Discovery BoxJeremiah 14:10 
Context14:10 Then the Lord spoke about these people. 1
“They truly 2 love to go astray.
They cannot keep from running away from me. 3
So I am not pleased with them.
I will now call to mind 4 the wrongs they have done 5
and punish them for their sins.”
Jeremiah 16:5
Context16:5 “Moreover I, the Lord, tell you: 6 ‘Do not go into a house where they are having a funeral meal. Do not go there to mourn and express your sorrow for them. For I have stopped showing them my good favor, 7 my love, and my compassion. I, the Lord, so affirm it! 8
1 tn Heb “Thus said the
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2 tn It is difficult to be certain how the particle כֵּן (ken, usually used for “thus, so”) is to be rendered here. BDB 485 s.v. כֵּן 1.b says that the force sometimes has to be elicited from the general context and points back to the line of v. 9. IHBS 666 §39.3.4e states that when there is no specific comparative clause preceding a general comparison is intended. They point to Judg 5:31 as a parallel. Ps 127:2 may also be an example if כִּי (ki) is not to be read (cf. BHS fn). “Truly” seemed the best way to render this idea in contemporary English.
3 tn Heb “They do not restrain their feet.” The idea of “away from me” is implicit in the context and is supplied in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “remember.”
5 tn Heb “their iniquities.”
6 tn Heb “For thus says the
7 tn Heb “my peace.” The Hebrew word שְׁלוֹמִי (shÿlomi) can be translated “peace, prosperity” or “well-being” (referring to wholeness or health of body and soul).
8 tn Heb “Oracle of the
