Discovery BoxJeremiah 2:29 
Context2:29 “Why do you try to refute me? 1
All of you have rebelled against me,”
says the Lord.
Jeremiah 25:19
Context25:19 I made all of these other people drink it: Pharaoh, king of Egypt; 2 his attendants, his officials, his people,
Jeremiah 25:23
Context25:23 the people of Dedan, Tema, Buz, 3 all the desert people who cut their hair short at the temples; 4
Jeremiah 26:6
Context26:6 If you do not obey me, 5 then I will do to this temple what I did to Shiloh. 6 And I will make this city an example to be used in curses by people from all the nations on the earth.’”
Jeremiah 30:20
Context30:20 The descendants of Jacob will enjoy their former privileges.
Their community will be reestablished in my favor 7
and I will punish all who try to oppress them.
Jeremiah 31:24
Context31:24 The land of Judah will be inhabited by people who live in its towns
as well as by farmers and shepherds with their flocks. 8
Jeremiah 51:61
Context51:61 Then Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “When you arrive in Babylon, make sure 9 you read aloud all these prophecies. 10
1 sn This is still part of the
2 sn See further Jer 46:2-28 for the judgment against Egypt.
3 sn Dedan and Tema are mentioned together in Isa 21:13-14 and located in the desert. They were located in the northern part of the Arabian peninsula south and east of Ezion Geber. Buz is not mentioned anywhere else and its location is unknown. Judgment against Dedan and Tema is mentioned in conjunction with the judgment on Edom in Jer 47:7-8.
4 tn For the discussion regarding the meaning of the terms here see the notes on 9:26.
sn See Jer 9:26 where these are mentioned in connection with Moab, Edom, and Ammon.
5 tn 26:4-6 are all one long sentence containing a long condition with subordinate clauses (vv. 4-5) and a compound consequence in v. 6: Heb “If you will not obey me by walking in my law…by paying attention to the words of the prophets which…and you did not pay heed, then I will make…and I will make…” The sentence has been broken down in conformity to contemporary English style but an attempt has been made to reflect all the subordinations in the English translation.
6 sn See the study note on Jer 7:13.
7 tn Heb “his children will be as in former times and his congregation/community will be established before me.” “His children” refers to “Jacob” who has been referred to in v. 18 in the phrase “I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob.” “His children” are thus the restored exiles. Some commentaries see the reference here to the restoration of numbers in accordance with the previous verse. However, the last line of this verse and the reference to the ruler in the following verse suggests rather restoration of the religious and political institutions to their former state. For the use of the word translated “community” (עֵדָה, ’edah) to refer to a political congregation as well as its normal use to refer to a religious one see 1 Kgs 12:20. For the idea of “in my favor” (i.e., under the eye and regard of) for the Hebrew phrase used here (לְפָנַי, lÿfanay) see BDB 817 s.v. פָּנֶה II.4.a(b).
8 tn The translation “those who move about with their flocks” is based on an emendation of the Hebrew text which reads a third plural Qal perfect (נָסְעוּ, nos’u) to a masculine plural Qal participle in the construct (נֹסְעֵי, nosÿ’e) as suggested in the BHS fn. For the use of the construct participle before a noun with a preposition see GKC 421 §130.a. It is generally agreed that three classes of people are referred to here, townspeople, farmers, and shepherds. But the syntax of the Hebrew sentence is a little awkward: “And they [i.e., “people” (the indefinite plural, GKC 460 §144.g)] will live in it, Judah and all its cities [an apposition of nearer definition (GKC 425-26 §131.n)], [along with] farmers and those who move about with their flocks.” The first line refers awkwardly to the townspeople and the other two classes are added asyndetically (i.e., without the conjunction “and”).
9 tn Heb “see [that].”
10 tn Heb “words” (or “things”).
