45:1 Joseph was no longer able to control himself before all his attendants, 1 so he cried out, “Make everyone go out from my presence!” No one remained 2 with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers.
42:14 “I have been inactive 3 for a long time;
I kept quiet and held back.
Like a woman in labor I groan;
I pant and gasp. 4
31:16 The Lord says to her, 5
“Stop crying! Do not shed any more tears! 6
For your heartfelt repentance 7 will be rewarded.
Your children will return from the land of the enemy.
I, the Lord, affirm it! 8
31:1 At that time I will be the God of all the clans of Israel 9
and they will be my people.
I, the Lord, affirm it!” 10
1 tn Heb “all the ones standing beside him.”
2 tn Heb “stood.”
3 tn Heb “silent” (so NASB, NIV, TEV, NLT); CEV “have held my temper.”
4 sn The imagery depicts the Lord as a warrior who is eager to fight and can no longer hold himself back from the attack.
5 tn The words “to her” are not in the text but are implicit from the context. They are supplied in the translation for clarity.
6 tn Heb “Refrain your voice from crying and your eyes from tears.”
7 tn Heb “your work.” Contextually her “work” refers to her weeping and refusing to be comforted, that is, signs of genuine repentance (v. 15).
8 tn Heb “Oracle of the
9 sn This verse repeats v. 22 but with specific reference to all the clans of Israel, i.e., to all Israel and Judah. It functions here as a transition to the next section which will deal with the restoration of Israel (31:3-20) and Judah (31:21-25) and their reunification in the land (31:27-29) under a new covenant relation with God (31:31-37). See also the study note on 30:3 for further reference to this reunification in Jeremiah and the other prophets.
10 tn Heb “Oracle of the
11 tn Heb “And even in all this.”
12 tn Heb “ has not turned back to me with all her heart but only in falsehood.”