Yeremia 7:32-34

7:32 So, watch out!” ¹  says the Lord. “The time will soon come when people will no longer call those places Topheth or the Valley of Ben Hinnom. But they will call that valley ²  the Valley of Slaughter and they will bury so many people in Topheth they will run out of room. ³  7:33 Then the dead bodies of these people will be left on the ground for the birds and wild animals to eat. ⁴  There will not be any survivors to scare them away. 7:34 I will put an end to the sounds of joy and gladness, or the glad celebration of brides and grooms throughout the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem. For the whole land will become a desolate wasteland.”

Yeremia 7:1

Faulty Religion and Unethical Behavior Will Lead to Judgment

7:1 The Lord said to Jeremiah: ⁵ 

Kisah Para Rasul 13:2

13:2 While they were serving ⁶  the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart ⁷  for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

Kisah Para Rasul 13:2

13:2 While they were serving ⁸  the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart ⁹  for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

Kisah Para Rasul 23:16

23:16 But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the ambush, ¹⁰  he came and entered ¹¹  the barracks ¹²  and told Paul.

Kisah Para Rasul 23:20

23:20 He replied, ¹³  “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council ¹⁴  tomorrow, as if they were going to inquire more thoroughly about him.

Kisah Para Rasul 23:2

23:2 At that ¹⁵  the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near ¹⁶  Paul ¹⁷  to strike ¹⁸  him on the mouth.

Kisah Para Rasul 1:4-5

1:4 While he was with them, ¹⁹  he declared, ²⁰  “Do not leave Jerusalem, ²¹  but wait there ²²  for what my ²³  Father promised, ²⁴  which you heard about from me. ²⁵  1:5 For ²⁶  John baptized with water, but you ²⁷  will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

Yehezkiel 6:5

6:5 I will place the corpses of the people of Israel in front of their idols, ²⁸  and I will scatter your bones around your altars.

Yehezkiel 37:1

The Valley of Dry Bones

37:1 The hand ²⁹  of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and placed ³⁰  me in the midst of the valley, and it was full of bones.

Amos 2:1

2:1 This is what the Lord says:

“Because Moab has committed three crimes ³¹  –

make that four! ³²  – I will not revoke my decree of judgment. ³³ 

They burned the bones of Edom’s king into lime. ³⁴ 

[7:32]  ¹ tn Heb “Therefore, behold!”

[7:32]  ² tn Heb “it will no longer be said ‘Topheth’ or ‘the Valley of Ben Hinnom’ but ‘the valley of slaughter.’

[7:32]  ³ tn Heb “And they will bury in Topheth so there is not room.”

[7:33]  ⁴ tn Heb “Their dead bodies will be food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth.”

[7:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord.”

[13:2]  ⁶ tn This term is frequently used in the LXX of the service performed by priests and Levites in the tabernacle (Exod 28:35, 43; 29:30; 30:20; 35:19; 39:26; Num 1:50; 3:6, 31) and the temple (2 Chr 31:2; 35:3; Joel 1:9, 13; 2:17, and many more examples). According to BDAG 591 s.v. λειτουργέω 1.b it is used “of other expression of religious devotion.” Since the previous verse described the prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch, it is probable that the term here describes two of them (Barnabas and Saul) as they were serving in that capacity. Since they were not in Jerusalem where the temple was located, general religious service is referred to here.

[13:2]  ⁷ tn Or “Appoint.”

[13:2]  ⁸ tn This term is frequently used in the LXX of the service performed by priests and Levites in the tabernacle (Exod 28:35, 43; 29:30; 30:20; 35:19; 39:26; Num 1:50; 3:6, 31) and the temple (2 Chr 31:2; 35:3; Joel 1:9, 13; 2:17, and many more examples). According to BDAG 591 s.v. λειτουργέω 1.b it is used “of other expression of religious devotion.” Since the previous verse described the prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch, it is probable that the term here describes two of them (Barnabas and Saul) as they were serving in that capacity. Since they were not in Jerusalem where the temple was located, general religious service is referred to here.

[13:2]  ⁹ tn Or “Appoint.”

[23:16]  ¹⁰ tn Or “plot” (BDAG 334 s.v. ἐνέδρα).

[23:16]  ¹¹ tn Grk “coming and entering…, he told.” The participles παραγενόμενος (paragenomeno") and εἰσελθών (eiselqwn) have been translated as finite verbs due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[23:16]  ¹² tn Or “the headquarters.” BDAG 775 s.v. παρεμβολή 2 has “barracks/headquarters of the Roman troops in Jerusalem Ac 21:34, 37; 22:24; 23:10, 16, 32.”

[23:20]  ¹³ tn Grk “He said.”

[23:20]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “the Sanhedrin” (the Sanhedrin was the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews).

[23:2]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “and” (δέ, de); the phrase “at that” has been used in the translation to clarify the cause and effect relationship.

[23:2]  ¹⁶ tn BDAG 778 s.v. παρίστημι/παριστάνω 2.b.α has “οἱ παρεστῶτες αὐτῷ those standing near him Ac 23:2.”

[23:2]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[23:2]  ¹⁸ tn Or “hit” (‘strike’ maintains the wordplay with the following verse). The action was probably designed to indicate a rejection of Paul’s claim to a clear conscience in the previous verse.

[1:4]  ¹⁹ tn Or “While he was assembling with them,” or “while he was sharing a meal with them.” There are three basic options for translating the verb συναλίζω (sunalizw): (1) “Eat (salt) with, share a meal with”; (2) “bring together, assemble”; (3) “spend the night with, stay with” (see BDAG 964 s.v.). The difficulty with the first option is that it does not fit the context, and this meaning is not found elsewhere. The second option is difficult because of the singular number and the present tense. The third option is based on a spelling variation of συναυλιζόμενος (sunaulizomeno"), which some minuscules actually read here. The difference in meaning between (2) and (3) is not great, but (3) seems to fit the context somewhat better here.

[1:4]  ²⁰ tn Grk “ordered them”; the command “Do not leave” is not in Greek but is an indirect quotation in the original (see note at end of the verse for explanation).

[1:4]  ²¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[1:4]  ²² tn The word “there” is not in the Greek text (direct objects in Greek were frequently omitted when clear from the context).

[1:4]  ²³ tn Grk “the,” with the article used as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

[1:4]  ²⁴ tn Grk “for the promise of the Father.” Jesus is referring to the promised gift of the Holy Spirit (see the following verse).

[1:4]  ²⁵ tn Grk “While he was with them, he ordered them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait there for ‘what my Father promised, which you heard about from me.’” This verse moves from indirect to direct discourse. This abrupt change is very awkward, so the entire quotation has been rendered as direct discourse in the translation.

[1:5]  ²⁶ tn In the Greek text v. 5 is a continuation of the previous sentence, which is long and complicated. In keeping with the tendency of contemporary English to use shorter sentences, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[1:5]  ²⁷ tn The pronoun is plural in Greek.

[6:5]  ²⁸ tc This first sentence, which explains the meaning of the last sentence of the previous verse, does not appear in the LXX and may be an instance of a marginal explanatory note making its way into the text.

[37:1]  ²⁹ tn Or “power.”

[37:1]  sn Hand in the OT can refer metaphorically to power, authority, or influence. In Ezekiel God’s hand being on the prophet is regularly associated with communication or a vision from God (3:14, 22; 8:1; 37:1; 40:1).

[37:1]  ³⁰ tn Heb “caused me to rest.”

[2:1]  ³¹ tn Traditionally, “transgressions” (KJV, ASV, NASB, NRSV) or “sins” (NIV). For an explanation of the atrocities outlined in this oracle as treaty violations of God’s mandate to Noah in Gen 9:5-7, see the note on the word “violations” in 1:3.

[2:1]  ³² tn Heb “Because of three violations of Moab, even because of four.”

[2:1]  sn On the three…four style that introduces each of the judgment oracles of chaps. 1-2 see the note on the word “four” in 1:3.

[2:1]  ³³ tn Heb “I will not bring it [or “him”] back.” The translation understands the pronominal object to refer to the decree of judgment that follows; the referent (the decree) has been specified in the translation for clarity. For another option see the note on the word “judgment” in 1:3.

[2:1]  ³⁴ sn The Moabites apparently desecrated the tomb of an Edomite king and burned his bones into a calcined substance which they then used as plaster (cf. Deut 27:2, 4). See S. M. Paul, Amos (Hermeneia), 72. Receiving a proper burial was very important in this culture. Desecrating a tomb or a deceased individual’s bones was considered an especially heinous act.