Jeremiah 5:12

5:12 “These people have denied what the Lord says. ¹ 

They have said, ‘That is not so! ² 

No harm will come to us.

We will not experience war and famine. ³ 

Jeremiah 6:14

6:14 They offer only superficial help

for the harm my people have suffered. ⁴ 

They say, ‘Everything will be all right!’

But everything is not all right! ⁵ 

Jeremiah 39:12

39:12 “Find Jeremiah ⁶  and look out for him. ⁷  Do not do anything to harm him, ⁸  but do with him whatever he tells you.”

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¹ tn Heb “have denied the Lord.” The words “What…says” are implicit in what follows.

² tn Or “he will do nothing”; Heb “Not he [or it]!”

³ tn Heb “we will not see the sword and famine.”

⁴ tn Heb “They heal [= bandage] the wound of my people lightly”; TEV “They act as if my people’s wounds were only scratches.”

⁵ tn Heb “They say, ‘Peace! Peace!’ and there is no peace!”

⁶ tn Heb “Get [or fetch] him.” The referent is supplied for clarity.

⁷ tn Or “take care of him”; Heb “set your eyes on him.” For the meaning of this idiom see BDB 963 s.v. שִׂים 2.c and compare 24:6 where the phrase “for good” is added.

⁸ tn Heb “Don’t do anything evil [= harmful] to him.”