Jeremiah 6:25

6:25 Do not go out into the countryside.

Do not travel on the roads.

For the enemy is there with sword in hand. ¹ 

They are spreading terror everywhere.” ² 

Jeremiah 25:17

25:17 So I took the cup from the Lord’s hand. I made all the nations to whom he sent me drink the wine of his wrath. ³ 

Jeremiah 32:28

32:28 Therefore I, the Lord, say: ⁴  ‘I will indeed hand ⁵  this city over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and the Babylonian army. ⁶  They will capture it.

Jeremiah 34:20

34:20 I will hand them over to their enemies who want to kill them. Their dead bodies will become food for the birds and the wild animals. ⁷ 

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¹ tn Heb “For the enemy has a sword.”

² tn Heb “Terror is all around!”

³ tn The words “the wine of his wrath” are not in the text but are implicit in the metaphor (see vv. 15-16). They are supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “Thus says the Lord.” However, the speech has already been introduced as first person. So the first person style has been retained for smoother narrative style.

⁵ tn Heb “Behold, I will give this city into the hand of…”

⁶ tn Heb “The Chaldeans.” See the study note on 21:4 for further explanation.

⁷ sn See this same phrase in Jer 7:33; 16:4; 19:7.