Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageTheir own tongues became their downfall; all who saw it shook their heads in stunned disbelief.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GTheir own tongue brought ruin upon them; all who saw them shook their heads.
KJV
King James VersionSo they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleThey will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.
Footnotes
*Wayyakshiluhu aleimo leshonam* — "their tongue caused them to stumble upon themselves" — the instrument of their attack (the tongue, v.3) becomes the instrument of their own destruction. This is not merely poetic coincidence but covenantal moral order: the weapon turned back on its wielder. *Yitnodadu* (יִתְנוֹדְדוּ) — "to shake/wag the head" — can express contempt, mourning, or awe-struck bewilderment. FOG renders it plainly; FOG Message adds "stunned disbelief" to capture the shock of witnessing such precise divine justice.