Yeremia 28:4

28:4 I will also bring back to this place Jehoiakim’s son King Jeconiah of Judah and all the exiles who were taken to Babylon.’ Indeed, the Lord affirms, ¹  ‘I will break the yoke of servitude to the king of Babylon.’”

Yeremia 32:28

32:28 Therefore I, the Lord, say: ²  ‘I will indeed hand ³  this city over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and the Babylonian army. ⁴  They will capture it.

[28:4]  ¹ tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”

[28:4]  sn Notice again that the “false” prophet uses the same formula and claims the same source for his message as the true prophet has (cf. 27:22).

[32:28]  ² tn Heb “Thus says the Lord.” However, the speech has already been introduced as first person. So the first person style has been retained for smoother narrative style.

[32:28]  ³ tn Heb “Behold, I will give this city into the hand of…”

[32:28]  ⁴ tn Heb “The Chaldeans.” See the study note on 21:4 for further explanation.