Jeremiah 3:4
Context3:4 Even now you say to me, ‘You are my father! 1
You have been my faithful companion ever since I was young.
Jeremiah 3:19
Context‘Oh what a joy it would be for me to treat you like a son! 3
What a joy it would be for me to give 4 you a pleasant land,
the most beautiful piece of property there is in all the world!’ 5
I thought you would call me, ‘Father’ 6
and would never cease being loyal to me. 7
[3:4] 1 tn Heb “Have you not just now called out to me, ‘[you are] my father!’?” The rhetorical question expects a positive answer.
[3:19] 2 tn Heb “I, myself, said.” See note on “I thought that she might come back to me” in 3:7.
[3:19] 3 tn Heb “How I would place you among the sons.” Israel appears to be addressed here contextually as the
[3:19] 4 tn The words “What a joy it would be for me to” are not in the Hebrew text but are implied in the parallel structure.
[3:19] 5 tn Heb “the most beautiful heritage among the nations.”