Yeremia 20:2
Konteks20:2 When he heard Jeremiah’s prophecy, he had the prophet flogged. 1 Then he put him in the stocks 2 which were at the Upper Gate of Benjamin in the Lord’s temple. 3
Yeremia 26:7
Konteks26:7 The priests, the prophets, and all the people heard Jeremiah say these things in the Lord’s temple.
Yeremia 32:34
Konteks32:34 They set up their disgusting idols in the temple which I have claimed for my own 4 and defiled it.
Yeremia 39:8
Konteks39:8 The Babylonians 5 burned down the royal palace, the temple of the Lord, and the people’s homes, 6 and they tore down the wall of Jerusalem. 7
[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
[20:2] 2 tn The meaning of this word is uncertain. It occurs only here, in 29:26 where it is followed by a parallel word that occurs only there and is generally translated “collar,” and in 2 Chr 16:10 where it is preceded by the word “house of.” It is most often translated “stocks” and explained as an instrument of confinement for keeping prisoners in a crooked position (from its relation to a root meaning “to turn.” See BDB 246 s.v. מַהְפֶּכֶת and KBL 500 s.v. מַהְפֶּכֶת for definition and discussion.) For a full discussion including the interpretation of the ancient versions see W. L. Holladay, Jeremiah (Hermeneia), 1:542-43.
[20:2] 3 sn A comparison of Ezek 8:3 and 9:2 in their contexts will show that this probably refers to the northern gate to the inner court of the temple. It is called Upper because it was on higher ground above the gate in the outer court. It is qualified by “in the
[32:34] 4 tn Heb “the house which is called by my name.” Cf. 7:10, 11, 14 and see the translator’s note on 7:10 for the explanation for this rendering.
[39:8] 5 tn Heb “Chaldean.” See the study note on 21:4 for explanation.
[39:8] 6 tc The reading here is based on an emendation following the parallels in Jer 52:13 and 2 Kgs 25:9. The Hebrew text here does not have “the temple of the
[39:8] 7 sn According to the parallels in 2 Kgs 25:8-9; Jer 52:12-13 this occurred almost a month after the wall was breached and Zedekiah’s failed escape. It took place under the direction of Nebuzaradan, the captain of the king’s special guard who is mentioned in the next verse.