Jeremiah 7:11
Context7:11 Do you think this temple I have claimed as my own 1 is to be a hideout for robbers? 2 You had better take note! 3 I have seen for myself what you have done! says the Lord.
Jeremiah 44:2
Context44:2 “The Lord God of Israel who rules over all 4 says, ‘You have seen all the disaster I brought on Jerusalem 5 and all the towns of Judah. Indeed, they now lie in ruins and are deserted. 6
1 tn Heb “over which my name is called.” For this nuance of this idiom cf. BDB 896 s.v. קָרָא Niph.2.d(4) and see the usage in 2 Sam 12:28.
2 tn Heb “Is this house…a den/cave of robbers in your eyes?”
3 tn Heb “Behold!”
4 tn Heb “Yahweh of armies, the God of Israel.” Compare 7:3 and see the study note on 2:19 for explanation and translation of this title.
5 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
6 tn Heb “Behold, they are in ruins this day and there is no one living in them.”