¹⁸And you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Woe to those who sew^c magic charm bands on all the wrists^d of the hands of my people and those who make the veils^e that are on the head of people of every height, to ensnare people’s lives!^f Will you ensnare the lives^g of my people and keep yourselves alive?^h

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Footnotes

cLiterally “the sewers of”
dOr “joints”
eLiterally “the makers of the veils”
fOr “souls”
gOr “souls”
hLiterally “and lives/souls for you, you keep alive”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

and say, Thus says the Lord God: Woe to the women who sew magic bands upon all wrists, and make veils for the heads of persons of every stature, in the hunt for souls! Will you hunt down souls belonging to my people and keep your own souls alive?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Woe to the women who sew magic charms on all their wrists and make veils of various lengths for their heads in order to ensnare people. Will you ensnare the lives of my people but preserve your own?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Say, ‘This is what the Lord God says: Woe to the women who sew magic bands on the wrist of every hand and who make veils for the heads of people of every size in order to ensnare lives. Will you ensnare the lives of my people but preserve your own?

NLTNew Living Translation

This is what the Sovereign Lord says: What sorrow awaits you women who are ensnaring the souls of my people, young and old alike. You tie magic charms on their wrists and furnish them with magic veils. Do you think you can trap others without bringing destruction on yourselves?

KJV 1900King James Version

And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you?

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