Jeremiah 9:7 
Context| NET © | Therefore the Lord who rules over all says, 1 “I will now purify them in the fires of affliction 2 and test them. The wickedness of my dear people 3 has left me no choice. What else can I do? 4 |
| NIV © | Therefore this is what the LORD Almighty says: "See, I will refine and test them, for what else can I do because of the sin of my people? |
| NASB © | Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, "Behold, I will refine them and assay them; For what else can I do, because of the daughter of My people? |
| NLT © | Therefore, the LORD Almighty says, "See, I will melt them in a crucible and test them like metal. What else can I do with them? |
| MSG © | Therefore, GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies says: "Watch this! I'll melt them down and see what they're made of. What else can I do with a people this wicked? |
| BBE © | So the Lord of armies has said, See, I will make them soft in the fire and put them to the test; this I will do because of their evil-doing. |
| NRSV © | Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts: I will now refine and test them, for what else can I do with my sinful people? |
| NKJV © | Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts: "Behold, I will refine them and try them; For how shall I deal with the daughter of My people? |
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| NET © | Therefore the Lord who rules over all says, 1 “I will now purify them in the fires of affliction 2 and test them. The wickedness of my dear people 3 has left me no choice. What else can I do? 4 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “Yahweh of armies.” sn For the significance of this title see the notes at 2:19 and 7:3. 2 tn Heb “I will refine/purify them.” The words “in the fires of affliction” are supplied in the translation to give clarity to the metaphor. 3 tn Heb “daughter of my people.” For the translation given here see 4:11 and the note on the phrase “dear people” there. 4 tc Heb “For how else shall I deal because of the wickedness of the daughter of my people.” The MT does not have the word “wickedness.” The word, however, is read in the Greek version. This is probably a case of a word dropping out because of its similarities to the consonants preceding or following it (i.e., haplography). The word “wickedness” (רַעַת, ra’at) has dropped out before the words “my dear people” (בַּת־עַמִּי, bat-’ammi). The causal nuance which is normal for מִפְּנֵי (mippÿne) does not make sense without some word like this, and the combination of רַעַת מִפְּנֵי (mippÿne ra’at) does occur in Jer 7:12 and one very like it occurs in Jer 26:3. |
