Yeremia 7:22
Konteks7:22 Consider this: 1 When I spoke to your ancestors after I brought them out of Egypt, I did not merely give them commands about burnt offerings and sacrifices.
Yeremia 26:10
Konteks26:10 However, some of the officials 2 of Judah heard about what was happening 3 and they rushed up to the Lord’s temple from the royal palace. They set up court 4 at the entrance of the New Gate of the Lord’s temple. 5
[7:22] 1 tn Heb “For” but this introduces a long explanation about the relative importance of sacrifice and obedience.
[26:10] 2 sn These officials of Judah were officials from the royal court. They may have included some of the officials mentioned in Jer 36:12-25. They would have been concerned about any possible “illegal” proceedings going on in the temple.
[26:10] 3 tn Heb “these things.”
[26:10] 4 tn Heb “they sat” or “they took their seats.” However, the context is one of judicial trial.
[26:10] sn The gateway or gate complex of an ancient Near Eastern city was often used for court assemblies (cf. Deut 21:19; 22:15; Ruth 4:1; Isa 29:21). Here the gate of the temple was used for the convening of a court to try Jeremiah for the charge of being a false prophet.
[26:10] 5 tn The translation follows many Hebrew
[26:10] sn The location of the New Gate is uncertain. It is mentioned again in Jer 36:10 where it is connected with the upper (i.e., inner) court of the temple. Some equate it with the Upper Gate that Jotham rebuilt during his reign (2 Kgs 15:35; Jotham reigned from 750-735