Jeremiah 26:16

26:16 Then the officials and all the people rendered their verdict to the priests and the prophets. They said, ¹  “This man should not be condemned to die. ²  For he has spoken to us under the authority of the Lord our God.” ³ 

Jeremiah 40:10

40:10 I for my part will stay at Mizpah to represent you before the Babylonians ⁴  whenever they come to us. You for your part go ahead and harvest the wine, the dates, the figs, ⁵  and the olive oil, and store them in jars. Go ahead and settle down in the towns that you have taken over.” ⁶ 

Jeremiah 42:5

42:5 They answered Jeremiah, “May the Lord be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not do just as ⁷  the Lord sends you to tell us to do.

¹ tn Heb “Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and the prophets…”

² sn Contrast v. 11.

³ tn Heb “For in the name of the Lord our God he has spoken to us.” The emphasis is on “in the name of…”

⁴ tn Heb “Chaldeans.” See the study note on 21:4 for explanation.

⁵ tn Heb “summer fruit.” “Summer fruit” is meaningless to most modern readers; dates and figs are what is involved.

⁶ tn This plus “Things will go well with you” is in essence the substance of the oath. The pronouns are emphatic, “And I, behold I will stay…and you, you may gather.” The imperatives in the second half of the verse are more a form of permission than of command or advice (cf. NJPS, REB, TEV and compare the usage in 40:4 and the references in the translator’s note there).

⁷ tn Heb “do according to all the word which.”