Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Jer 38:22) | 1 tn Heb “And they will say.” The words “taunt you” are supplied in the translation to give the flavor of the words that follow. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 36:1) | 2 tn Heb “This word came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah the king of Judah, saying.” |
| (0.30) | (Jer 35:1) | 2 tn Heb “The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, saying.” |
| (0.30) | (Jer 34:13) | 1 tn Heb “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘…’” The style adopted here has been used to avoid a longer, more complex English sentence. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 33:10) | 1 tn Heb “Thus says the Lord.” For the first person rendering see the translator’s note at the end of v. 2. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 32:28) | 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. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 31:34) | 1 tn Heb “teach…, saying, ‘Know the Lord.’” The indirect quote has been chosen for stylistic reasons, i.e., to better parallel the following line. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 29:16) | 1 tn Heb “But thus says the Lord about.” The words “just listen to what” are supplied in the translation to help show the connection with the preceding. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 28:13) | 1 tn Heb “Hananiah, ‘Thus says the Lord….” The translation uses an indirect quotation here used to eliminate one level of embedded quotation. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 26:4) | 1 tn Heb “thus says the Lord, ‘…’.” The use of the indirect quotation in the translation eliminates one level of embedded quotation to avoid confusion. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 25:27) | 3 tn Heb “Tell them, ‘Thus says the Lord….’” The translation is intended to eliminate one level of imbedded quotation marks to help avoid confusion. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 25:28) | 1 tn Heb “Tell them, ‘Thus says the Lord…’” The translation is intended to eliminate one level of imbedded quote marks to help avoid confusion. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 23:39) | 1 tn The translation of v. 38 and the first part of v. 39 represents the restructuring of a long and complex Hebrew sentence: Heb “But if you say, ‘The burden of the Lord,’ therefore this is what the Lord says, ‘Because you said this word, “The burden of the Lord,” even though I sent unto saying, “you shall not say, ‘The burden of the Lord,’ therefore…” The first “therefore” picks up the “if” (BDB 487 s.v. כֵּן 3.d) and the second answer the “because” (BDB 774 s.v. יַעַן 1). |
| (0.30) | (Jer 23:25) | 1 tn The words, “The Lord says” are not in the text. They are supplied in the translation for clarity to show that the Lord continues speaking. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 17:11) | 2 tn The Hebrew text merely says “it.” But the antecedent might be ambiguous in English, so the reference to wealth gained by unjust means is here reiterated for clarity. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 11:7) | 1 tn Heb “warned them…saying, ‘Obey me.’” However, it allows the long sentence to be broken up easier if the indirect quote is used. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 11:11) | 1 tn Heb “Therefore, thus, says the Lord.” The person has been shifted in the translation in accordance with the difference between Hebrew and English style. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 9:3) | 1 tn The words “The Lord says” have been moved up from the end of the verse to make clear that a change in speaker has occurred. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 7:9) | 1 tn Heb “Will you steal…then say, ‘We are safe’?” Verses 9-10 are one long sentence in the Hebrew text. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 5:2) | 1 tn Heb “Though they say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives.’” The idea of “swear on oath” comes from the second line. |
