^13:18and say ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Woe to those who sew bands¹⁷ on all their wrists¹⁸ and make headbands¹⁹ for heads of every size to entrap people’s lives!²⁰ Will you entrap my people’s lives, yet preserve your own lives?

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Footnotes

17 The wristbands mentioned here probably represented magic bands or charms. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (), 1:.
18 Heb “joints of the hands.” This may include the elbow and shoulder joints.
19 The Hebrew term occurs in the Bible only here and in v. 21. It has also been understood as a veil or type of head covering. D. I. Block (Ezekiel [], 1:) suggests that given the context of magical devices, the expected parallel to the magical arm bands, and the meaning of this Hebrew root (סָפַח [safakh, “to attach” or “join”]), it may refer to headbands or necklaces on which magical amulets were worn.
20 Heb “human lives” or “souls” (three times in v. 18 and twice in v. 19).

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?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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

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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