78:57 They were unfaithful 1 and acted as treacherously as 2 their ancestors;
they were as unreliable as a malfunctioning bow. 3
78:58 They made him angry with their pagan shrines, 4
and made him jealous with their idols.
[78:57] 1 tn Heb “they turned back.”
[78:57] 2 tn Or “acted treacherously like.”
[78:57] 3 tn Heb “they turned aside like a deceitful bow.”
[78:58] 4 tn Traditionally, “high places.”