Jeremiah 25:3

25:3 “For the last twenty-three years, from the thirteenth year that Josiah son of Amon was ruling in Judah ¹  until now, the Lord has been speaking to me. I told you over and over again ²  what he said. ³  But you would not listen.

Jeremiah 46:25

46:25 The Lord God of Israel who rules over all ⁴  says, “I will punish Amon, the god of Thebes. ⁵  I will punish Egypt, its gods, and its kings. I will punish Pharaoh and all who trust in him. ⁶ 

¹ sn The year referred to would be 627 b.c. The same year is referred to in 1:2 in reference to his call to be a prophet.

² tn For the idiom involved here see the notes at 7:13 and 11:7.

³ tn The words “what he said” are not in the text but are implicit. They are supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “Yahweh of armies, the God of Israel.” For the significance of this title see the note at 2:19.

⁵ tn Heb “Amon of No.”

⁶ tc Heb “Behold I will punish Amon of No and Pharaoh and Egypt and its gods and its kings and Pharaoh and all who trust in him.” There appears to be a copyist slip involving a double writing of וְעַל־פַּרְעֹה (vÿ’al-par’oh). The present translation has followed the suggestion of BHS and deleted the first one since the second is necessary for the syntactical connection, “Pharaoh and all who trust in him.”