Jeremiah 6:28

6:28 I reported, 1 

“All of them are the most stubborn of rebels! 2 

They are as hard as bronze or iron.

They go about telling lies.

They all deal corruptly.

Jeremiah 32:17

32:17 ‘Oh, Lord God, 3  you did indeed 4  make heaven and earth by your mighty power and great strength. 5  Nothing is too hard for you!

1 tn These words are not in the text but are supplied in the translation for clarity. Some takes these words to be the continuation of the Lord’s commission of Jeremiah to the task of testing them. However, since this is the evaluation, the task appears to be complete. The words are better to be taken as Jeremiah’s report after he has completed the task.

2 tn Or “arch rebels,” or “hardened rebels.” Literally “rebels of rebels.”

3 tn Heb “Lord Yahweh.” For an explanation of the rendering here see the study note on 1:6.

sn The parallel usage of this introduction in Jer 1:6; 4:10; 14:13 shows that though this prayer has a lengthy introductory section of praise vv. 17-22, this prayer is really one of complaint or lament.

4 tn This is an attempt to render the Hebrew particle normally translated “behold.” See the translator’s note on 1:6 for the usage of this particle.

5 tn Heb “by your great power and your outstretched arm.” See 21:5; 27:5 and the marginal note on 27:5 for this idiom.