37:11 The following events also occurred 2 while the Babylonian forces 3 had temporarily withdrawn from Jerusalem 4 because the army of Pharaoh was coming.
50:1 The Lord spoke concerning Babylon and the land of Babylonia 5 through the prophet Jeremiah. 6
50:8 “People of Judah, 7 get out of Babylon quickly!
Leave the land of Babylonia! 8
Be the first to depart! 9
Be like the male goats that lead the herd.
50:35 “Destructive forces will come against the Babylonians,” 10 says the Lord. 11
“They will come against the people who inhabit Babylonia,
against her leaders and her men of wisdom.
1 tn Heb “the Chaldeans.” See the study note on 21:4 for the rendering “Babylonian.” The word “forces” is supplied in the translation here for the sake of clarity.
2 tn The words “The following events also occurred” are not in the text. They are a way to introduce the incidents recorded in 37:11-21 without creating a long complex sentence in English like the Hebrew does. The Hebrew of vv. 11-12a reads “And it was/happened while the army of the Chaldeans had taken themselves up from against Jerusalem, Jeremiah set out from Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to take part…” For the rendering “temporarily withdrawn from Jerusalem” see the translator’s note on v. 5. The words “was coming” are not in the text either but are implicit and have been supplied in the translation for clarity and smoothness of English expression.
3 tn Heb “the Chaldeans.” See the study note on 21:4 for the rendering “Babylonian.” The word “forces” is supplied in the translation here for the sake of clarity.
4 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
3 tn Heb “the land of the Chaldeans.” See the study note on 21:4 for explanation.
4 tn Heb “The word which the
4 tn The words “People of Judah” are not in the Hebrew text but are implicit from the context. They have been supplied in the translation to clarify the subject of the address.
5 tn Heb “the land of the Chaldeans.” See the study note on 21:4 for explanation.
6 tn The words “Be the first to leave” are not in the text but spell out the significance of the simile that follows. They have been supplied in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “the Chaldeans.” For explanation of the rendering see the study note on 21:4. There is no verb in this clause. Therefore it is difficult to determine whether this should be understood as a command or as a prediction. The presence of vav (ו) consecutive perfects after a similar construction in vv. 36b, d, 37c, 38a and the imperfects after “therefore” (לָכֵן, lakhen) all suggest the predictive or future nuance. However, the vav consecutive perfect could be used to carry on the nuance of command (cf. GKC 333 §112.q) but not in the sense of purpose as NRSV, NJPS render them.
6 tn Heb “Oracle of the