Jeremiah 26:17

26:17 Then some of the elders of Judah ¹  stepped forward and spoke to all the people gathered there. They said,

Jeremiah 41:2

41:2 Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him stood up, pulled out their swords, and killed Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan. Thus Ishmael killed the man that the king of Babylon had appointed to govern the country.

Jeremiah 44:3

44:3 This happened because of the wickedness the people living there did. ²  They made me angry ³  by worshiping and offering sacrifice to ⁴  other gods whom neither they nor you nor your ancestors ⁵  previously knew. ⁶ 

[26:17]  ¹ tn Heb “elders of the land.”

[44:3]  ² tn Heb “they.” The referent must be supplied from the preceding, i.e., Jerusalem and all the towns of Judah. “They” are those who have experienced the disaster and are distinct from those being addressed and their ancestors (44:3b).

[44:3]  ³ tn Heb “thus making me angry.” However, this is a good place to break the sentence to create a shorter sentence that is more in keeping with contemporary English style.

[44:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “by going to offer sacrifice in serving/worshiping.” The second לְ (lamed) + infinitive is epexegetical of the first (cf. IBHS 608-9 §36.2.3e).

[44:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 9, 10, 17, 21).

[44:3]  ⁶ sn Compare Jer 19:4 for the same thought and see also 7:9.