Jeremiah 11:7

11:7 For I solemnly warned your ancestors to obey me. ¹  I warned them again and again, ²  ever since I delivered them out of Egypt until this very day.

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.

Jeremiah 32:25

32:25 The city is sure to fall into the hands of the Babylonians. ⁵  Yet, in spite of this, ⁶  you, Lord God, ⁷  have said to me, “Buy that field with silver and have the transaction legally witnessed.”’” ⁸ 

Jeremiah 42:19

42:19 “The Lord has told you people who remain in Judah, ‘Do not go to Egypt.’ Be very sure of this: I warn you ⁹  here and now. ¹⁰ 

Jeremiah 6:10

6:10 I answered, ¹¹ 

“Who would listen

if I spoke to them and warned them? ¹² 

Their ears are so closed ¹³ 

that they cannot hear!

Indeed, ¹⁴  what the Lord says is offensive to them.

They do not like it at all. ¹⁵ 

Jeremiah 32:44

32:44 Fields will again be bought with silver, and deeds of purchase signed, sealed, and witnessed. This will happen in the territory of Benjamin, the villages surrounding Jerusalem, the towns in Judah, the southern hill country, the western foothills, and southern Judah. ¹⁶  For I will restore them to their land. ¹⁷  I, the Lord, affirm it!’” ¹⁸ 

[11:7]  ¹ tn Heb “warned them…saying, ‘Obey me.’” However, it allows the long sentence to be broken up easier if the indirect quote is used.

[11:7]  ² tn For the explanation for this rendering see the note on 7:13.

[32:10]  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.

[32:10]  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.

[32:25]  ⁵ tn Heb “The Chaldeans.” See the study note on 21:4 for further explanation.

[32:25]  ⁶ 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.

[32:25]  ⁷ tn Heb “Lord God.” For the rendering of this title see the study note on 1:6.

[32:25]  ⁸ tn Heb “call in witnesses to witness.”

[42:19]  ⁷ tn Heb “Know for certain that I warn you…” The idea of “for certain” is intended to reflect the emphatic use of the infinitive absolute before the volitive use of the imperfect (see IBHS 587-88 §35.3.1h and 509 §31.5b). The substitution “of this:” for “that” has been made to shorten the sentence in conformity with contemporary English style.

[42:19]  ⁸ tn Heb “today.”

[6:10]  ⁹ tn These words are not in the text but are supplied in the translation for clarity.

[6:10]  ¹⁰ tn Or “To whom shall I speak? To whom shall I give warning? Who will listen?” Heb “Unto whom shall I speak and give warning that they may listen?”

[6:10]  ¹¹ tn Heb “are uncircumcised.”

[6:10]  ¹² tn Heb “Behold!”

[6:10]  ¹³ tn Heb “They do not take pleasure in it.”

[32:44]  ¹¹ tn Heb “They will buy fields with silver and write in the deed and seal [it] and have witnesses witness [it] in the land of Benjamin, in the environs of Jerusalem, in the towns in Judah, in the towns in the hill country, in the towns in the Shephelah, and in the towns in the Negev.” The long Hebrew sentence has again been restructured to better conform to contemporary English style. The indefinite “they will buy” is treated as a passive. It is followed by three infinitive absolutes which substitute for the finite verb (cf. GKC 345 §113.y) which is a common feature of the style of the book of Jeremiah.

[32:44]  ¹² tn Or “I will reverse their fortunes.” For this idiom see the translator’s note on 29:14 and compare the usage in 29:14; 30:3, 18; 31:23.

[32:44]  ¹³ tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”