Jeremiah 5:23

5:23 But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts.

They have turned aside and gone their own way.

Jeremiah 7:1

Faulty Religion and Unethical Behavior Will Lead to Judgment

7:1 The Lord said to Jeremiah:

Jeremiah 11:1

The People Have Violated Their Covenant with God

11:1 The Lord said to Jeremiah:

Jeremiah 18:1

An Object Lesson from the Making of Pottery

18:1 The Lord said to Jeremiah:

Jeremiah 30:1

Introduction to the Book of Consolation

30:1 The Lord spoke to Jeremiah.

Jeremiah 32:6

32:6 So now, Jeremiah said, “The Lord told me,


tn The words, “their own way” are not in the text but are implicit and are supplied in the translation for clarity.

tn Heb “The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord.”

tn Heb “The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying.” The proposed translation is more in keeping with contemporary English idiom. Cf. 1:2 and 7:1 and footnotes there.

tn Heb “The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying:” This same formula occurs ten other times in Jeremiah. It has already occurred at 7:1 and 11:1.

tn Compare the headings at 7:1; 11:1; 18:1; 21:1 and the translator’s note at those places.

tn Heb “The word of the Lord came to me, saying.” This verse resumes the narrative introduction in v. 1 which was interrupted by the long parenthetical note about historical background. There is again some disjunction in the narrative (compare the translator’s notes on 27:2 and 28:1). What was begun as a biographical (third person) narrative turns into an autobiographical (first person) narrative until v. 26 where the third person is again resumed. Again this betrays the hand of the narrator, Baruch.