Jeremiah 6:30

6:30 They are regarded as ‘rejected silver’ ¹ 

because the Lord rejects them.”

Jeremiah 10:4

10:4 He decorates it with overlays of silver and gold.

He uses hammer and nails to fasten it ²  together

so that it will not fall over.

Jeremiah 32:10

32:10 I signed the deed of purchase, ³  sealed it, and had some men serve as witnesses to the purchase. ⁴  I weighed out the silver for him on a scale.

¹ tn This translation is intended to reflect the wordplay in the Hebrew text where the same root word is repeated in the two lines.

² tn The pronoun is plural in Hebrew, referring to the parts.

³ tn The words “of purchase” are not in the text but are implicit. The qualification is spelled out explicitly in vv. 11, 12, 13. These words are supplied in the translation for clarity. An alternative translation would be “I put the deed in writing.” However, since the same idiom כָּתַב בְּסֵפֶר (catav bÿsefer) is used later in v. 12 with respect to the witnesses, it is likely that it merely refers to signing the document.

⁴ tn The words “to the purchase” are not in the text but are implicit in the idiom “I had some witnesses serve as witness.” The words are supplied in the translation for clarity.