Discovery BoxJeremiah 5:23 
Context5:23 But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts.
They have turned aside and gone their own way. 1
Jeremiah 7:5
Context7:5 You must change 2 the way you have been living and do what is right. You must treat one another fairly. 3
Jeremiah 44:20
Context44:20 Then Jeremiah replied to all the people, both men and women, who responded to him in this way. 4
1 tn The words, “their own way” are not in the text but are implicit and are supplied in the translation for clarity.
2 tn The infinitive absolute precedes the finite verb for emphasis.
3 tn Heb “you must do justice between a person and his fellow/neighbor.” The infinitive absolute precedes the finite verb for emphasis.
4 tn Heb “And Jeremiah said to all the people, to the men and to the women, namely to all the people who answered him a word.” The appositional phrases have been combined to eliminate what would be redundant to a modern reader.
