8:20 “They cry, 1 ‘Harvest time has come and gone, and the summer is over, 2
and still we have not been delivered.’
33:1 The Lord spoke 3 to Jeremiah a second time while he was still confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse. 4
39:15 5 Now the Lord had spoken to Jeremiah while he was still confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse, 6
1 tn The words “They say” are not in the text; they are supplied in the translation to make clear that the lament of the people begun in v. 19b is continued here after the interruption of the
2 tn Heb “Harvest time has passed, the summer is over.”
sn This appears to be a proverbial statement for “time marches on.” The people appear to be expressing their frustration that the
3 sn The introductory statement here ties this incident in with the preceding chapter which was the first time that the
4 tn Heb “And the word of the
5 sn Jer 39:15-18. This incident is out of chronological order (see Jer 38:7-13). It is placed here either due to a desire not to interrupt the sequential ordering of events centering on Jeremiah’s imprisonment and his release (38:14–39:14) or to contrast God’s care and concern for the faithful (Ebed-Melech who, though a foreigner, trusted in God) with his harsh treatment of the faithless (Zedekiah who, though informed of God’s will, was too weak-willed in the face of opposition by his courtiers to carry it out).
6 tn Heb “Now the word of the