Jeremiah 7:11

7:11 Do you think this temple I have claimed as my own 1  is to be a hideout for robbers? 2  You had better take note! 3  I have seen for myself what you have done! says the Lord.

Jeremiah 44:2

44:2 “The Lord God of Israel who rules over all 4  says, ‘You have seen all the disaster I brought on Jerusalem 5  and all the towns of Judah. Indeed, they now lie in ruins and are deserted. 6 

1 tn Heb “over which my name is called.” For this nuance of this idiom cf. BDB 896 s.v. קָרָא Niph.2.d(4) and see the usage in 2 Sam 12:28.

2 tn Heb “Is this house…a den/cave of robbers in your eyes?”

3 tn Heb “Behold!”

4 tn Heb “Yahweh of armies, the God of Israel.” Compare 7:3 and see the study note on 2:19 for explanation and translation of this title.

5 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

6 tn Heb “Behold, they are in ruins this day and there is no one living in them.”