Jeremiah 13:19
ContextNETBible | The gates of the towns in southern Judah will be shut tight. 1 No one will be able to go in or out of them. 2 All Judah will be carried off into exile. They will be completely carried off into exile.’” 3 |
XREF | Le 26:31-33; De 28:15,64-68; De 28:52; Jos 18:5; 2Ki 25:21; Job 12:14; Jer 17:26; Jer 33:13; Jer 39:9; Jer 52:27; Eze 20:46,47 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “The towns of the Negev will be shut.” 2 tn Heb “There is no one to open them.” The translation is based on the parallel in Josh 6:1 where the very expression in the translation is used. Opening the city would have permitted entrance (of relief forces) as well as exit (of fugitives). 3 sn The statements are poetic exaggerations (hyperbole), as most commentaries note. Even in the exile of 587 |