Discovery BoxJeremiah 2:24 
Context2:24 You are like a wild female donkey brought up in the wilderness.
In her lust she sniffs the wind to get the scent of a male. 1
No one can hold her back when she is in heat.
None of the males need wear themselves out chasing after her.
At mating time she is easy to find. 2
Jeremiah 5:24
Context5:24 They do not say to themselves, 3
“Let us revere the Lord our God.
It is he who gives us the autumn rains and the spring rains at the proper time.
It is he who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest.” 4
Jeremiah 14:22
Context14:22 Do any of the worthless idols 5 of the nations cause rain to fall?
Do the skies themselves send showers?
Is it not you, O Lord our God, who does this? 6
So we put our hopes in you 7
because you alone do all this.”
Jeremiah 34:14
Context34:14 “Every seven years each of you must free any fellow Hebrews who have sold themselves to you. After they have served you for six years, you shall set them free.” 8 But your ancestors did not obey me or pay any attention to me.
Jeremiah 41:5
Context41:5 eighty men arrived from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria. 9 They had shaved off their beards, torn their clothes, and cut themselves to show they were mourning. 10 They were carrying grain offerings and incense to present at the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem. 11
1 tn The words “to get the scent of a male” are implicit and are supplied in the translation for clarification.
2 sn The metaphor is intended to depict Israel’s irrepressible desire to worship other gods.
3 tn Heb “say in their hearts.”
4 tn Heb “who keeps for us the weeks appointed for harvest.”
5 tn The word הֶבֶל (hevel), often translated “vanities”, is a common pejorative epithet for idols or false gods. See already in 8:19 and 10:8.
6 tn Heb “Is it not you, O
7 tn The rhetorical negatives are balanced by a rhetorical positive.
8 sn Compare Deut 15:12-18 for the complete statement of this law. Here only the first part of it is cited.
9 sn Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria were all cities in the northern kingdom of Israel with important religious and political histories. When Israel was destroyed in 722
map For the location of Samaria see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.
10 tn The words “to show they were mourning” are not in the text but are implicit in the acts. They are supplied in the translation for clarification for readers who may not be familiar with ancient mourning customs.
11 tn The words “in Jerusalem” are not in the text but are implicit. They are supplied in the translation for clarity.
map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
