Jeremiah 22:21

22:21 While you were feeling secure I gave you warning. ¹ 

But you said, “I refuse to listen to you.”

That is the way you have acted from your earliest history onward. ² 

Indeed, you have never paid attention to me.

Jeremiah 32:25

32:25 The city is sure to fall into the hands of the Babylonians. ³  Yet, in spite of this, ⁴  you, Lord God, ⁵  have said to me, “Buy that field with silver and have the transaction legally witnessed.”’” ⁶ 

Jeremiah 45:3

45:3 ‘You have said, “I feel so hopeless! ⁷  For the Lord has added sorrow to my suffering. ⁸  I am worn out from groaning. I can’t find any rest.”’”

[22:21]  ¹ tn Heb “I spoke to you in your security.” The reference is to the sending of the prophets. Compare this context with the context of 7:25. For the nuance “security” for this noun (שַׁלְוָה, shalvah) rather than “prosperity” as many translate see Pss 122:7; 30:6 and the related adjective (שָׁלֵו, shalev) in Jer 49:31; Job 16:2; 21:23.

[22:21]  ² tn Heb “from your youth.” Compare the usage in 2:2; 3:24 and compare a similar idea in 7:25.

[32:25]  ³ tn Heb “The Chaldeans.” See the study note on 21:4 for further explanation.

[32:25]  ⁴ 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]  ⁵ tn Heb “Lord God.” For the rendering of this title see the study note on 1:6.

[32:25]  ⁶ tn Heb “call in witnesses to witness.”

[45:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “Woe to me!” See the translator’s note on 4:13 and 10:19 for the rendering of this term.

[45:3]  ⁶ sn From the context it appears that Baruch was feeling sorry for himself (v. 5) as well as feeling anguish for the suffering that the nation would need to undergo according to the predictions of Jeremiah that he was writing down.