Jeremiah 7:1

Faulty Religion and Unethical Behavior Will Lead to Judgment

7:1 The Lord said to Jeremiah: ¹ 

Jeremiah 10:24

10:24 Correct us, Lord, but only in due measure. ² 

Do not punish us in anger or you will reduce us to nothing. ³ 

Jeremiah 11:1

The People Have Violated Their Covenant with God

11:1 The Lord said to Jeremiah: ⁴ 

Jeremiah 13:15

13:15 Then I said to the people of Judah, ⁵ 

“Listen and pay attention! Do not be arrogant!

For the Lord has spoken.

Jeremiah 17:17

17:17 Do not cause me dismay! ⁶ 

You are my source of safety in times of trouble.

Jeremiah 18:1

An Object Lesson from the Making of Pottery

18:1 The Lord said to Jeremiah: ⁷ 

Jeremiah 21:3

21:3 Jeremiah answered them, “Tell Zedekiah

Jeremiah 30:1

Introduction to the Book of Consolation

30:1 The Lord spoke to Jeremiah. ⁸ 

Jeremiah 34:12

34:12 That was when the Lord spoke to Jeremiah, ⁹ 

Jeremiah 37:6

37:6 The Lord gave the prophet Jeremiah a message for them. He told him to tell them, ¹⁰ 

Jeremiah 43:8

Jeremiah Predicts that Nebuchadnezzar Will Plunder Egypt and Its Gods

43:8 At Tahpanhes the Lord spoke to Jeremiah. ¹¹ 

[7:1]  ¹ tn Heb “The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord.”

[10:24]  ² tn Heb “with justice.”

[10:24]  ³ tn The words, “to almost nothing” are not in the text. They are implicit from the general context and are supplied by almost all English versions.

[11:1]  ³ tn Heb “The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying.” The proposed translation is more in keeping with contemporary English idiom. Cf. 1:2 and 7:1 and footnotes there.

[13:15]  ⁴ tn The words “Then I said to the people of Judah” are not in the text but are implicit from the address in v. 15 and the content of v. 17. They are supplied in the translation for clarity to show the shift from the Lord speaking to Jeremiah.

[17:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “do not be a source of dismay for me.” For this nuance of מְחִתָּה (mÿkhittah) rather than “terror” as many of the English versions have it see BDB 370 s.v. מְחִתָּה 1.b and the usage in Prov 21:15. Compare also the usage of the related verb which occurs in the next verse (see also BDB 369 s.v. חָתַת Qal.2).

[18:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying:” This same formula occurs ten other times in Jeremiah. It has already occurred at 7:1 and 11:1.

[30:1]  ⁷ tn Compare the headings at 7:1; 11:1; 18:1; 21:1 and the translator’s note at those places.

[34:12]  ⁸ tn Heb “And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying.” This is the resumption of the introduction in v. 8 after the lengthy description of the situation that had precipitated the Lord’s message to Jeremiah. “That was when” is intended to take the reader back to v. 8.

[37:6]  ⁹ tn Heb “And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying.”

[43:8]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah at Tahpanhes, saying.”