Jeremiah 48:21

48:21 “Judgment will come on the cities on the high plain: ¹  on Holon, Jahzah, and Mephaath,

Jeremiah 50:35

50:35 “Destructive forces will come against the Babylonians,” ²  says the Lord. ³ 

“They will come against the people who inhabit Babylonia,

against her leaders and her men of wisdom.

[48:21]  ¹ sn See the study note on Jer 48:8 for reference to this tableland or high plain that lay between the Arnon and Heshbon.

[50:35]  ² tn Heb “the Chaldeans.” For explanation of the rendering see the study note on 21:4. There is no verb in this clause. Therefore it is difficult to determine whether this should be understood as a command or as a prediction. The presence of vav (ו) consecutive perfects after a similar construction in vv. 36b, d, 37c, 38a and the imperfects after “therefore” (לָכֵן, lakhen) all suggest the predictive or future nuance. However, the vav consecutive perfect could be used to carry on the nuance of command (cf. GKC 333 §112.q) but not in the sense of purpose as NRSV, NJPS render them.

[50:35]  ³ tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”