4:11 Many nations have now assembled against you.
They say, “Jerusalem must be desecrated, 1
so we can gloat over Zion!” 2
5:14 I will uproot your images of Asherah 3 from your midst,
and destroy your idols. 4
6:12 The city’s rich men think nothing of resorting to violence; 5
her inhabitants lie, 6
their tongues speak deceptive words. 7
1 tn Heb “let her be desecrated.” the referent (Jerusalem) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Heb “and let our eye look upon Zion.”
3 tn Or “Asherah poles.”
4 tn The MT reads “your cities,” but many emend the text to צִרֶיךָ (tsirekha, “your images”) or עֲצַבֶּיךָ (’atsbbekha, “your idols”).
5 tn Heb “because her rich are full of violence.”
6 tn Heb “speak lies.”
7 tn Heb “and their tongue is deceptive in their mouth.”