3:12 Therefore, because of you, 1 Zion will be plowed up like 2 a field,
Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins,
and the Temple Mount 3 will become a hill overgrown with brush! 4
4:11 Many nations have now assembled against you.
They say, “Jerusalem must be desecrated, 5
so we can gloat over Zion!” 6
1 tn The plural pronoun refers to the leaders, priests, and prophets mentioned in the preceding verse.
2 tn Or “into” (an adverbial accusative of result).
3 tn Heb “the mountain of the house” (so KJV, ASV, NRSV).
4 tn Heb “a high place of overgrowth.”
5 tn Heb “let her be desecrated.” the referent (Jerusalem) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
6 tn Heb “and let our eye look upon Zion.”