8:1 In the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth of the month, 1 as I was sitting in my house with the elders of Judah sitting in front of me, the hand 2 of the sovereign Lord seized me. 3
14:1 Then some men from Israel’s elders came to me and sat down in front of me.
20:1 In the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth of the month, 4 some of the elders 5 of Israel came to seek 6 the Lord, and they sat down in front of me.
18:18 Then some people 7 said, “Come on! Let us consider how to deal with Jeremiah! 8 There will still be priests to instruct us, wise men to give us advice, and prophets to declare God’s word. 9 Come on! Let’s bring charges against him and get rid of him! 10 Then we will not need to pay attention to anything he says.”
1 tc The LXX reads “In the sixth year, in the fifth month, on the fifth of the month.”
2 tn Or “power.”
3 tn Heb “fell upon me there,” that is, God’s influence came over him.
4 sn The date would be August 14th, 591
5 tn Heb “men from the elders.”
6 tn See the note at 14:3.
7 tn Heb “They.” The referent is unidentified; “some people” has been used in the translation.
8 tn Heb “Let us make plans against Jeremiah.” See 18:18 where this has sinister overtones as it does here.
9 tn Heb “Instruction will not perish from priest, counsel from the wise, word from the prophet.”
10 tn Heb “Let us smite him with our tongues.” It is clear from the context that this involved plots to kill him.