Yeremia 3:11

3:11 Then the Lord said to me, “Under the circumstances, wayward Israel could even be considered less guilty than unfaithful Judah. ¹ 

Yeremia 6:28

6:28 I reported, ² 

“All of them are the most stubborn of rebels! ³ 

They are as hard as bronze or iron.

They go about telling lies.

They all deal corruptly.

Yeremia 52:16

52:16 But he ⁴  left behind some of the poor ⁵  and gave them fields and vineyards.

[3:11]  ¹ tn Heb “Wayward Israel has proven herself to be more righteous than unfaithful Judah.”

[3:11]  sn A comparison is drawn here between the greater culpability of Judah, who has had the advantage of seeing how God disciplined her sister nation for having sinned and yet ignored the warning and committed the same sin, and the culpability of Israel who had no such advantage.

[6:28]  ² tn These words are not in the text but are supplied in the translation for clarity. Some takes these words to be the continuation of the Lord’s commission of Jeremiah to the task of testing them. However, since this is the evaluation, the task appears to be complete. The words are better to be taken as Jeremiah’s report after he has completed the task.

[6:28]  ³ tn Or “arch rebels,” or “hardened rebels.” Literally “rebels of rebels.”

[52:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard.” However, the subject is clear from the preceding and modern English style would normally avoid repeating the proper name and title.

[52:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “poor of the land.”