fighting against it because of the sword, starvation, and disease.” The verb “has been given” is one of those perfects that view the action as good as done (the perfect of certainty or prophetic perfect).
5 tn The word “
6 tn Heb “And what you said has happened and behold you see it.”
7 tn Heb “The Chaldeans.” See the study note on 21:4 for further explanation.
8 tn Heb “And you, Lord Yahweh, have said to me, ‘Buy the field for…’ even though the city will be given into the hands of the Babylonians.” The sentence has been broken up and the order reversed for English stylistic purposes. For the rendering “is sure to fall into the hands of” see the translator’s note on the preceding verse.
9 tn Heb “Lord
10 tn Heb “call in witnesses to witness.”