Mazmur 105:18-20

105:18 The shackles hurt his feet; ¹ 

his neck was placed in an iron collar, ² 

105:19 until the time when his prediction ³  came true.

The Lord’s word ⁴  proved him right. ⁵ 

105:20 The king authorized his release; ⁶ 

the ruler of nations set him free.

Yeremia 37:14

37:14 Jeremiah answered, “That’s a lie! I am not deserting to the Babylonians.” ⁷  But Irijah would not listen to him. Irijah put Jeremiah under arrest and took him to the officials.

[105:18]  ¹ tn Heb “they afflicted his feet with shackles.”

[105:18]  ² tn Heb “his neck came [into] iron.” The Hebrew term נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh) with the suffix could mean simply “he” or “his life.” But the nuance “neck” makes good sense here (note the reference to his “feet” in the preceding line). See L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 38.

[105:19]  ³ tn Heb “word,” probably referring to Joseph’s prediction about the fate of Pharaoh’s cupbearer and baker (see Gen 41:9-14).

[105:19]  ⁴ tn This line may refer to Joseph’s prediction of the famine in response to Pharaoh’s dream. Joseph emphasized to Pharaoh that the interpretation of the dream came from God (see Gen 41:16, 25, 28, 32, 39).

[105:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “refined him.”

[105:20]  ⁶ tn Heb “[the] king sent and set him free.”

[37:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “the Chaldeans.” See the study note on 21:4 for explanation.