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Jeremiah 32:28

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32:28 Therefore I, the Lord, say: 1  ‘I will indeed hand 2  this city over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and the Babylonian army. 3  They will capture it.

Jeremiah 38:3

Context
38:3 They had also heard him say, 4  “The Lord says, ‘This city will certainly be handed over to the army of the king of Babylon. They will capture it.’” 5 

1 tn Heb “Thus says the Lord.” However, the speech has already been introduced as first person. So the first person style has been retained for smoother narrative style.

2 tn Heb “Behold, I will give this city into the hand of…”

3 tn Heb “The Chaldeans.” See the study note on 21:4 for further explanation.

4 tn The words “They had also heard him say,” are not in the Hebrew text. They are supplied in the translation for clarity so as to avoid any possible confusion that might be created by saying merely “And the Lord says,” without any introduction.

5 sn See Jer 21:10; 32:28; 34:2; 37:8 for this same prophecy. Jeremiah had repeatedly said this or words to the same effect.



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