Discovery Box| (0.50493204545455) | (Jer 18:15) |
1 sn Heb “the ancient path.” This has already been referred to in Jer 6:16. There is another “old way” but it is the path trod by the wicked (cf. Job 22:15). |
| (0.50493204545455) | (Jer 19:4) |
1 tn The text merely has “they.” But since a reference is made later to “they” and “their ancestors,” the referent must be to the people that the leaders of the people and leaders of the priests represent. |
| (0.50493204545455) | (Jer 22:16) |
1 tn The words “for Judah” are not in the text, but the absence of the preposition plus object as in the preceding verse suggests that this is a more general statement, i.e., “things went well for everyone.” |
| (0.50493204545455) | (Jer 23:13) |
1 tn The words “The |
| (0.50493204545455) | (Jer 24:6) |
2 tn The words “There” and “firmly in the land” are not in the text but are implicit from the connection and the metaphor. They are supplied in the translation for clarity. |
| (0.50493204545455) | (Jer 25:17) |
1 tn The words “the wine of his wrath” are not in the text but are implicit in the metaphor (see vv. 15-16). They are supplied in the translation for clarity. |
| (0.50493204545455) | (Jer 29:16) |
2 tn The words “of Jerusalem” are not in the text but are supplied in the translation to identify the referent and avoid the possible confusion that “this city” refers to Babylon. |
| (0.50493204545455) | (Jer 31:23) |
3 tn The words “of Jerusalem” are not in the text but it is implicit in the titles that follow. They have been supplied in the translation for clarity to aid in identifying the referent. |
| (0.50493204545455) | (Jer 31:33) |
4 tn Heb “‘But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after these days:’ says the |
| (0.50493204545455) | (Jer 32:10) |
2 tn The words “to the purchase” are not in the text but are implicit in the idiom “I had some witnesses serve as witness.” The words are supplied in the translation for clarity. |
| (0.50493204545455) | (Jer 35:14) |
2 tn The vav (ו) plus the independent pronoun before the verb is intended to mark a sharp contrast. It is difficult, if not impossible to mark this in English other than “But I.” |
| (0.50493204545455) | (Jer 36:19) |
1 tn The verbs here are both direct imperatives but it sounds awkward to say “You and Jeremiah, go and hide” in contemporary English. The same force is accomplished by phrasing the statement as strong advice. |
| (0.50493204545455) | (Jer 36:23) |
1 tn Heb “doors.” This is the only time the word “door” is used in this way but all the commentaries and lexicons agree that it means “columns.” The meaning is figurative based on the similarity of shape. |
| (0.50493204545455) | (Jer 37:4) |
2 tn The words “as he pleased” are not in the text but are implicit in the idiom both in Hebrew and in English. They have been supplied in the translation for clarity and the sake of English idiom. |
| (0.50493204545455) | (Jer 38:13) |
1 tn Heb “Jeremiah remained/stayed in the courtyard of the guardhouse.” The translation is meant to better reflect the situation; i.e., Jeremiah was released from the cistern but still had to stay in the courtyard of the guardhouse. |
| (0.50493204545455) | (Jer 38:14) |
3 tn The words “when you answer” are not in the text but are implicit in the connection. They are supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity and smoothness of style. |
| (0.50493204545455) | (Jer 38:23) |
2 tn Heb “you yourself will not escape from their hand but will be seized by [caught in] the hand of the king of Babylon.” Neither use of “hand” is natural to the English idiom. |
| (0.50493204545455) | (Jer 39:3) |
2 tn Heb “sat.” The precise meaning of this phrase is not altogether clear, but J. Bright (Jeremiah [AB], 243) is undoubtedly correct in assuming that it had to do with setting up a provisional military government over the city. |
| (0.50493204545455) | (Jer 41:5) |
2 tn The words “to show they were mourning” are not in the text but are implicit in the acts. They are supplied in the translation for clarification for readers who may not be familiar with ancient mourning customs. |
| (0.50493204545455) | (Jer 43:9) |
3 sn All the commentaries point out that this was not Pharaoh’s (main) palace but a governor’s residence or other government building that Pharaoh occupied when he was in Tahpanhes. |
