Jeremiah 27:21

27:21 Indeed, the Lord God of Israel who rules over all ¹  has already spoken ²  about the valuable articles that are left in the Lord’s temple, in the royal palace of Judah, and in Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 33:16

33:16 Under his rule Judah will enjoy safety ³  and Jerusalem ⁴  will live in security. At that time Jerusalem will be called “The Lord has provided us with justice.” ⁵ 

Jeremiah 51:50

51:50 You who have escaped the sword, ⁶ 

go, do not delay. ⁷ 

Remember the Lord in a faraway land.

Think about Jerusalem. ⁸ 

¹ tn Heb “Yahweh of armies, the God of Israel.” For the significance of this title see the note at 2:19.

² sn Some of the flavor of the repetitive nature of Hebrew narrative is apparent in vv. 19-21. In the Hebrew original vv. 19-20 are all one long sentence with complex coordination and subordinations. I.e., all the objects in v. 19 are all objects of the one verb “has spoken about” and the description in v. 20 is one long relative or descriptive clause. The introductory “For the Lord…has already spoken” is repeated in v. 21 from v. 19 and reference is made to the same articles once again, only in the terms that were used in v. 18b. By this means, attention is focused for these people (here the priests and the people) on articles which were of personal concern for them and the climax or the punch line is delayed to the end. The point being made is that the false prophets are mistaken; not only will the articles taken to Babylon not be returned “very soon” but the Lord had said that the ones that remained would be taken there as well. They ought rather pray that the Lord will change his mind and not carry them off as well.

³ tn For the translation of this term in this context see the parallel context in 23:6 and consult the translator’s note there.

⁴ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁵ tn Heb “And this is what will be called to it: ‘The Lord our righteousness.’”

⁵ sn God’s exiled people are told to leave doomed Babylon (see v. 45).

⁶ tn Heb “don’t stand.”

⁷ tn Heb “let Jerusalem go up upon your heart.” The “heart” is often viewed as the seat of one’s mental faculties and thought life.