Discovery BoxJeremiah 2:34 
Context2:34 Even your clothes are stained with
the lifeblood of the poor who had not done anything wrong;
you did not catch them breaking into your homes. 1
Yet, in spite of all these things you have done, 2
Jeremiah 3:3
Context3:3 That is why the rains have been withheld,
and the spring rains have not come.
Yet in spite of this you are obstinate as a prostitute. 3
You refuse to be ashamed of what you have done.
Jeremiah 3:10
Context3:10 In spite of all this, 4 Israel’s sister, unfaithful Judah, has not turned back to me with any sincerity; she has only pretended to do so,” 5 says the Lord.
Jeremiah 32:25
Context32:25 The city is sure to fall into the hands of the Babylonians. 6 Yet, in spite of this, 7 you, Lord God, 8 have said to me, “Buy that field with silver and have the transaction legally witnessed.”’” 9
1 tn The words “for example” are implicit and are supplied in the translation for clarification. This is only one example of why their death was not legitimate.
sn Killing a thief caught in the act of breaking and entering into a person’s home was pardonable under the law of Moses, cf. Exod 22:2.
2 tn KJV and ASV read this line with 2:34. The ASV makes little sense and the KJV again erroneously reads the archaic second person feminine singular perfect as first person common singular. All the modern English versions and commentaries take this line with 2:35.
3 tn Heb “you have the forehead of a prostitute.”
4 tn Heb “And even in all this.”
5 tn Heb “ has not turned back to me with all her heart but only in falsehood.”
6 tn Heb “The Chaldeans.” See the study note on 21:4 for further explanation.
7 tn Heb “And you, Lord Yahweh, have said to me, ‘Buy the field for…’ even though the city will be given into the hands of the Babylonians.” The sentence has been broken up and the order reversed for English stylistic purposes. For the rendering “is sure to fall into the hands of” see the translator’s note on the preceding verse.
8 tn Heb “Lord
9 tn Heb “call in witnesses to witness.”
