Yeremia 2:4

The Lord Reminds Them of the Unfaithfulness of Their Ancestors

2:4 Now listen to what the Lord has to say, you descendants ¹  of Jacob,

all you family groups from the nation ²  of Israel.

Yeremia 26:6

26:6 If you do not obey me, ³  then I will do to this temple what I did to Shiloh. ⁴  And I will make this city an example to be used in curses by people from all the nations on the earth.’”

Yeremia 31:31

31:31 “Indeed, a time is coming,” says the Lord, ⁵  “when I will make a new covenant ⁶  with the people of Israel and Judah. ⁷ 

[2:4]  ¹ tn Heb “house.”

[2:4]  ² tn Heb “house.”

[26:6]  ³ tn 26:4-6 are all one long sentence containing a long condition with subordinate clauses (vv. 4-5) and a compound consequence in v. 6: Heb “If you will not obey me by walking in my law…by paying attention to the words of the prophets which…and you did not pay heed, then I will make…and I will make…” The sentence has been broken down in conformity to contemporary English style but an attempt has been made to reflect all the subordinations in the English translation.

[26:6]  ⁴ sn See the study note on Jer 7:13.

[31:31]  ⁵ tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”

[31:31]  ⁶ tn Or “a renewed covenant” (also in vv. 22-23).

[31:31]  ⁷ tn Heb “the house of Israel and the house of Judah.”