Jeremiah 12:2
Context12:2 You plant them like trees and they put down their roots. 1
They grow prosperous and are very fruitful. 2
They always talk about you,
but they really care nothing about you. 3
Jeremiah 31:3
Context31:3 In a far-off land the Lord will manifest himself to them.
He will say to them, ‘I have loved you with an everlasting love.
That is why I have continued to be faithful to you. 4
Jeremiah 48:24
Context48:24 on Kerioth and Bozrah. It will come on all the towns of Moab, both far and near.


[12:2] 1 tn Heb “You planted them and they took root.”
[12:2] 2 tn Heb “they grow and produce fruit.” For the nuance “grow” for the verb which normally means “go, walk,” see BDB 232 s.v. חָלַךְ Qal.I.3 and compare Hos 14:7.
[12:2] 3 tn Heb “You are near in their mouths, but far from their kidneys.” The figure of substitution is being used here, “mouth” for “words” and “kidneys” for passions and affections. A contemporary equivalent might be, “your name is always on their lips, but their hearts are far from you.”
[31:3] 4 tn Or “The people of Israel who survived the onslaughts of Egypt and Amalek found favor in the wilderness as they journeyed to find rest. At that time long ago the