Jeremiah 5:23

5:23 But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts.

They have turned aside and gone their own way.

Jeremiah 7:5

7:5 You must change the way you have been living and do what is right. You must treat one another fairly.

Jeremiah 44:20

44:20 Then Jeremiah replied to all the people, both men and women, who responded to him in this way.


tn The words, “their own way” are not in the text but are implicit and are supplied in the translation for clarity.

tn The infinitive absolute precedes the finite verb for emphasis.

tn Heb “you must do justice between a person and his fellow/neighbor.” The infinitive absolute precedes the finite verb for emphasis.

tn Heb “And Jeremiah said to all the people, to the men and to the women, namely to all the people who answered him a word.” The appositional phrases have been combined to eliminate what would be redundant to a modern reader.