1 tn Or “inquire of.”
2 tn Heb “concerning.”
3 tn Heb “for great is the anger of the
4 tn Heb “by doing all that is written concerning us.” Perhaps עָלֵינוּ (’alenu), “concerning us,” should be altered to עָלָיו (’alav), “upon it,” in which case one could translate, “by doing all that is written in it.”
5 tn Heb “Because your heart was tender.”
6 tn Heb “how I said concerning this place and its residents to become [an object of] horror and [an example of] a curse.” The final phrase (“horror and a curse”) refers to Judah becoming a prime example of an accursed people. In curse formulations they would be held up as a prime example of divine judgment. For an example of such a curse, see Jer 29:22.
7 tn Heb “Therefore, look, I am gathering you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your tomb in peace.”
8 tn Heb “your eyes will not see.”