Discovery BoxJeremiah 16:10 
Context16:10 “When you tell these people about all this, 1 they will undoubtedly ask you, ‘Why has the Lord threatened us with such great disaster? What wrong have we done? What sin have we done to offend the Lord our God?’
Jeremiah 23:2
Context23:2 So the Lord God of Israel has this to say about the leaders who are ruling over his people: “You have caused my people 2 to be dispersed and driven into exile. You have not taken care of them. So I will punish you for the evil that you have done. 3 I, the Lord, affirm it! 4
Jeremiah 28:14
Context28:14 For the Lord God of Israel who rules over all 5 says, “I have put an irresistible yoke of servitude on all these nations 6 so they will serve King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. And they will indeed serve him. I have even given him control over the wild animals.”’” 7
Jeremiah 31:23
Context31:23 The Lord God of Israel who rules over all 8 says,
“I will restore the people of Judah to their land and to their towns.
When I do, they will again say 9 of Jerusalem, 10
‘May the Lord bless you, you holy mountain,
the place where righteousness dwells.’ 11
Jeremiah 35:18
Context35:18 Then Jeremiah spoke to the Rechabite community, “The Lord God of Israel who rules over all 12 says, ‘You have obeyed the orders of your ancestor Jonadab. You have followed all his instructions. You have done exactly as he commanded you.’
1 tn Heb “all these words/things.”
sn The actions of the prophet would undoubtedly elicit questions about his behavior and he would have occasion to explain the reason.
2 tn Heb “about the shepherds who are shepherding my people. ‘You have caused my sheep….’” For the metaphor see the study note on the previous verse.
3 tn Heb “Therefore, thus says the
4 tn Heb “Oracle of the
5 tn Heb “Yahweh of armies, the God of Israel.” See the study notes on 2:19 and 7:3 for this title.
6 tn Heb “An iron yoke I have put on the necks of all these nations.”
7 sn The emphasis is on the absoluteness of Nebuchadnezzar’s control. The statement is once again rhetorical and not to be taken literally. See the study note on 27:6.
8 tn Heb “Yahweh of armies, the God of Israel.” See 7:3 and the study note of 2:19 for the rendering of this title and an explanation of its significance.
9 tn Heb “They [i.e., people (the indefinite plural, GKC 460 §144.g)] will again say in the land of Judah and in its cities when I restore their fortunes.” For the meaning of the idiom “to restore the fortunes” see the translator’s note on 29:14.
10 tn The words “of Jerusalem” are not in the text but it is implicit in the titles that follow. They have been supplied in the translation for clarity to aid in identifying the referent.
map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
11 sn The blessing pronounced on the city of Zion/Jerusalem by the restored exiles looks at the restoration of its once exalted state as the city known for its sanctity and its just dealing (see Isa 1:21 and Ps 122). This was a reversal of the state of Jerusalem in the time of Isaiah and Jeremiah where wickedness not righteousness characterized the inhabitants of the city (cf. Isa 1:21; Jer 4:14; 5:1; 13:27). The blessing here presupposes the rebuilding of the city of Jerusalem and the temple which gave the city its sanctity.
12 tn Heb “Yahweh of armies, the God of Israel.” For this title, which occurs again in the following verse, see the notes on 7:3 and the study note on 2:19.
