Yeremia 9:24
Konteks9:24 If people want to boast, they should boast about this:
They should boast that they understand and know me.
They should boast that they know and understand
that I, the Lord, act out of faithfulness, fairness, and justice in the earth
and that I desire people to do these things,” 1
says the Lord.
Yeremia 38:16
Konteks38:16 So King Zedekiah made a secret promise to Jeremiah and sealed it with an oath. He promised, 2 “As surely as the Lord lives who has given us life and breath, 3 I promise you this: I will not kill you or hand you over to those men who want to kill you.” 4
[9:24] 1 tn Or “fairness and justice, because these things give me pleasure.” Verse 24 reads in Hebrew, “But let the one who brags brag in this: understanding and knowing me that I, the
[38:16] 2 tn Heb “So King Zedekiah secretly swore an oath to Jeremiah, saying.”
[38:16] 3 tn Heb “who has made this life/soul/ breath [נֶפֶשׁ, nefesh] for us.” The Hebrew term נֶפֶשׁ refers to the living, breathing substance of a person which constitutes his very life (cf. BDB 659 s.v. נֶפֶשׁ 1; 3).