Jeremiah 50:25

50:25 I have opened up the place where my weapons are stored. ¹ 

I have brought out the weapons for carrying out my wrath. ² 

For I, the Lord God who rules over all, ³ 

have work to carry out in the land of Babylonia. ⁴ 

Jeremiah 1:14

1:14 Then the Lord said, “This means ⁵  destruction will break out from the north on all who live in the land.

Jeremiah 20:12

20:12 O Lord who rules over all, ⁶  you test and prove the righteous.

You see into people’s hearts and minds. ⁷ 

Pay them back for what they have done

because I trust you to vindicate my cause.

¹ tn Or “I have opened up my armory.”

² 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.

³ 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.

⁴ 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.

⁵ tn There is nothing in the Hebrew text for these words but it is implicit in the connection. Once again the significance of the vision is spelled out. Compare the translator’s note on v. 12.

⁹ tn Heb “Yahweh of armies.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “Lord of armies, the one who tests the righteous, who sees kidneys and heart.” The sentence has been broken up to avoid a long and complex English sentence. The translation is more in keeping with contemporary English style.