Jeremiah 15:16
Context15:16 As your words came to me I drank them in, 1
and they filled my heart with joy and happiness
because I belong to you. 2
Jeremiah 25:6
Context25:6 Do not pay allegiance to 3 other gods and worship and serve them. Do not make me angry by the things that you do. 4 Then I will not cause you any harm.’
Jeremiah 42:21
Context42:21 This day 5 I have told you what he said. 6 But you do not want to obey the Lord by doing what he sent me to tell you. 7


[15:16] 1 sn Heb “Your words were found and I ate them.” This along with Ezek 2:8–3:3 is a poetic picture of inspiration. The prophet accepted them, assimilated them, and made them such a part of himself that he spoke with complete assurance what he knew were God’s words.
[15:16] 2 tn Heb “Your name is called upon me.”
[25:6] 3 tn Heb “follow after.” See the translator’s note on 2:5 for this idiom.
[25:6] 4 tn Heb “make me angry with the work of your hands.” The term “work of your own hands” is often interpreted as a reference to idolatry as is clearly the case in Isa 2:8; 37:19. However, the parallelism in 25:14 and the context in 32:30 show that it is more general and refers to what they have done. That is likely the meaning here as well.
[42:21] 6 tn The words “what he said” are not in the text but are implicit and seem necessary for clarity.
[42:21] 7 tn Heb “But you have not hearkened to the voice of [idiomatic for “obeyed” see BDB 1034 s.v. שָׁמַע Qal.1.m] the