Jeremiah 3:20

3:20 But, you have been unfaithful to me, nation of Israel, ¹ 

like an unfaithful wife who has left her husband,” ² 

says the Lord.

Jeremiah 26:14

26:14 As to my case, I am in your power. ³  Do to me what you deem fair and proper.

Jeremiah 36:25

36:25 The king did not even listen to Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah, who had urged him not to burn the scroll. ⁴ 

Jeremiah 46:17

46:17 There at home they will say, ‘Pharaoh king of Egypt is just a big noise! ⁵ 

He has let the most opportune moment pass by.’ ⁶ 

[3:20]  ¹ tn Heb “house of Israel.”

[3:20]  ² tn Heb “a wife unfaithful from her husband.”

[26:14]  ³ tn Heb “And I, behold I am in your hand.” Hand is quite commonly used for “power” or “control” in biblical contexts.

[36:25]  ⁵ tn Heb “And also Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah urged [or had urged] the king not to burn the scroll, but he did not listen to them.” The translation attempts to lessen the clash in chronological sequencing with the preceding. This sentence is essentially a flash back to a time before the scroll was totally burned (v. 23).

[46:17]  ⁷ tn Heb “is a noise.” The addition of “just a big” is contextually motivated and is supplied in the translation to suggest the idea of sarcasm. The reference is probably to his boast in v. 8.

[46:17]  ⁸ tn Heb “he has let the appointed time pass him by.” It is unclear what is meant by the reference to “appointed time” other than the fact that Pharaoh has missed his opportunity to do what he claimed to be able to do. The Greek text is again different here. It reads “Call the name of Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt Saon esbeie moed,” reading קִרְאוּ שֵׁם (qir’u shem) for קָרְאוּ שָׁם (qor’u) and transliterating the last line.