Jeremiah 5:22

5:22 “You should fear me!” says the Lord.

“You should tremble in awe before me! ¹ 

I made the sand to be a boundary for the sea,

a permanent barrier that it can never cross.

Its waves may roll, but they can never prevail.

They may roar, but they can never cross beyond that boundary.” ² 

Jeremiah 10:7

10:7 Everyone should revere you, O King of all nations, ³ 

because you deserve to be revered. ⁴ 

For there is no one like you

among any of the wise people of the nations nor among any of their kings. ⁵ 

Jeremiah 10:2

10:2 The Lord says,

“Do not start following pagan religious practices. ⁶ 

Do not be in awe of signs that occur ⁷  in the sky

even though the nations hold them in awe.

Colossians 1:11

1:11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might for the display of ⁸  all patience and steadfastness, joyfully

[5:22]  ¹ tn Heb “Should you not fear me? Should you not tremble in awe before me?” The rhetorical questions expect the answer explicit in the translation.

[5:22]  ² tn Heb “it.” The referent is made explicit to avoid any possible confusion.

[10:7]  ³ tn Heb “Who should not revere you…?” The question is rhetorical and expects a negative answer.

[10:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “For it is fitting to you.”

[10:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “their royalty/dominion.” This is a case of substitution of the abstract for the concrete “royalty, royal power” for “kings” who exercise it.

[10:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “Do not learn the way of the nations.” For this use of the word “ways” (דֶּרֶךְ, derekh) compare for example Jer 12:16 and Isa 2:6.

[10:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “signs.” The words “that occur” are supplied in the translation for clarity.

[1:11]  ⁸ tn The expression “for the display of” is an attempt to convey in English the force of the Greek preposition εἰς (eis) in this context.