23. θέριστρα κατάκλιτα] θέριστρον represents the same Heb.
word, Song of Sol. v. 7; a scarf or mantle rather than a veil. It
stands for another Heb. word, Genesis xxiv. 65, xxxviii. 14, 19, of
similar meaning. Vulgate generally varies between pallium and
theristrum, as here; omitting the epithet, which is probably to be
rendered ‘reclining,’ accubitoria; but perhaps κατάκλειστα, κτάκλειστα, ℵ ca. cb Γ, is
to be preferred : with the sense of ‘close-wrapping. 24. The mercy underlying these threatenings shows in iv. 4
the reversal for good in lxi. 3. The syntax of the verse is altered, and mm. inserts ζώσῃ and ἕξεις
διὰ τὰ ἔογα σου. 25. καὶ ὀ υἱός σου ὁ κάλλιστος] Different from the Heb., except that
κάλλιστος clearly corresponds to ‘beauty.’ The Heb. word ABBREV 
it is now generally agreed is a noun meaning ’branding,’ was probably
taken by Lxx. and Vulgate for a conjunction, though not rendered in
the usual way καὶ, quoque). Vulg. also has pulcherrimi, but υἱὸς is
difficult to account for, and with ὃν ἀγαπᾷς looks like a guess, com-
bined with a reminiscence of Gen. xxii. 2. Cf. also the Book of
Enoch, xii. 5, 6, καὶ περὶ ὦν χαίρουσιν τῶν υἱῶν αὐτῶν, τὸν φόνον τῶν
ἀγαπητῶν αὐτῶν ὄψονται: and xiv. 6, where somewhat similar words
followed by πεσοῦνται ἐνώπιον ὑμῶν ἐν μαχαίρᾳ. καὶ ταπεινωθήσονται] Coupled in LXX. to what precedes, in Heb. to
what follows. The Heb. verb is a rare one, meaning ‘lament’
possibly the LXX. read ABBREV for ABBREV or confused them. μαχαίρᾳ πεσοῦνται
is repeated instead of the Heb. parallel phrase.