# General Information:

Yahweh is speaking.

# they wail on their beds

It was usual for idol worshipers to eat ceremonial meals while reclining on couches or beds.

# They gather together

Some modern translations read, "they slash themselves" to make themselves bleed.

# they turn away from me

Here no longer worshiping God is spoken of as turning away from him. Alternate translation: "they no longer worship me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])