Yeremia 8:4

Willful Disregard of God Will Lead to Destruction

8:4 The Lord said to me, ¹ 

“Tell them, ‘The Lord says,

Do people not get back up when they fall down?

Do they not turn around when they go the wrong way? ² 

Yeremia 16:1

Jeremiah Forbidden to Marry, to Mourn, or to Feast

16:1 The Lord said to me,

Yeremia 31:4

31:4 I will rebuild you, my dear children Israel, ³ 

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. ⁴ 

Yeremia 32:26

The Lord Answers Jeremiah’s Prayer

32:26 The Lord answered Jeremiah. ⁵ 

[8:4]  ¹ tn The words “the Lord said to me” are not in the text but are implicit from the context. They are supplied in the translation to make clear who is speaking and who is being addressed.

[8:4]  ² sn There is a play on two different nuances of the same Hebrew word that means “turn” and “return,” “turn away” and “turn back.”

[31:4]  ³ 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]  ⁴ sn Contrast Jer 7:34 and 25:10.

[32:26]  ⁵ tn Heb “The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying.”