35:5 “‘You have shown unrelenting hostility and poured the people of Israel onto the blades of a sword 6 at the time of their calamity, at the time of their final punishment.
1 tn Heb, “on the mountains he does not eat.” The mountains are often mentioned as the place where idolatrous sacrifices were eaten (Ezek 20:28; 22:9; 34:6).
2 tn Heb, “does not lift up his eyes.” This refers to looking to idols for help.
3 tn Heb, “does not draw near to.” “Draw near” is a euphemism for sexual intercourse (Lev 18:14; Deut 22:14; Isa 8:3).
4 tn Heb “I will cause your obscene conduct to cease from you and your harlotry from the land of Egypt.”
5 tn Heb “lift your eyes to them.”
7 tn Or “gave over…to the power of the sword.” This phrase also occurs in Jer 18:21 and Ps 63:10.