Discovery Box| (0.42525221153846) | (Jer 19:7) |
3 tn Heb “I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies and in the hand of those who seek their soul [= life].” In this context the two are meant as obvious qualifications of one entity, not two. Some rearrangement of the qualifiers had to be made in the English translation to convey this. |
| (0.42525221153846) | (Jer 19:9) |
1 sn Cannibalism is one of the penalties for disobedience to their covenant with the |
| (0.42525221153846) | (Jer 20:2) |
1 tn Heb “And Pashhur son of Immer, the priest and he [= who] was chief overseer [or officer] in the house of the |
| (0.42525221153846) | (Jer 20:8) |
3 sn The words “Violence and destruction…” are a synopsis of his messages of judgment. Jeremiah is lamenting that his ministry up to this point has been one of judgment and has brought him nothing but ridicule because the |
| (0.42525221153846) | (Jer 20:12) |
2 sn This verse is almost an exact duplication of the petition in one of Jeremiah’s earlier prayers and complaints. See Jer 11:20 and notes there for explanation of the Hebrew psychology underlying the use of “kidneys and heart” here. For the thoughts expressed here see Ps 17. |
| (0.42525221153846) | (Jer 22:3) |
3 sn Do not kill innocent people. For an example of one of the last kings who did this see Jer 36:20-23. Manasseh was notorious for having done this and the book of 2 Kgs attributes the ultimate destruction of Judah to this crime and his sin of worshiping false gods (2 Kgs 21:16; 24:4). |
| (0.42525221153846) | (Jer 22:28) |
3 sn The question “Why?” is a common rhetorical feature in the book of Jeremiah. See Jer 2:14, 31; 8:5, 19, 22; 12:1; 13:22; 14:19. In several cases like this one no answer is given, leaving a sense of exasperation and hopelessness with the sinfulness of the nation that calls forth such punishment from God. |
| (0.42525221153846) | (Jer 22:30) |
1 tn Heb “Write this man childless.” For the explanation see the study note. The word translated “childless” has spawned some debate because Jeconiah was in fact not childless. There is record from both the Bible and ancient Near Eastern texts that he had children (see, e.g., 1 Chr 3:17). G. R. Driver, “Linguistic and Textual Problems: Jeremiah,” JQR 28 (1937-38): 115, has suggested that the word both here and in Lev 20:20-21 should be translated “stripped of honor.” While that would relieve some of the difficulties here, the word definitely means “childless” in Gen 15:2 and also in Sir 16:3 where it is contrasted with having godless children. The issue is not one of childlessness but of having “one of his sons” succeed to the Davidic throne. The term for “one of his sons” is literally “from his seed a man” and the word “seed” is the same one that is used to refer to his “children” who were forced into exile with him (v. one%27s&tab=notes" ver="">28). |
| (0.42525221153846) | (Jer 23:5) |
4 tn Heb “he will reign as king and act wisely.” This is another example of the use of two verbs joined by “and” where one becomes the adverbial modifier of the other (hendiadys). For the nuance of the verb “act wisely” rather than “prosper” see Amos 5:13; Ps 2:10 (cf. BDB 968 s.v. שָׂכַל Hiph.5). |
| (0.42525221153846) | (Jer 27:1) |
1 sn The names of Jeremiah and of Nebuchadnezzar are spelled differently in the Hebrew of chapter one%27s&tab=notes" ver="">27-29. That and other literary features show that these three chapters are all closely related. The events of these three chapters all take place within the space of one year (cf. one%27s&tab=notes" ver="">28:1; 29:17). |
| (0.42525221153846) | (Jer 27:20) |
1 tn one%27s&tab=notes" ver="">27:19-20 are all one long sentence in Hebrew. It has been broken up for the sake of English style. Some of the sentences still violate contemporary English style (e.g., v. one%27s&tab=notes" ver="">20) but breaking them down any further would lose the focus. For further discussion see the study note on v. one%27s&tab=notes" ver="">21. |
| (0.42525221153846) | (Jer 29:10) |
3 tn Verse one%27s&tab=notes" ver="">10 is all one long sentence in the Hebrew original: “According to the fullness of Babylon seventy years I will take thought of you and I will establish my gracious word to you by bringing you back to this place.” The sentence has been broken up to conform better to contemporary English style. |
| (0.42525221153846) | (Jer 29:11) |
3 tn Or “the future you hope for”; Heb “a future and a hope.” This is a good example of hendiadys where two formally coordinated nouns (adjectives, verbs) convey a single idea where one of the terms functions as a qualifier of the other. For this figure see E. W. Bullinger, Figures of Speech, 658-72. This example is discussed on p. 661. |
| (0.42525221153846) | (Jer 30:14) |
2 tn Heb “attacked you like…with the chastening of a cruel one because of the greatness of your iniquity [and because] your sins are many.” The sentence has been broken down to conform to contemporary English style and better poetic scansion. |
| (0.42525221153846) | (Jer 30:21) |
1 sn The statement their ruler will come from their own number accords with the regulation in Deut 17:15. They would not be ruled by a foreign leader but by one of their own people. In v. one%27s&tab=notes" ver="">9 he is specifically said to come from the Davidic line. See the study note there. |
| (0.42525221153846) | (Jer 32:5) |
1 sn Compare Jer 34:2-3 for this same prophecy. The incident in Jer 34:1-7 appears to be earlier than this one. Here Jeremiah is confined to the courtyard of the guardhouse; there he appears to have freedom of movement. |
| (0.42525221153846) | (Jer 32:17) |
1 sn The parallel usage of this introduction in Jer 1:6; 4:10; 14:13 shows that though this prayer has a lengthy introductory section of praise vv. one%27s&tab=notes" ver="">17-22, this prayer is really one of complaint or lament. |
| (0.42525221153846) | (Jer 32:24) |
4 tn Heb “And the city has been given into the hands of the Chaldeans who are fighting against it because of the sword, starvation, and disease.” The verb “has been given” is one of those perfects that view the action as good as done (the perfect of certainty or prophetic perfect). |
| (0.42525221153846) | (Jer 34:13) |
4 tn Heb “made a covenant, saying.” This was only one of several stipulations of the covenant. The form used here has been chosen as an indirect way of relating the specific stipulation that is being focused upon to the general covenant that is referred to in v. one%27s&tab=notes" ver="">13. |
| (0.42525221153846) | (Jer 35:2) |
2 sn This refers to one of the rooms built on the outside of the temple that were used as living quarters for the priests and for storage rooms (cf. Neh 13:4-5; 1 Kgs 6:5; 1 Chr 28:12; 2 Chr 31:11 and compare Ezek 41:1-14). |
