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Jeremiah 6:28

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6:28 I reported, 1 

“All of them are the most stubborn of rebels! 2 

They are as hard as bronze or iron.

They go about telling lies.

They all deal corruptly.

Jeremiah 19:12

Context
19:12 I, the Lord, say: 3  ‘That is how I will deal with this city and its citizens. I will make it like Topheth.

1 tn These words are not in the text but are supplied in the translation for clarity. Some takes these words to be the continuation of the Lord’s commission of Jeremiah to the task of testing them. However, since this is the evaluation, the task appears to be complete. The words are better to be taken as Jeremiah’s report after he has completed the task.

2 tn Or “arch rebels,” or “hardened rebels.” Literally “rebels of rebels.”

3 tn This phrase (Heb “Oracle of the Lord”) has been handled this way on several occasions when it occurs within first person addresses where the Lord is the speaker. See, e.g., 16:16; 17:24; 18:6.



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