Jeremiah 3:14
Context3:14 “Come back to me, my wayward sons,” says the Lord, “for I am your true master. 1 If you do, 2 I will take one of you from each town and two of you from each family group, and I will bring you back to Zion.
Jeremiah 35:2
Context35:2 “Go to the Rechabite community. 3 Invite them to come into one of the side rooms 4 of the Lord’s temple and offer them some wine to drink.”
Jeremiah 52:21
Context52:21 Each of the pillars was about 27 feet 5 high, about 18 feet 6 in circumference, three inches 7 thick, and hollow.


[3:14] 1 tn Or “I am your true husband.”
[3:14] 2 tn The words, “If you do” are not in the text but are implicit in the connection of the Hebrew verb with the preceding.
[35:2] 3 tn Heb “the house of the Rechabites.” “House” is used here in terms of “household” or “family” (cf. BDB 109 s.v. בַּיִת 5.a, b).
[35:2] 4 sn This refers to one of the rooms built on the outside of the temple that were used as living quarters for the priests and for storage rooms (cf. Neh 13:4-5; 1 Kgs 6:5; 1 Chr 28:12; 2 Chr 31:11 and compare Ezek 41:1-14).
[52:21] 5 tn Heb “eighteen cubits.” A “cubit” was a unit of measure, approximately equivalent to a foot and a half.
[52:21] 6 tn Heb “twelve cubits.” A “cubit” was a unit of measure, approximately equivalent to a foot and a half.