Yeremia 9:12
Konteks“Who is wise enough to understand why this has happened? 2
Who has a word from the Lord that can explain it? 3
Why does the land lie in ruins?
Why is it as scorched as a desert through which no one travels?”
Yeremia 45:5
Konteks45:5 Are you looking for great things for yourself? Do not look for such things. For I, the Lord, affirm 4 that I am about to bring disaster on all humanity. 5 But I will allow you to escape with your life 6 wherever you go.”’”
[9:12] 1 tn The words, “I said” are not in the text. It is not clear that a shift in speaker has taken place. However, the words of the verse are very unlikely to be a continuation of the
[9:12] 2 tn Heb “Who is the wise man that he may understand this?”
[9:12] 3 tn Heb “And [who is the man] to whom the mouth of the
[45:5] 4 tn Heb “oracle of the
[45:5] 5 sn Compare Jer 25:31, 33. The reference here to universal judgment also forms a nice transition to the judgments on the nations that follow in Jer 46-51 which may be another reason for the placement of this chapter here, out of its normal chronological order (see also the study note on v. 1).
[45:5] 6 tn Heb “I will give you your life for a spoil.” For this idiom see the translator’s note on 21:9 and compare the usage in 21:9; 38:2; 39:18.