Jeremiah 7:2

7:2 “Stand in the gate of the Lord’s temple and proclaim ¹  this message: ‘Listen, all you people of Judah who have passed through these gates to worship the Lord. ²  Hear what the Lord has to say.

Jeremiah 9:20

9:20 I said, ³ 

“So now, ⁴  you wailing women, hear what the Lord says. ⁵ 

Open your ears to the words from his mouth.

Teach your daughters this mournful song,

and each of you teach your neighbor ⁶  this lament.

[7:2]  ¹ tn Heb “Proclaim there…” The adverb is unnecessary in English style.

[7:2]  ² sn That is, all those who have passed through the gates of the outer court and are standing in the courtyard of the temple.

[9:20]  ³ tn The words “I said” are not in the text. The text merely has “Indeed, yes.” The words are supplied in the translation to indicate that the speaker is still Jeremiah though he now is not talking about the mourning woman but is talking to them. See the notes on 9:17-18 for further explanation.

[9:20]  ⁴ tn It is a little difficult to explain how the Hebrew particle כִּי (ki) is functioning here. W. L. Holladay (Jeremiah [Hermeneia], 1:311) may be correct in seeing it as introducing the contents of what those who call for the mourning women are to say. In this case, Jeremiah picks up the task as representative of the people.

[9:20]  ⁵ tn Heb “Listen to the word of the Lord.”

[9:20]  ⁶ tn Heb “Teach…mournful song, and each woman her neighbor lady…”