Discovery BoxJeremiah 17:15 
Context17:15 Listen to what they are saying to me. 1
They are saying, “Where are the things the Lord threatens us with?
Come on! Let’s see them happen!” 2
Jeremiah 22:12
Context22:12 For he will die in the country where they took him as a captive. He will never see this land again.” 3
Jeremiah 23:24
Context23:24 “Do you really think anyone can hide himself
where I cannot see him?” the Lord asks. 4
“Do you not know that I am everywhere?” 5
the Lord asks. 6
Jeremiah 27:5
Context27:5 “I made the earth and the people and animals on it by my mighty power and great strength, 7 and I give it to whomever I see fit. 8
1 tn Heb “Behold, they are saying to me.”
2 tn Heb “Where is the word of the
3 sn This prophecy was fulfilled according to 2 Kgs 23:34.
4 tn Heb “Oracle of the
5 tn The words “Don’t you know” are not in the text. They are a way of conveying the idea that the question which reads literally “Do I not fill heaven and earth?” expects a positive answer. They follow the pattern used at the beginning of the previous two questions and continue that thought. The words are supplied in the translation for clarity.
6 tn Heb “Oracle of the
7 tn Heb “by my great power and my outstretched arm.” Again “arm” is symbolical for “strength.” Compare the similar expression in 21:5.
