[18:45] 1 tn Heb “wither, wear out.”
[18:45] 2 tn The meaning of חָרַג (kharag, “shake”) is established on the basis of cognates in Arabic and Aramaic. 2 Sam 22:46 reads חָגַר (khagar), which might mean here, “[they] come limping” (on the basis of a cognate in postbiblical Hebrew). The normal meaning for חָגַר (“gird”) makes little sense here.
[18:45] 4 tn Heb “their prisons.” The besieged cities of the foreigners are compared to prisons.
