Yeremia 14:19
Konteks14:19 Then I said,
“Lord, 1 have you completely rejected the nation of Judah?
Do you despise 2 the city of Zion?
Why have you struck us with such force
that we are beyond recovery? 3
We hope for peace, but nothing good has come of it.
We hope for a time of relief from our troubles, but experience terror. 4
Yeremia 31:12
Konteks31:12 They will come and shout for joy on Mount Zion.
They will be radiant with joy 5 over the good things the Lord provides,
the grain, the fresh wine, the olive oil,
the young sheep and calves he has given to them.
They will be like a well-watered garden
and will not grow faint or weary any more.
Yeremia 42:6
Konteks42:6 We will obey what the Lord our God to whom we are sending you tells us to do. It does not matter whether we like what he tells us or not. We will obey what he tells us to do so that things will go well for us.” 6
[14:19] 1 tn The words, “Then I said, ‘
[14:19] 2 tn Heb “does your soul despise.” Here as in many places the word “soul” stands as part for whole for the person himself emphasizing emotional and volitional aspects of the person. However, in contemporary English one does not regularly speak of the “soul” in contexts such as this but of the person.
[14:19] sn There is probably a subtle allusion to the curses called down on the nation for failure to keep their covenant with God. The word used here is somewhat rare (גָּעַל, ga’al). It is used of Israel’s rejection of God’s stipulations and of God’s response to their rejection of him and his stipulations in Lev 26:11, 15, 30, 43-44. That the allusion is intended is probable when account is taken of the last line of v. 21.
[14:19] 3 tn Heb “Why have you struck us and there is no healing for us.” The statement involves poetic exaggeration (hyperbole) for rhetorical effect.
[14:19] 4 tn Heb “[We hope] for a time of healing but behold terror.”
[14:19] sn The last two lines of this verse are repeated word for word from 8:15. There they are spoken by the people.
[31:12] 5 tn Reading a Qal perfect from the root II נָהַר (nahar; so KBL 509 s.v. and HALOT 639 s.v.) rather than I נָהַר (so BDB 625 s.v.).
[42:6] 6 tn Heb “Whether good or whether evil we will hearken to the voice of the