Yeremia 9:23

9:23 ¹ The Lord says,

“Wise people should not boast that they are wise.

Powerful people should not boast that they are powerful. ² 

Rich people should not boast that they are rich. ³ 

Yeremia 9:1

9:1 (8:23) ⁴  I wish that my head were a well full of water ⁵ 

and my eyes were a fountain full of tears!

If they were, I could cry day and night

for those of my dear people ⁶  who have been killed.

1 Timotius 6:17

6:17 Command those who are rich in this world’s goods ⁷  not to be haughty or to set their hope on riches, which are uncertain, ⁸  but on God who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment.

[9:23]  ¹ sn It is not always clear why verses were placed in their present position in the editorial process of collecting Jeremiah’s sermons and the words the Lord spoke to him (see Jer 36:4, 32 for reference to two of these collections). Here it is probable that vv. 23-26 were added as a further answer to the question raised in v. 12.

[9:23]  ² tn Or “Strong people should not brag that they are strong.”

[9:23]  ³ tn Heb “…in their wisdom…in their power…in their riches.”

[9:1]  ⁴ sn Beginning with 9:1, the verse numbers through 9:26 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), with 9:1 ET = 8:23 HT, 9:2 ET = 9:1 HT, 9:3 ET = 9:2 HT, etc., through 9:26 ET = 9:25 HT. Beginning with 10:1 the verse numbers in the ET and HT are again the same.

[9:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “I wish that my head were water.”

[9:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “daughter of my people.” For the translation given here see 4:11 and the note on the phrase “dear people” there.

[6:17]  ⁷ tn Grk “in the present age.”

[6:17]  ⁸ tn Grk “in uncertainty.”