Jeremiah 14:13

14:13 Then I said, “Oh, Lord God, 1  look! 2  The prophets are telling them that you said, 3  ‘You will not experience war or suffer famine. 4  I will give you lasting peace and prosperity in this land.’” 5 

Jeremiah 29:7

29:7 Work to see that the city where I sent you as exiles enjoys peace and prosperity. Pray to the Lord for it. For as it prospers you will prosper.’

Jeremiah 44:27

44:27 I will indeed 6  see to it that disaster, not prosperity, happens to them. 7  All the people of Judah who are in the land of Egypt will die in war or from starvation until not one of them is left.

1 tn Heb “Lord Yahweh.” The translation follows the ancient Jewish tradition of substituting the Hebrew word for God for the proper name Yahweh.

2 tn Heb “Behold.” See the translator’s note on usage of this particle in 1:6.

3 tn The words “that you said” are not in the text but are implicit from the first person in the affirmation that follows. They are supplied in the translation for clarity.

4 tn Heb “You will not see sword and you will not have starvation [or hunger].”

5 tn Heb “I will give you unfailing peace in this place.” The translation opts for “peace and prosperity” here for the word שָׁלוֹם (shalom) because in the context it refers both to peace from war and security from famine and plague. The word translated “lasting” (אֱמֶת, ’emet) is a difficult to render here because it has broad uses: “truth, reliability, stability, steadfastness,” etc. “Guaranteed” or “lasting” seem to fit the context the best.

6 tn Heb “Behold I.” For the use of this particle see the translator’s note on 1:6. Here it announces the reality of a fact.

7 tn Heb “Behold, I am watching over them for evil/disaster/harm not for good/prosperity/ blessing.” See a parallel usage in 31:28.