Yeremia 2:35
Konteks2:35 you say, ‘I have not done anything wrong,
so the Lord cannot really be angry with me any more.’
But, watch out! 1 I will bring down judgment on you
because you say, ‘I have not committed any sin.’
Yeremia 19:6
Konteks19:6 So I, the Lord, say: 2 “The time will soon come that people will no longer call this place Topheth or the Hinnom Valley. But they will call this valley 3 the Valley of Slaughter!
Yeremia 28:9
Konteks28:9 So if a prophet prophesied 4 peace and prosperity, it was only known that the Lord truly sent him when what he prophesied came true.”
Yeremia 30:14
Konteks30:14 All your allies have abandoned you. 5
They no longer have any concern for you.
For I have attacked you like an enemy would.
I have chastened you cruelly.
For your wickedness is so great
and your sin is so much. 6
Yeremia 30:18
Konteks30:18 The Lord says,
“I will restore the ruined houses of the descendants of Jacob.
I will show compassion on their ruined homes. 7
Every city will be rebuilt on its former ruins. 8
Every fortified dwelling will occupy its traditional site. 9
Yeremia 51:52
Konteks51:52 Yes, but the time will certainly come,” 10 says the Lord, 11
“when I will punish her idols.
Throughout her land the mortally wounded will groan.
[2:35] 1 tn This is an attempt to render the Hebrew particle often translated “behold” (הִנֵּה, hinneh) in a meaningful way in this context. See further the translator’s note on the word “really” in 1:6.
[19:6] 2 tn This phrase (Heb “Oracle of the
[19:6] 3 tn Heb “it will no longer be called to this place Topheth or the Valley of Ben Hinnom but the Valley of Slaughter.”
[19:6] sn See Jer 7:31-32 for an almost word for word repetition of vv. 5-6.
[28:9] 4 tn The verbs in this verse are to be interpreted as iterative imperfects in past time rather than as futures because of the explicit contrast that is drawn in the two verses by the emphatic syntactical construction of the two verses. Both verses begin with a casus pendens construction to throw the two verses into contrast: Heb “The prophets who were before me and you from ancient times, they prophesied…The prophet who prophesied peace, when the word of that prophet came true, that prophet was known that the
[30:14] 5 tn Heb “forgotten you.”
[30:14] 6 tn Heb “attacked you like…with the chastening of a cruel one because of the greatness of your iniquity [and because] your sins are many.” The sentence has been broken down to conform to contemporary English style and better poetic scansion.
[30:18] 7 tn Heb “I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob and will have compassion on his habitations.” For the meaning of the idiom “restore the fortunes of” see the translator’s note on 29:14. The “tents of Jacob” refers to their homes or houses (see BDB 14 s.v. אֹהֶל 2 and compare usage in Judg 19:9; Mal 2:12). The word “ruined” has been supplied in the translation to show more clearly the idea of restoration of their houses on their former sites in conformity to the concepts in the latter half of the verse.
[30:18] 8 sn Heb “on its tel.” A tel is a site where successive layers of occupation are built upon one another after the destruction or decay of the former city. The original site was not abandoned because it had been chosen for strategic purposes, such as proximity to water or ease of defense. Many modern archaeological sites have the designation “Tel” as a component of their name because of this practice.
[30:18] 9 tn Heb “according to its custom [or plan].” Cf. BDB 1049 s.v. מִשְׁפָּט 6.d and compare usage in 1 Sam 27:11.
[51:52] 10 tn Heb “that being so, look, days are approaching.” Here לָכֵן (lakhen) introduces the Lord’s response to the people’s lament (v. 51). It has the force of “yes, but” or “that may be true.” See Judg 11:8 and BDB 486-87 s.v. כֵּן 3.d.
