Jeremiah 2:35

2:35 you say, ‘I have not done anything wrong,

so the Lord cannot really be angry with me any more.’

But, watch out! ¹  I will bring down judgment on you

because you say, ‘I have not committed any sin.’

Jeremiah 25:31

25:31 The sounds of battle ²  will resound to the ends of the earth.

For the Lord will bring charges against the nations. ³ 

He will pass judgment on all humankind

and will hand the wicked over to be killed in war.’ ⁴ 

The Lord so affirms it! ⁵ 

¹ tn This is an attempt to render the Hebrew particle often translated “behold” (הִנֵּה, hinneh) in a meaningful way in this context. See further the translator’s note on the word “really” in 1:6.

² tn For the use of this word see Amos 2:2; Hos 10:14; Ps 74:23. See also the usage in Isa 66:6 which is very similar to the metaphorical usage here.

³ tn Heb “the Lord has a lawsuit against the nations.” For usage of the term see Hos 4:1; Mic 6:2, and compare the usage of the related verb in Jer 2:9; 12:1.

⁴ tn Heb “give the wicked over to the sword.”

⁵ tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”