Jeremiah 32:25

32:25 The city is sure to fall into the hands of the Babylonians. ¹  Yet, in spite of this, ²  you, Lord God, ³  have said to me, “Buy that field with silver and have the transaction legally witnessed.”’” ⁴ 

Jeremiah 50:25

50:25 I have opened up the place where my weapons are stored. ⁵ 

I have brought out the weapons for carrying out my wrath. ⁶ 

For I, the Lord God who rules over all, ⁷ 

have work to carry out in the land of Babylonia. ⁸ 

¹ tn Heb “The Chaldeans.” See the study note on 21:4 for further explanation.

² tn Heb “And you, Lord Yahweh, have said to me, ‘Buy the field for…’ even though the city will be given into the hands of the Babylonians.” The sentence has been broken up and the order reversed for English stylistic purposes. For the rendering “is sure to fall into the hands of” see the translator’s note on the preceding verse.

³ tn Heb “Lord God.” For the rendering of this title see the study note on 1:6.

⁴ tn Heb “call in witnesses to witness.”

⁵ tn Or “I have opened up my armory.”

⁶ tn Heb “The Lord has opened up his armory and has brought out the weapons of his wrath.” The problem of the Lord referring to himself in the third person (or of the prophet speaking on his behalf) is again raised here and is again resolved by using the first person throughout. The construction “weapons of my wrath” would not convey any meaning to many readers so the significance has been spelled out in the translation.

⁷ tn Heb “the Lord Yahweh of armies.” For an explanation of this rendering and the significance of this title see the study note on 2:19.

⁸ tn The words “of Babylonia” are not in the text but are implicit from the context. They have been supplied in the translation to clarify the referent.