Discovery BoxJeremiah 2:14 
Context2:14 “Israel is not a slave, is he?
He was not born into slavery, was he? 1
If not, why then is he being carried off?
Jeremiah 22:19
Context22:19 He will be left unburied just like a dead donkey.
His body will be dragged off and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.’” 2
Jeremiah 28:12
Context28:12 But shortly after the prophet Hananiah had broken the yoke off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck, the Lord spoke to Jeremiah.
Jeremiah 39:7
Context39:7 Then he had Zedekiah’s eyes put out and had him bound in chains 3 to be led off to Babylon.
Jeremiah 52:33
Context52:33 Jehoiachin 4 took off his prison clothes and ate daily in the king’s presence for the rest of his life.
1 tn Heb “Is Israel a slave? Or is he a house born slave?” The questions are rhetorical, expecting a negative answer.
sn The
2 sn A similar judgment against this ungodly king is pronounced by Jeremiah in 36:30. According to 2 Chr 36:6 he was bound over to be taken captive to Babylon but apparently died before he got there. According to the Jewish historian Josephus, Nebuchadnezzar ordered his body thrown outside the wall in fulfillment of this judgment. The Bible itself, however, does not tell us that.
map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
3 tn Heb “fetters of bronze.” The more generic “chains” is used in the translation because “fetters” is a word unfamiliar to most modern readers.
4 tn The subject is unstated in the Hebrew text, but Jehoiachin is clearly the subject of the following verb.
