Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G Messagewho sleep among the graves and huddle in dark, forbidden shrines; who eat pig's flesh and fill their pots with foul, unclean stew.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.Gwho sit among the tombs and lodge in secret places; who eat the flesh of swine, and polluted broth is in their vessels.
KJV
King James VersionWhich remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
BSB
Berean Standard Biblesitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls.
Footnotes
*Hannetsûrîm* ('hidden/secret places') likely refers to cave shrines or crypts used for necromantic incubation — lying among the dead overnight to receive oracular dreams — a practice well-attested across the ancient Near East. *Pigûl* ('polluted/tainted') is a technical priestly term (Lev. 7:18; 19:7) for meat rendered ritually invalid through improper handling of sacrificial portions — not merely unclean but specifically *abominable*. Together with the swine-flesh, this verse stacks three distinct layers of transgression: necromancy, dietary violation, and priestly defilement. FOG renders *pigûl* as 'polluted broth' to preserve the cultic weight; FOG Message uses 'foul, unclean stew' to convey the visceral revulsion.
