Jeremiah 3:24

3:24 From earliest times our worship of that shameful god, Baal,

has taken away ¹  all that our ancestors ²  worked for.

It has taken away our flocks and our herds,

and even our sons and daughters.

Jeremiah 11:22

11:22 So the Lord who rules over all ³  said, “I will surely ⁴  punish them! Their young men will be killed in battle. ⁵  Their sons and daughters will die of starvation.

[3:24]  ¹ tn Heb “From our youth the shameful thing has eaten up…” The shameful thing is specifically identified as Baal in Jer 11:13. Compare also the shift in certain names such as Ishbaal (“man of Baal”) to Ishbosheth (“man of shame”).

[3:24]  ² tn Heb “fathers” (also in v. 25).

[11:22]  ³ tn Heb “Yahweh of armies.”

[11:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “Behold I will.” For the function of this particle see the translator’s note on 1:6.

[11:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “will die by the sword.” Here “sword” stands contextually for “battle” while “starvation” stands for death by starvation during siege.