Yeremia 2:28

2:28 But where are the gods you made for yourselves?

Let them save you when you are in trouble.

The sad fact is that ¹  you have as many gods

as you have towns, Judah.

Yeremia 4:1

4:1 “If you, Israel, want to come back,” says the Lord,

“if you want to come back to me ² 

you must get those disgusting idols ³  out of my sight

and must no longer go astray. ⁴ 

Yeremia 6:19

6:19 Hear this, you peoples of the earth: ⁵ 

‘Take note! ⁶  I am about to bring disaster on these people.

It will come as punishment for their scheming. ⁷ 

For they have paid no attention to what I have said, ⁸ 

and they have rejected my law.

Yeremia 28:15

28:15 Then the prophet Jeremiah told the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The Lord did not send you! You are making these people trust in a lie! ⁹ 

Yeremia 31:4

31:4 I will rebuild you, my dear children Israel, ¹⁰ 

so that you will once again be built up.

Once again you will take up the tambourine

and join in the happy throng of dancers. ¹¹ 

Yeremia 42:15

42:15 If you people who remain in Judah do that, then listen to what the Lord says. The Lord God of Israel who rules over all ¹²  says, ‘If you are so determined ¹³  to go to Egypt that you go and settle there,

Yeremia 42:19

42:19 “The Lord has told you people who remain in Judah, ‘Do not go to Egypt.’ Be very sure of this: I warn you ¹⁴  here and now. ¹⁵ 

Yeremia 48:19

48:19 You who live in Aroer, ¹⁶ 

stand by the road and watch.

Question the man who is fleeing and the woman who is escaping.

Ask them, ‘What has happened?’

[2:28]  ¹ tn This is an attempt to render the Hebrew particle כִּי (ki, “for, indeed”) contextually.

[4:1]  ² tn Or “If you, Israel, want to turn [away from your shameful ways (those described in 3:23-25)]…then you must turn back to me.” Or perhaps, “Israel, you must turn back…Yes, you must turn back to me.”

[4:1]  ³ tn Heb “disgusting things.”

[4:1]  ⁴ tn Or possibly, “If you get those disgusting idols out of my sight, you will not need to flee.” This is less probable because the normal meaning of the last verb is “to wander,” “ to stray.”

[6:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “earth.”

[6:19]  ⁶ tn Heb “Behold!”

[6:19]  ⁷ tn Heb “disaster on these people, the fruit of their schemes.”

[6:19]  ⁸ tn Heb “my word.”

[28:15]  ⁹ tn Or “You are giving these people false assurances.”

[31:4]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “Virgin Israel.”

[31:4]  sn For the significance of this metaphor see the note on Jer 14:17. Here the emphasis appears on his special love and care for his people and the hint (further developed in vv. 21-22) that, though guilty of sin, he considers them like an innocent young virgin.

[31:4]  ¹¹ sn Contrast Jer 7:34 and 25:10.

[42:15]  ¹² tn Heb “Yahweh of armies, the God of Israel.” See the study note on 2:19 for the translation and significance of this title.

[42:15]  ¹³ tn Heb “set your face to.” See Jer 42:17; 44:11; Dan 11:17; 2 Kgs 12:17 (12:18 HT) for parallel usage.

[42:19]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “Know for certain that I warn you…” The idea of “for certain” is intended to reflect the emphatic use of the infinitive absolute before the volitive use of the imperfect (see IBHS 587-88 §35.3.1h and 509 §31.5b). The substitution “of this:” for “that” has been made to shorten the sentence in conformity with contemporary English style.

[42:19]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “today.”

[48:19]  ¹⁶ sn Aroer is probably the Aroer that was located a few miles south and west of Dibon on the edge of the Arnon River. It had earlier been the southern border of Sihon, king of Heshbon, and had been allotted to the tribe of Reuben (Josh 13:16). However, this whole territory had earlier been taken over by the Arameans (2 Kgs 10:33), later by the Assyrians, and at this time was in the hands of the Moabites.