richmahn_en_tn/tn_JER.tsv

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2	front:intro	l3xj				0	# Introduction to Jeremiah\n\n## Part 1: General Introduction\n\n### Outline of the Book of Jeremiah\n\n1. Yahweh calls Jeremiah to be a prophet (1:1–19)\n1. Yahweh will judge and punish Judah (2:1–29:32)\n * Judah called to repent of spiritual adultery (2:1–6:30)\n * Judah judged for its false religion (7:1–10:16)\n * Jeremiah stands between Yahweh and his people (11:1–20:19)\n * Jeremiah confronts his people (21:1–29:32)\n1. Yahweh promises to restore Judah (30:1–33:26)\n * Yahweh will bring the people of Judah back to their land (30:1–24)\n * Yahweh will create a new covenant with them (31:1–40)\n * The people will come back (32:1–44)\n * Kings descended from David will rule again (33:1–26)\n1. Jeremiah suffers (34:1–45:5)\n * Before Yahweh punishes Judah (34:1–36:32)\n * While Yahweh punishes Judah (37:1–39:18)\n * After Yahweh punishes Judah (40:1–45:5)\n1. Yahweh will judge and punish the nations (46:1–51:64)\n * Egypt (46:1–28)\n * Philistia (47:1–28)\n * Moab (48:1–47)\n * Ammon (49:1–6)\n * Edom (49:7–22)\n * Damascus (49:23–27)\n * Kedar (49:28–33)\n * Elam (49:34–39)\n * Babylonia (50:1–51:64)\n1. Jerusalem captured and destroyed (52:1–34)\n\n### What is the Book of Jeremiah about?\n\nThe Book of Jeremiah gives the prophesies of a priest named Jeremiah. It also tells how Jeremiah suffered in different ways while he prophesied.\n\nJeremiah began prophesying about 626 B.C. After the death of King Josiah, many groups of people in Israel opposed Jeremiah. Some of these people wanted to depend on Egypt to protect the nation. Others were idol worshipers. They hated Jeremiah for denouncing their gods. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/falsegod]])\n\nDuring the reign of King Jehoiakim, Jeremiah prophesied about the temple of Yahweh. King Jehoiakim received some of these prophecies in writing and burned the document. The next king, Zedekiah, put Jeremiah in prison when he told the king to surrender to Babylon.\n\nKing Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia invaded Judah in 597 B.C. He conquered Jerusalem in 587 B.C. He offered Jeremiah housing and money if Jeremiah would go to Babylon. But Jeremiah remained in Jerusalem to help the few Jews left there.\n\nShortly after that, Gedaliah, whom Nebuchadnezzar had chosen to be governor over Judah, was murdered. Some Jewish rebels captured Jeremiah and took him to Egypt. Those rebels went to Egypt to be protected there rather than to live under Nebuchadnezzar’s rule. Jeremiah may have died soon after being taken to Egypt. But while in Egypt he prophesied that the Babylonians would invade and conquer Egypt.\n\n### How should the title of this book be translated?\n\nThe traditional title of this book is “The Book of Jeremiah” or just “Jeremiah.” Translators may also call it the “The Book about Jeremiah” or “What the Prophet Jeremiah Said.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])\n\n### Who wrote the Book of Jeremiah?\n\nJeremiah was a priest and a prophet living in Judah. He spoke the prophesies in the Book of Jeremiah. A friend named Baruch wrote down many of the prophecies as Jeremiah spoke them to him.\n\n## Part 2: Important Religious and Cultural Concepts\n\n### What is the new covenant that is presented in the Book of Jeremiah?\n\nJeremiah introduced a “new covenant” between Yahweh and Israel (chapter 31). Yahweh would “write this covenant on the hearts” of the people. This means that the covenant would be a part of the people instead of just written on stone or paper. The people would obey the new covenant with all their heart. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/covenant]])\n\n### What relationship do Jeremiah’s prophecies have to the other nations besides Israel?\n\nMuch of the Old Testament before this time is only about the nation of Israel. But Jeremiah also spoke of how Yahweh would judge other nations of the world. Yahweh would also punish the other nations for their wicked deeds. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/judge]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]])\n\n## Part 3: Important Translation Issues\n\n### Are the events in the Book of Jeremiah told in the order that they actually happened?\n\nMany of the events in the Book of Jeremiah are not told in the order that they actually happened. Instead, the various prophecies appear to be arranged by topic.\n\n### Why does the Book of Jeremiah refer to this prophet as “he” or “him”?\n\nMany times in the book, the author refers to Jeremiah as “Jeremiah” or “he.” This is unusual if Jeremiah wrote the book. The reason this occurs is perhaps because Baruch, Jeremiah’s secretary, wrote down some parts of the book. Translators should keep the words “Jeremiah” and “he.”
3	1:intro	e235				0	# Jeremiah 1 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nSome translations set each line of poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to make it easier to read. The ULT does this with the poetry in 1:4–10.\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Jeremiah appointed as prophet\n\nGod chose Jeremiah to be his prophet and although many powerful people would be against him, God promised to protect him. This chapter emphasizes that Jeremiah was chosen by God to be his prophet. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/appoint]], [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/elect]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/promise]])\n\n### Northern kingdom\n\nThis was not a reference to the northern kingdom of Israel; it had already been conquered. It was a reference to a kingdom located north of Judah, that is, to Babylon. The Babylonian armies would attack Judah and conquer it.\n\n### Opposition\n\nThe people were supposed to listen to God’s prophet. When he prophesied, they should have repented. Instead, they persecuted Jeremiah. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/repent]])
4	1:1	zm8t			Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests	0	Alternate translation: “Jeremiah son of Hilkiah. Jeremiah was one of the priests”
5	1:1	ynh2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Hilkiah	0	This is the name of a man. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
6	1:1	hbs3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Anathoth	0	This is the name of a town. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
7	1:1	m9zz			the land of Benjamin	0	Alternate translation: “the land that belongs to the tribe of Benjamin”
8	1:2	qj8r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	The word of Yahweh came to him	0	This idiom is used to announce that God gave messages to him. Alternate translation: “Yahweh gave messages to him” or “Yahweh spoke to Jeremiah” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
9	1:2	tdx8			Yahweh	0	This is the name of God that he revealed to his people in the Old Testament. See the translationWord page about Yahweh concerning how to translate this.
10	1:2	gg1j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah	0	Here “in the days of” is an idiom that refers to the time when a king reigned. Alternate translation: “when Josiah son of Amon was king of Judah” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
11	1:2	xy18		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal	the thirteenth	0	The word “thirteenth” is the ordinal form of “13.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
12	1:2	bvz7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Amon	0	This is the name of a man. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
13	1:2	h452			his reign	0	Alternate translation: “Josiah’s reign”
14	1:3	wl81		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal	the eleventh	0	The word “eleventh” is the ordinal form of “11.”(See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
15	1:3	vh91			It also came	0	Alternate translation: “The word of Yahweh also came”
16	1:3	iba7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah	0	Here “in the days of” is an idiom that refers to the time when a king reigned. Alternate translation: “when Johoiakim son of Josiah was king of Judah” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
17	1:3	ui8x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths	the fifth month	0	This is the fifth month of the Hebrew calendar. It is during the last part of July and the first part of August on Western calendars. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
18	1:3	xqi2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	of Zedekiah	0	This refers to the rule of Zedekiah. This can be stated explicitly. Alternate translation: “of the reign of Zedekiah” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
19	1:3	g4f3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	when the people of Jerusalem were taken away as prisoners	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. It can be stated clearly that they were taken to Babylon. Alternate translation: “when the army of Babylon took the people of Jerusalem away as prisoners” or “when the army of Babylon took the people of Jerusalem as prisoners to Babylon” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
20	1:4	vzg7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	The word of Yahweh came to me, saying	0	This idiom is used to introduce a special message from God. Alternate translation: “Yahweh gave me a message. He said” or “Yahweh spoke this message to me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
21	1:5	j2el			formed you	0	Alternate translation: “shaped you”
22	1:5	f9sn			before you came out from the womb	0	This can also be expressed without referring to the womb. Alternate translation: “before you were born”
23	1:6	x52n			Ah, Lord Yahweh	0	Here “Ah” shows Jeremiah’s fear of doing what God has said.
24	1:6	j6eh		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole	I do not know how to speak	0	Jeremiah may have been exaggerating to show his fear of speaking in public. Alternate translation: “I do not know how to speak in public” or “I do not know how to make announcements to people” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
25	1:8	r2iu			Do not be afraid of them	0	Alternate translation: “Do not be afraid of the people I will send you to speak to”
26	1:8	jk96			this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	The word “this” refers to what Yahweh just said in verses 7 and 8.
27	1:8	tfp9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
28	1:9	gq1r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Then Yahweh reached out with his hand, touched my mouth	0	This could mean: (1) this is a metaphor representing Yahweh giving Jeremiah special authority to speak. Alternate translation: “Then it was as though Yahweh touched my mouth” or (2) Jeremiah was seeing a vision and Yahweh actually did this as a symbolic act of giving Jeremiah authority to speak. Alternate translation: “Then Yahweh touched my mouth with his hand” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
29	1:9	sw5r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I have placed my word in your mouth	0	This phrase represents giving Jeremiah his message. Alternate translation: “I have given you my message for you to speak to the people” or “I have enabled you to tell the people my message” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
30	1:10	xz7w			I am appointing you … to uproot and break down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant	0	Jeremiah would do these things to various nations by saying that they would happen.
31	1:10	k126			to uproot and break down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant	0	He would uproot, break down, destroy and overthrow some nations, and he would build and plant other nations.
32	1:10	hzc6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	to uproot	0	God speaks of Jeremiah destroying the nations by what he says as if the nations were plants and he were to pull them up out of the ground. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
33	1:10	vgg1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	to destroy and overthrow	0	Jeremiah uses these words, which mean almost the same thing, to show that this will certainly happen. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
34	1:10	q2dm		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	to build and plant	0	God speaks of Jeremiah causing nations to become strong as if they were a building and he would build them, and as if they were plants and he would plant them. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
35	1:11	i5z1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	The word of Yahweh came to me, saying, “What	0	This idiom is used to introduce a special message from God. See how you translated similar words in [Jeremiah 1:4](./04.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh gave me a message. He said, ‘What” or “Yahweh spoke this message to me: ‘What” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
36	1:11	hmj4			I see an almond branch	0	Yahweh shows Jeremiah a spiritual vision.
37	1:11	zuu3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown	an almond branch	0	An almond tree is a kind of nut tree. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])
38	1:12	mr44		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I am watching over my word to carry it out	0	This represents guaranteeing that he will do what he has said. Alternate translation: “I am remembering my word to carry it out” or “I guarantee that I will do what I have said” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
39	1:12	s9ac			for I am watching over my word	0	The Hebrew words for “almond” and “watch over” sound almost the same. God wants Jeremiah to remember that God will make his word succeed.
40	1:13	ntu1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	The word of Yahweh came to me a second time, saying	0	The idiom “The word of Yahweh came to” is used to introduce a special message from God. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Jeremiah 1:4](./04.md), and make any changes as needed. Alternate translation: “Yahweh gave me a message a second time. He said” or “Yahweh spoke this second message to me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
41	1:13	wx7m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	whose surface is churning	0	The surface refers to the surface of the water in the pot. Jeremiah could see the water boiling. Alternate translation: “whose water is boiling” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
42	1:13	dy8k			tipping away from the north	0	This means that it was tipping toward the south, where Jeremiah was in Judah.
43	1:14	sxk1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Disaster will be opened up out of the north	0	“Disaster will be let loose from the north.” This represents God causing disaster to come from the north to the south. Alternate translation: “Disaster will come from the north” or “I will send disaster from the north” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
44	1:15	ci59			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues speaking to Jeremiah about the disaster that would come from the north.
45	1:15	eu1c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole	everyone	0	This generalization refers to the kings of the northern kingdoms. Alternate translation: “every king” or “all of the northern kings” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
46	1:15	duv8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	will set his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem	0	This could mean: (1) this represents ruling over Jerusalem. Alternate translation: “will rule at the gates of Jerusalem” or (2) this represents judging Jerusalem. Alternate translation: “will judge Jerusalem” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
47	1:15	j1zf		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	against all the walls that surround it	0	Setting their thrones “against all the walls that surround it” represents commanding their armies to destroy the walls surrounding Jerusalem. Alternate translation: “and they will command their armies to destroy the walls surrounding Judah” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
48	1:15	d8i9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	against all the cities of Judah	0	Setting their thrones “against all the cities of Judah” represents commanding their armies to destroy all the cities of Judah. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
49	1:16	gg7p			I will pronounce sentence against them	0	Alternate translation: “I will announce how I will punish them”
50	1:16	wrh7			I will pronounce sentence against them	0	Alternate translation: “I will pronounce sentence against the people of Judah”
51	1:16	s442			worshiping what they made with their own hands	0	Since the people had made the idols with their own hands, they should have known that the idols are not worthy of worship.
52	1:17	k94h			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues speaking to Jeremiah.
53	1:17	qw4v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Do not be shattered … I will shatter you	0	Here “be shattered” represents being extremely afraid, and “shatter” represents causing Jeremiah to be extremely afraid. Alternate translation: “Do not be terrified … I will terrify you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
54	1:18	q32g			Behold!	0	Alternate translation: “Pay attention!”
55	1:18	k16n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Today I have made you a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land	0	Being strong like these things represents being confident and unchanging in saying what God had told him to say. Alternate translation: “I have made you strong against the whole land like a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
56	1:18	l1sl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	iron … bronze	0	These were the strongest materials known at that time. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
57	1:18	u7cf		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the whole land	0	This represents all the people of the land. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
58	1:19	zp53			They will fight against you	0	This refers to the people of Judah.
59	1:19	c3xx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
60	2:intro	cx16				0	# Jeremiah 2 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nSome translations set each line of poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to make it easier to read. The ULT does this with the poetry in 2:1–31.\n\nThe prophecy revealed to Jeremiah is recorded in 2:1–3:5. Despite covering more than one chapter, this should be seen as one unit. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/reveal]])\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### The people refuse to learn\n\nThe people worshiped other gods, particularly the fertility gods of Baal and Ashtoreth. Even when the nation was punished, the people did not learn. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/falsegod]])\n\n## Important figures of speech in this chapter\n\n### Metaphor\n\nIsrael is compared to a female camel or a wild donkey for being unstable and lustful. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
61	2:1	n8ww		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,	0	This idiom is used to introduce a special message from God. See how you translated similar words in [Jeremiah 1:4](../01/04.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh gave me a message. He said,” or “Yahweh spoke this message to me:” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
62	2:2	g2d8			Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem	0	Alternate translation: “Go and speak where the people in Jerusalem can hear you”
63	2:2	mz95			I have called to mind on your behalf	0	Alternate translation: “I remember about you”
64	2:2	jw4x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	the covenant faithfulness in your youthfulness, your love	0	The abstract nouns “faithfulness,” “youthfulness” and “love” can be expressed with the adjectives “faithful” and “young,” and the verb “love.” Alternate translation: “how, when you were young, you were faithful to our covenant, and how you loved me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
65	2:2	p3v3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	when we were engaged	0	God speaks of his relationship with the people of Israel as though they had been engaged to be married. Alternate translation: “when we first agreed that we would marry each other” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
66	2:2	gl65		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	the land that was not sown	0	This can be expressed in active form. Alternate translation: “the land where no one had sown seed” or “the land where no food was growing” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
67	2:3	ubv5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the firstfruits of his harvest	0	God speaks of Israel as if they were an offering dedicated to God. Alternate translation: “like the firstfruits of his harvest” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
68	2:3	b2kn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	All who ate from the firstfruits were held guilty	0	God speaks of those who attacked Israel as if they were eating the offering that was set apart for God. Alternate translation: “All who attacked Israel were held guilty like people who ate from the first fruits of his harvest” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
69	2:3	j1qx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	disaster came upon them	0	The phrase “came upon them” is a metaphor for happened to them. Alternate translation: “Disasters happened to them” or “I made terrible things happen to them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
70	2:3	bei6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
71	2:4	u5jc		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	house of Jacob, all you clans of the house of Israel	0	Jacob and Israel were two names for one man, and these two phrases refer to the same group of people. Alternate translation: “all you descendants of Jacob” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
72	2:4	gq5q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	house of Jacob	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to Jacob’s descendants. Alternate translation: “descendants of Jacob” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
73	2:4	p8u3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to Israel’s descendants, who had become the nation of Israel. Alternate translation: “the Israelites” or “the Israelite people group” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
74	2:5	y22p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	What did your fathers find wrong with me, that they went far from following me? That they went after useless idols and became useless themselves?	0	Yahweh uses these questions to say that since he has done no wrong, his people should not have rejected him and worshiped idols. Alternate translation: “I did nothing wrong to your forefathers, so they should not have gone far from following me, and they should not have gone after useless idols. By doing that they themselves have become useless!” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
75	2:5	k654		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	they went far from following me	0	This represents rejecting God and refusing to be loyal to him. Alternate translation: “they rejected me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
76	2:5	p2c2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	they went after useless idols	0	This represents choosing to be loyal to idols and worship them. Alternate translation: “they worshiped useless idols” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
77	2:5	ea5y			useless idols	0	idols that people can use for nothing good. The translation should not make people think that there are some idols that are useful.
78	2:6	qj82		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	They did not say	0	It is implied that they should have said what follows. Alternate translation: “They should have said” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
79	2:6	bj3g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Where is Yahweh, who brought us … Egypt?	0	This rhetorical question would have been used to show the people’s need of Yahweh. Alternate translation: “We need Yahweh. He is the one who brought us … Egypt.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
80	2:6	sb9y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Where is Yahweh, who led us … lives?	0	This rhetorical question would have been used to show the people’s need of Yahweh. Alternate translation: “We need Yahweh. He is the one who led us … lives.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
81	2:6	xpu1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	a land of drought and deep darkness	0	A “land of drought” is a land that does not have enough water. Here “deep darkness” is a metaphor for danger. Alternate translation: “a dangerous land where there is not enough water” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
82	2:7	e78y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	you defiled my land, you made my inheritance an abomination!	0	These two phrases mean the same thing. Alternate translation: “you sinned and made the land I gave you disgusting to me!” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
83	2:7	z346		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	you defiled my land	0	Here “defiled” represents making the land unacceptable to God. They did this by sinning against him there when they worshiped idols. Alternate translation: “by sinning, you made my land no good” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
84	2:7	x8z6			you made my inheritance an abomination	0	Alternate translation: “you made my inheritance disgusting by your sin” or “by sinning, you made my inheritance repulsive”
85	2:7	bs45		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	my inheritance	0	This could mean: (1) God is speaking of his land as if he had inherited it. Alternate translation: “my land” or (2) God is speaking of the land he gave to Israel as if he had given it to them as an inheritance. Alternate translation: “the land I gave you” or “the land I gave you as an inheritance” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
86	2:8	kt1g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Where is Yahweh?	0	This question would have shown that they wanted to obey Yahweh. Alternate translation: “We need to obey Yahweh!” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
87	2:8	hl48			did not care about me	0	Alternate translation: “were not committed to me” or “rejected me”
88	2:8	vv8y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	The shepherds transgressed against me	0	The leaders are spoken of as if they were shepherds and the people who followed them were sheep. Alternate translation: “Their leaders sinned against me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
89	2:8	fs7t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	walked after unprofitable things	0	Here “walked after” represents obeying or worshiping. Alternate translation: “obeyed unprofitable things” or “worshiped unprofitable things” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
90	2:8	b2si			unprofitable things	0	Unprofitable things are things that cannot help a person. Here it refers to idols.
91	2:9	wb2t			your sons’ sons	0	Alternate translation: “your future generations”
92	2:10	m3dc		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	cross over to the coasts of Kittim	0	Kittim was an island west of Israel. Today it is called Cyprus. It represented all the lands far to the west of Israel. Alternate translation: “go west across the ocean to Kittim” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
93	2:10	r42k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Send messengers out to Kedar	0	Kedar is the name of a land far to the east of Israel. Alternate translation: “Send messengers far east to the land of Kedar” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
94	2:11	g27j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Has a nation exchanged gods … gods?	0	God uses this question to tell the people of Israel that other nations continue to worship their own gods. They do not change and worship other gods. Alternate translation: “You will see that no nation has ever exchanged gods … gods.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
95	2:11	y4gc		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	But my people have exchanged their glory for what cannot help them	0	Here God speaks as though he were not speaking directly to his people. Alternate translation: “But you, my people, have exchanged me, your glorious God, for what cannot help you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
96	2:11	ad5n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	their glory	0	This expression refers to God himself, who is glorious. Alternate translation: “their glorious God” or “me, your glorious God” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
97	2:11	i74r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	for what cannot help	0	Here false gods are spoken of in terms of what they cannot do. Alternate translation: “for false gods, which cannot help” or “for gods who cannot help” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
98	2:12	gfd1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
99	2:13	xga4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	have abandoned the springs of living waters	0	God speaks of himself as if he were springs of living waters. Alternate translation: “have abandoned me, their springs of living waters” or “have abandoned me, who is like springs of living water” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
100	2:13	zfj3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	have dug out cisterns for themselves	0	God speaks of false gods as if they were cisterns that people dig in order to get water. Alternate translation: “have gone to false gods, which are like cisterns they have dug for themselves” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
101	2:13	y6j8			cisterns	0	deep holes for storing water
102	2:14	gf3q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	Is Israel a slave? Was he born in his master’s home? So why has he become plunder?	0	Though Yahweh was speaking to the people of Israel, he used the third person as though he were talking to someone else about Israel. Alternate translation: “Israel, are you a slave? Were you born at home? So why have you become plunder?” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
103	2:14	dz58		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Is Israel a slave? Was he born in his master’s home?	0	Yahweh uses these questions to tell why Israel should not have become plunder. Alternate translation: “Israel is not a slave. Israel was not born at home.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
104	2:14	fp49		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Was he born in his master’s home	0	Here “born in his master’s home” is metonym for being born into slavery. Alternate translation: “Was he born a slave” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
105	2:14	d84g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	So why has he become plunder?	0	Yahweh uses this question to indicate that Israel should not have become plunder. Alternate translation: “So he should not have become plunder.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
106	2:14	gd7n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	So why has he become plunder	0	Here “become plunder” represents being attacked and taken as captives to another country. Alternate translation: “So why has Israel been taken away as captives” or “So why have Israel’s enemies taken Israel away as captives” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
107	2:15	sra1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Young lions roared against him. They made a lot of noise	0	God speaks of Israel’s enemies attacking Israel as if the enemies were lions roaring and attacking Israel. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
108	2:15	w8su		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	made his land a horror	0	This represents destroying the land in such a way that people will feel horror when they see it. Alternate translation: “destroyed Israel’s land” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
109	2:15	bs9w			Young lions roared	0	A roar is a loud sound that a wild animal makes when it attacks.
110	2:15	fgd1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	His cities are destroyed without any inhabitants	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “They have destroyed Israel’s cities and now no one lives in them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
111	2:15	ph93			inhabitants	0	people who live in a certain place
112	2:16	z9t5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Memphis and Tahpanhes	0	These are the names of two cities in Egypt. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
113	2:16	z84p			will shave your skull	0	The Egyptians shaved the head of their slaves to mark them as slaves.
114	2:16	f67y			will shave your skull	0	Some versions interpret the Hebrew text as “have cracked your skull.”
115	2:17	rh64		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Did you not do this to yourselves when you abandoned Yahweh your God, while he was leading you along the way?	0	Yahweh uses this question to remind Israel that it is their own fault that their enemies attacked them. Alternate translation: “You caused this yourselves by abandoning Yahweh your God while he was leading you along the way.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
116	2:18	ksj8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	So now, why take the road to Egypt and drink the waters of Shihor? Why take the road to Assyria and drink the waters of the Euphrates River?	0	Yahweh uses these questions to remind his people that it does not do any good to ask Egypt and Assyria to help them. Alternate translation: “It does not help you to go to Egypt and drink from the waters of the Shihor River, or to go to Assyria and drink from the waters of the Euphrates River.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
117	2:18	qic3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	why take the road to Egypt and drink the waters of Shihor … Why take the road to Assyria and drink the waters of the Euphrates River	0	These are a metaphor for asking the Egyptian and Assyrian armies to help them. Alternate translation: “why ask the Egyptians to help you … Why ask the Assyrians to help you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
118	2:18	b4bs		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Shihor	0	This is the name of a stream associated with Egypt. It may have been a branch of the Nile River. Some versions call it the Nile. Alternate translation: “the Shihor Stream” or “the Shihor River” or “the Nile River” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
119	2:19	d7s4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	Your wickedness rebukes you, and your faithlessness punishes you	0	Both of these phrases mean that their punishment is the result of their wicked behavior. Alternate translation: “Because you have been wicked and unfaithful, I will punish you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
120	2:19	r6k2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hendiadys	it is wicked and bitter	0	Here the word “bitter” describes “wicked.” Alternate translation: “it is bitterly wicked” or “it is extremely wicked” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hendiadys]])
121	2:20	z744		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	For I broke your yoke that you had in ancient days; I tore your fetters off you. Still you said, ‘I will not serve!’	0	Here “broke your yoke” and “tore your fetters off you” are metaphors for setting them free from slavery. The people of Israel had been slaves in Egypt. Alternate translation: “Long ago I released you from slavery, but still you refused to worship me!” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
122	2:20	i6lm			fetters	0	chains used to restrain a person or an animal
123	2:20	e3b8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	since you bowed down on every high hill and beneath every leafy tree, you adulterer	0	What they bowed down to can be stated clearly. Here “adulterer” is a metaphor for someone who is unfaithful to God. Alternate translation: “You bowed down to idols and worshiped them instead of me, like an adulterous wife who is unfaithful to her husband” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
124	2:20	rwq2			beneath	0	below
125	2:21	ppz2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I planted you as a choice vine, completely from pure seed	0	God speaks of making his people into a great nation in Canaan as if they were the seed of a grapevine that he had planted. Alternate translation: “I, Yahweh, started you with a very good beginning, like a farmer who uses excellent seed to plant the best kind of vine” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
126	2:21	w7eu			a choice vine	0	Alternate translation: “a vine of very good quality”
127	2:21	ys3q			completely from pure seed	0	Here “pure seed” is the best seed that has not been mixed with seed that is not good. Alternate translation: “that grew from excellent seed”
128	2:21	ht1q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	How then have you have changed yourself into a corrupt, worthless vine?	0	God uses this question to rebuke his people for changing and becoming like a corrupt worthless vine. Alternate translation: “But you have changed yourself into a corrupt, worthless vine!” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
129	2:22	d3qb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
130	2:23	njn2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	How can you say, ‘I … have not walked after the Baals’?	0	God uses this question to rebuke his people for saying that they have not worshiped the Baals. Alternate translation: “You lie when you say, ‘I … have not walked after the Baals.’ (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
131	2:23	ga8k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	walked after	0	This is a metaphor for serving or worshiping. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
132	2:23	y5u9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	you are a swift female camel running here and there	0	God speaks of Israel worshiping other gods as if they were like a female camel running in different directions looking for a male camel to mate with. Alternate translation: “You are like a swift female camel running back and forth looking for a male camel to mate with” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
133	2:23	uh3n			swift	0	able to run quickly
134	2:24	vc12		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	a wild donkey accustomed to the wilderness, in her heat sniffing the wind	0	God speaks of Israel worshiping other gods as if they were a wild female donkey running to find male donkeys. Alternate translation: “You are like a young female donkey that lives in the desert. When she wants to mate she is out of control and constantly sniffs the breeze to find a mate” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
135	2:24	ll6w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	in her heat	0	This phrase is an idiom referring to the time when a female donkey wants to mate with male donkeys. Alternate translation: “when she wants to mate” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
136	2:24	e3r7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Who can restrain her lust?	0	This question is used to emphasize that no one can control a female donkey when she is wants to mate with a male donkey. Alternate translation: “No one can turn her around when she wants to mate.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
137	2:25	j3xn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	You must restrain your feet from becoming bare and your throat from being thirsty!	0	God speaks of Israel wanting to worship other gods as if they were running around in the desert looking for those gods. Alternate translation: “I have told you to stop running here and there chasing after false gods, because all that it does is wear out your sandals and make you very thirsty” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
138	2:25	gpl8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	It is hopeless	0	“There is no hope for us to restrain ourselves.” This implies that they cannot stop themselves from running after other gods. Alternate translation: “We cannot stop ourselves” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
139	2:25	zq2r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	No, I love strangers and go after them!	0	Here “strangers” represents foreign gods, and “go after them” represents worshiping them. Alternate translation: “We must follow after foreign gods and worship them!’” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
140	2:26	i7vu		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to Israel’s descendants. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 2:4](../02/04.md). Alternate translation: “the Israelites” or “the Israelite people group” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
141	2:26	amq4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	when he is found	0	This idiom means that someone discovers that the person’s actions. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “when someone finds him” or “when people know that he has stolen things” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
142	2:26	w6vi			they, their kings, their princes, and their priests and prophets	0	This list shows that everyone belonging to Israel will be ashamed.
143	2:27	yi97		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	These are the ones who say to the tree, ‘You are my father,’ and to the stone, ‘You gave birth to me.’	0	Here “tree” and “stone” represent idols carved from wood and stone. These words emphasize that the idol was made of ordinary things and is not worthy of worship. Alternate translation: “These people are the ones who say to a carved piece of wood, ‘You are my father,’ and to a carved stone, ‘You gave birth to me.’” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
144	2:27	rzb7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	their back faces me and not their faces	0	“their backs are toward me; their faces are not toward me.” This represents them rejecting God. Alternate translation: “they have turned away from me” or “they have turned their backs toward me and not their faces” or “they have completely rejected me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
145	2:27	v294		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Arise and save us	0	It can be made clear that they say this to Yahweh. “Yahweh, come and save us” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
146	2:28	dv1r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Yet where are the gods that you made for yourselves?	0	With this question God implies that people should ask the gods they worship to help them. He uses this irony to show that he is angry that they worship other gods. Alternate translation: “You should ask the gods you made to help you.” or “You do not ask the gods you made to help you.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-irony]])
147	2:28	bmg6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-irony	Let them arise if they wish to save you in your time of troubles	0	God implies that false gods should help the people who worship them. He knows that false gods cannot help people. When he said this he was using irony to show that he was angry that his people worshiped false gods. Alternate translation: “You do not ask them because know you that they cannot save you in your time of troubles” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-irony]])
148	2:29	xa5m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
149	2:30	e8re		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	They would not accept discipline	0	Here “accept discipline” represents learning from discipline. Alternate translation: “They refused to learn from discipline” or “When I disciplined them, they refused to learn to obey me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
150	2:30	m3cp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Your sword has devoured your prophets like a destructive lion	0	God speaks of the people of Israel killing the prophets as if their sword were a lion that ate the prophets. Alternate translation: “You have killed the prophets brutally with your sword like a destructive lion” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
151	2:30	px12			destructive	0	capable of causing a very large amount of damage
152	2:31	iyj9			You who belong to this generation! Pay attention to my word, the word of Yahweh	0	The phrase “this generation” refers to the people who lived when Jeremiah lived. Alternate translation: “You who live today, pay attention to what I, Yahweh, say to you”
153	2:31	egz3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Have I been a wilderness to Israel? Or a land of deep darkness?	0	Here “a wilderness” and “a land of deep darkness” are metaphors for danger. God uses this question to rebuke the Israelites for behaving as though he had been dangerous. Alternate translation: “You act as though I have been like a wilderness or a land of deep darkness to you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
154	2:31	r2gx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Why would my people say, ‘Let us wander around, we will not go to you anymore’?	0	God uses this question to rebuke his people for saying this. Alternate translation: “You my people say ‘We can go where we want to go and not worship Yahweh anymore.’” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
155	2:31	c46a			wander	0	move around or go to different places usually without any particular purpose or direction
156	2:32	ajg9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	Will a virgin forget her jewelry, a bride her veils	0	The words “will” and “forget” are understood to be part of the second phrase also. Alternate translation: “Will a virgin forget her jewelry, and will a bride forget her veils” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
157	2:32	snl1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Will a virgin forget her jewelry, a bride her veils?	0	God uses this question to introduce the idea of remembering things that are important to someone. Alternate translation: “You know that a virgin would never forget to put on her jewelry, and a bride would never forget to put on her veils.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
158	2:32	el7h			days without number	0	Alternate translation: “a very long time”
159	2:33	amu3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-irony	How well you make your way to look for love	0	God appears to be praising his people for looking for love, but this is irony. He was showing that he was angry with them for being unfaithful to him. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-irony]])
160	2:33	sl8c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	to look for love	0	God speaks of his people worshiping other gods as if they were a woman who is unfaithful to her husband and is looking for other men to love her. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
161	2:33	ymk8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-irony	You have even taught your ways to wicked women	0	God speaks of how unfaithful his people are to him as though they were even teaching prostitutes how to be unfaithful to their husbands and find other men to be their lovers. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-irony]])
162	2:34	t7iw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	The blood that was the life of innocent, poor people has been found on your clothes	0	Blood on their clothes was evidence that they had killed people. Alternate translation: “The blood of innocent, poor people on your clothes shows that you are guilty of killing them” or “You are guilty of killing poor and innocent people” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
163	2:34	z8tn			The blood that was the life	0	Alternate translation: “The blood that represents the life”
164	2:34	bb1t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	These people were not discovered in acts of burglary	0	If they found people in an act of burglary, this might have been an excuse for killing them. But the people that they murdered were innocent. This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “You did not discover these people stealing things” or “But you killed them even though they were not even stealing anything” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
165	2:35	w9ip		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	surely his anger has turned away from me	0	Here anger is spoken of as if it were a person that could turn away from Israel. Its turning represents Yahweh’s stopping be angry with Israel. Alternate translation: “surely Yahweh has stopped being angry with me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
166	2:35	w15i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will bring down judgment on you	0	Here “judgment” represents punishment. Alternate translation: “I will punish you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
167	2:36	vpy2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Why do you treat so very lightly this change in your ways?	0	Yahweh is scolding the Israelites because they changed from one kingdom to another for help but did not rely on God for help. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
168	2:36	s2aj			lightly	0	without care or concern
169	2:36	gc4f			You will also be disappointed by Egypt	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Egypt will also disappoint you”
170	2:36	jiq5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	You will also be disappointed by Egypt	0	The people of Israel will be sad because the army of Egypt will not be able protect them. Alternate translation: “You will be disappointed when Egypt does not protect you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
171	2:36	f9em		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	just as you were by Assyria	0	The word “disappointed” is understood from the previous phrase. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “just as you were disappointed by Assyria” or “just as Assyria disappointed you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
172	2:37	e943			You will also go out from there	0	Alternate translation: “You will go out from Egypt”
173	2:37	tk5j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	with your hands on your head	0	This is a symbol of shame. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
174	2:37	dzs3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	so you will not be helped by them	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “so they will not help you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
175	3:intro	v6u2				0	# Jeremiah 3 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nSome translations set each line of poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to make it easier to read. The ULT does this with the poetry in 3:1–5, 12–17, 19–25.\n\nThe prophecy revealed to Jeremiah is recorded in 2:1–3:5. Despite covering more than one chapter, this should be seen as one unit. The same is true for 3:19–4:3. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/reveal]])\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Judah told to repent\n\nIf Judah repents, God will bring the people back from the captivity into which he is going to send them. In this book, “Israel” serves as another name Judah because the northern kingdom of Israel no longer exists. The people group formed by these ten tribes had been scattered among the other nations by the Assyrians, who had conquered them. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/repent]])\n\n### Adultery\n\nJudah’s faithlessness to God is often pictured as adultery. This is a common image in Scripture. When Judah does not worship God, their nation is spoken of as if it were a woman unfaithful to her husband. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/adultery]])
176	3:1	b8c6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	will he return to her again?	0	God uses this question to remind the people that a man would never return to his wife if another man marries her. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “he would not return to her again.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
177	3:1	wfd2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Would that land not be greatly polluted?	0	God uses this question to remind the people that a married man would not return to his wife if she married another man, because he knows that the land would become ceremonially unclean. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “He knows that if he did, the land would be greatly polluted.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
178	3:1	f5ac		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	greatly polluted	0	This is a metaphor for being terribly unacceptable to God. Alternate translation: “completely unacceptable to God” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
179	3:1	j8li		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	You have lived as a prostitute who has many lovers	0	God speaks of Israel worshiping many idols as being like a woman having sex with many men. Alternate translation: “You have given your love and trust to idols the way a prostitute gives her body to men who are not her husband” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
180	3:1	j5dl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
181	3:2	f7nj		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Lift up your eyes	0	Here “your eyes” represents looking at something. Alternate translation: “Look up” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
182	3:2	d2qe		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Is there any place where you have not had illicit sex?	0	God speaks of Israel worshiping idols as if they were a woman who had sex with many different men. He uses this question to tell the Israelites that he knows that they have worshiped idols everywhere. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “There is no place where you have not had illicit sex!” or “As a whore sleeps with many men, you have worshiped your idols everywhere!” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
183	3:2	tkw5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	By the roadsides you sat waiting for your lovers	0	God speaks of his people being eager to worship any idol as being like a prostitute waiting by the road for any man to come along. Alternate translation: “Like a prostitutes waiting at the roadside for her lovers, you were eager to worship any idol you learned about” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
184	3:2	p75c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	as an Arab in the wilderness	0	God speaks of his people being eager to worship any idol as being like someone in the wilderness waiting for anyone to come along so he could rob them. Alternate translation: “like an Arab in the wilderness waiting for people he might rob” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
185	3:2	h79r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	an Arab in the wilderness	0	An Arab is a person from Arabia. Some Arabs lived as nomads in the desert and would rob others who came near them. Alternate translation: “a nomad in the wilderness” or “a robber in the wilderness” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])
186	3:3	bza8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	So the showers have been withheld	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “So I withheld the showers from you” or “So I prevented the rains from falling” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
187	3:3	ry2i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	you have the forehead of a prostitute	0	The arrogance showing on a person’s face is spoken of as if the face itself were arrogant. Alternate translation: “But the expression on your face shows that you arrogant, like the face of a prostitute” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
188	3:5	gxd9			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nThe rhetorical question that begins with the words “Have you not” in verse 4 ends here.
189	3:5	tm6g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Will he … to the end?’	0	The rhetorical question that begins with the words “Have you not” in verse 4 ends here. God uses this question to rebuke his people for calling out to him and saying these things. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “You have just called out to me: ‘My father … youth! Will he … to the end?’” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
190	3:5	ks4c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Will he always be angry? Will he always keep his wrath to the end?	0	These questions express the people’s hope that God will not be angry with them forever. They can be translated as statements. Alternate translation: “Surely he will not always be angry. Surely he will not always keep his wrath to the end.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
191	3:5	ad4m			Look!	0	Alternate translation: “pay attention” or “listen”
192	3:6	q6wm		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Do you see what faithless Israel has done?	0	God uses this question to draw Jeremiah’s attention to Israel’s faithlessness. It can be translated as a command or a statement. Alternate translation: “See how faithless Israel is to me.” or “You see how faithless Israel is to me.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
193	3:6	pea6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	She has gone up	0	The people of Israel are spoken of as if Israel were a woman. Alternate translation: “Israel’s people have gone up” or “They have gone up” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
194	3:6	q6pr		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole	every high hill and under every leafy tree	0	The tops of hills and under shade trees were common places for people to worship idols. The word “every” is used as a generalization to show that the people were worshiping idols in many different places. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
195	3:6	r3ip		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	she has acted like a prostitute	0	God speaks as of Israel worshiping idols as if she were a woman having sex with many men. Alternate translation: (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
196	3:7	wy1h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	her faithless sister Judah saw	0	God speaks of Israel and Judah as if they were sisters. Alternate translation: “the people of Judah, who also did not obey me, saw” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
197	3:8	k4ts			bill of divorce	0	Something that a man writes to certify that he has divorced his wife.
198	3:9	l7vx			Her prostitution was nothing to her	0	Here prostitution being “nothing” represents Judah not caring about it. Alternate translation: “She did not care about her prostitution” or “She was not ashamed of her prostitution”
199	3:9	t26n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	she defiled the land	0	Here “defiled” represents making the land unacceptable to God. They did this by sinning against him there when they worshiped idols. Alternate translation: “she made my land no good” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
200	3:9	h9kk		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	she committed adultery with stones and trees	0	Here “stones” and “trees” represent the stone and wood material that was used to create idols. The people’s idol worship is spoken of as if they were committing adultery. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
201	3:10	u38c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
202	3:11	cnw5			Faithless Israel has been more righteous than faithless Judah!	0	By calling Israel “more righteous” than Judah, God emphasizes that Judah is very guilty. Alternate translation: “Israel has been unfaithful to me, but Judah is even more guilty than Israel”
203	3:12	nc94		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Go and proclaim these words to the north	0	Here the north represents the people of Israel who had been taken north to Assyria. Alternate translation: “Go and proclaim these words to the people of Israel” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
204	3:13	vc3r			Acknowledge your iniquity	0	“Admit how you have sinned.” God was speaking to Israel.
205	3:13	afy2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	you have shared your ways with strangers under every leafy tree!	0	The word “strangers” refers to foreign gods. God speaks of Israel worshiping foreign gods as if Israel were a woman who was having sex with strangers. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
206	3:13	cyd5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole	under every leafy tree	0	People would worship idols under trees. The word “every” is a generalization used to show that the people of Israel worshiped many gods under many different trees. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
207	3:13	n89f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
208	3:14	rfl1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I am your husband	0	God speaks of Israel belonging to him as if he were Israel’s husband. Alternate translation: “you belong to me as a wife belongs to her husband” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
209	3:15	khd7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will give you shepherds … they will shepherd you	0	Here God speaks of leaders as if they were shepherds and the people they led were sheep. Alternate translation: “I will give you leaders … they will lead you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
210	3:15	jfu5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	shepherds after my heart	0	Here “heart” represents Yahweh’s desire or will. The phrase “after my heart” is an idiom that describes people who do God’s will. Alternate translation: “shepherds who do my will” or “shepherds who do what I want” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
211	3:16	aah8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	you will increase and bear fruit	0	The word “you” refers to the people of Israel. The phrase “bear fruit” is a metaphor for having many descendants. Alternate translation: “you will increase greatly in number” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
212	3:16	dr84		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
213	3:16	p5dj		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	This matter will no longer come up in their hearts	0	Here “come up in their hearts” represents thinking about it. Alternate translation: “They will no longer think of this matter” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
214	3:17	i1da		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	This is Yahweh’s throne	0	Here “Yahweh’s throne” represents the place from where Yahweh rules. Alternate translation: “This is from where Yahweh rules” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
215	3:17	m3kn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	They will no longer walk in the stubbornness of their wicked hearts	0	Yahweh speaks of people’s actions as if the people were walking along a path. Here the word “hearts” represents their minds or wills. Alternate translation: “They will no longer stubbornly do the wicked things that they want to do” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
216	3:18	nc4e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the house of Judah will walk with the house of Israel	0	Here “walk with” represents being united. Alternate translation: “the people of Judah will be united with the people of Israel” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
217	3:18	gyl2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Judah	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to the kingdom of Judah, which included the descendants of Judah and Benjamin. Alternate translation: “Judah” or “the kingdom of Judah” or “the people of Judah” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
218	3:18	f85t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to the kingdom of Israel. Alternate translation: “Israel” or “the kingdom of Israel” or “the people of Israel” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
219	3:18	ni8b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the land that I gave your ancestors as an inheritance	0	God speaks of giving them the land to possess forever as if it were an inheritance. Alternate translation: “the land that I gave to your ancestors so that it would belong to their descendants forever” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
220	3:19	mwz9			As for me	0	the word “me” refers to Yahweh
221	3:19	x77q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-exclamations	How I want to treat you as my son … nation	0	This is an exclamation that expresses God’s desire. Alternate translation: “I want so much to treat you as my son … nation” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-exclamations]])
222	3:19	fll8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	I want to treat you as my son	0	God speaks of Israel as if Israel were his son. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
223	3:19	h67j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	an inheritance more beautiful	0	God speaks of the land he wanted to give to Israel as if it were an inheritance. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
224	3:20	p93d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	But like a woman faithless to her husband, you have betrayed me	0	God speaks of Israel being unfaithful to him as if she were an unfaithful wife. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
225	3:20	ay61		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to the kingdom of Israel. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 3:18](../03/18.md). Alternate translation: “Israel” or “kingdom of Israel” or “people of Israel” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
226	3:20	y4z7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
227	3:21	jt6v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	A voice is heard	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “People hear a noise” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
228	3:21	n3ty			the weeping and pleading of the people of Israel	0	Alternate translation: “the people of Israel crying and begging loudly”
229	3:21	kza9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	they have forgotten Yahweh their God	0	Here “have forgotten” represents neglecting or ignoring. Alternate translation: “They have ignored Yahweh their God” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
230	3:22	y37e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will heal you of treachery!	0	This could mean: (1) “heal you of treachery” represents causing Israel to stop being unfaithful to God. Alternate translation: “I will cause you to stop being unfaithful to me” or (2) “heal you of treachery” represents forgiving Israel for being unfaithful. Alternate translation: “I will forgive your treachery” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
231	3:22	n26k			heal you of treachery	0	Alternate translation: “heal you so you will stop being unfaithful to me”
232	3:22	z8l6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	Behold! We will come to you	0	It is understood that this is what the people of Israel will say. Alternate translation: “The people will reply, ‘Behold! We will come to you” or “You will say “Behold! We will come to you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
233	3:22	t3nz			Behold	0	Alternate translation: “Pay attention, because what I am about to say is both true and important”
234	3:23	az6h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Surely lies come from the hills	0	Here “the hills” represent the people’s worship of false gods on the hills. The people now realize that those false gods could not guide and help them. Alternate translation: “The false gods that we worshiped on the hills could not guide us” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
235	3:23	uic1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	a confusing noise from the mountains	0	People made a lot of noise on the hills and mountains when they worshiped false gods. Alternate translation: “We made a confusing noise on the mountains while we worshiped them, but they did not help us” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
236	3:23	n3uy			surely Yahweh our God is the salvation of Israel	0	Alternate translation: “surely Yahweh our God is the savior of Israel” or “surely Yahweh our God is the only one who can save Israel”
237	3:24	q1yv			their flocks and cattle, their sons and daughters	0	This is a list of animals and people that the people of Israel had killed and offered to the idols.
238	3:25	qy9p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	Let us lie down in shame. May our shame cover us	0	These phrases share similar meanings and emphasize that the people are fully aware of their shameful behavior. Alternate translation: “Let us be completely humiliated” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
239	3:25	ny7e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	May our shame cover us	0	Being fully aware of their shame is spoken of as if shame were covering them like a blanket or a garment. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
240	3:25	x6vr		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	from the time of our youthfulness	0	This could mean: (1) “the time of our youthfulness” refers to when each person was young. Alternate translation: “from when we were young” or (2) “the time of our youthfulness” is a metaphor that refers to when Israel was first becoming a nation. Alternate translation: “from when we were first becoming a nation” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
241	3:25	u638		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	have not listened to the voice of Yahweh our God	0	Here “listened” represents obeying, and “the voice of Yahweh” represents what Yahweh has said. Alternate translation: “have not obeyed what Yahweh our God has said” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
242	4:intro	yf6n				0	# Jeremiah 4 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nSome translations set each line of poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to make it easier to read. The ULT does this with the poetry in 4:1–9.\n\nThe prophecy revealed to Jeremiah is recorded in 3:19–4:3. Despite covering more than one chapter, this should be seen as one unit. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/reveal]])\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Yahweh’s punishment\nThis chapter prophecies Yahweh’s punishment on Judah. This should bring Judah to repentance, but it does not. It is also intended to make the nations fear the power of Yahweh and make them desire to worship him. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/repent]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/fear]])
243	4:1	nmt1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	then it should be to me that you return	0	This could mean: (1) this is a command that emphasizes who they should return to. Alternate translation: “then come back to me” or “then worship me” (2) this is a repetition of the first phrase, which expresses a condition. Alternate translation: “if you will come back to me” or “if you will start worshiping me again” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
244	4:1	q5zm		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	If you remove your detestable things from before me	0	Here “detestable things” refers to idols, which God hates. Alternate translation: “If you remove your disgusting idols from my presence” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
245	4:1	g7zg		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	do not wander from me again	0	Here “wander” is a metaphor for being unfaithful. Alternate translation: “if you remain faithful to me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
246	4:2	qu22		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	As Yahweh lives	0	“As surely as Yahweh is alive.” The people use this expression to show that what they say next is certainly true. This is a way of making a solemn promise. Alternate translation: “I solemnly swear” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
247	4:2	i2an		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the nations will bless themselves in him	0	Here “the nations” is a metonym for people of other nations. The word “him” refers to Yahweh. Since Yahweh is speaking, it can also be translated as “me.” Alternate translation: “people of other nations will bless themselves in me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
248	4:2	hbb7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the nations will bless themselves in him	0	Here “bless themselves in him” is a metonym for asking Yahweh to bless them. Alternate translation: “the people of the nations will ask Yahweh to bless them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
249	4:2	nkf4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	in him they will glory	0	The word “him” refers to Yahweh. Since Yahweh is speaking, “him” can also be translated as “me.” Alternate translation: “they will boast in me” or “they will praise me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
250	4:3	u4kd		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Plow your own ground, and do not sow among thorns	0	Yahweh tells the people to prepare their lives like a farmer prepares the ground for planting. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
251	4:4	wva4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Circumcise yourselves to Yahweh, and remove the foreskins of your heart	0	Yahweh describes the people’s devotion to him in terms of the physical sign of covenant. Alternate translation: “Dedicate yourselves completely to Yahweh” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
252	4:4	pp1f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	Circumcise yourselves … remove the foreskins of your heart	0	These two phrases mean basically the same thing. Together they emphasize the command. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
253	4:4	kf3t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	my fury will break out like fire, and burn with no one to quench it	0	Yahweh speaks of becoming extremely angry as if his anger were fire. Alternate translation: “my anger will burn like a fire and no one will be able to stop it” or “I will be extremely angry, and no one will be able to stop me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
254	4:4	tw9h			fury	0	Alternate translation: “great anger”
255	4:5	e8kp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	Report in Judah and let it be heard in Jerusalem	0	These phrases mean basically the same thing. Together they emphasize the command. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
256	4:5	j19h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	let it be heard in Jerusalem	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “cause the people in Jerusalem to hear it” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
257	4:5	lrv2			Blow the trumpet in the land	0	The trumpet would warn the people that their enemies were coming to attack them.
258	4:5	n1n6			Let us go to the fortified cities	0	They would go to the fortified cities for protection from their enemies.
259	4:6	tf7e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	disaster … a great collapse	0	These words mean basically the same thing. The phrase “a great collapse” defines what the “disaster” will be. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
260	4:6	xug6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	for I am bringing disaster from the north and a great collapse	0	This represents God sending an army from the north to cause disaster and destruction in Judah. Alternate translation: “for I will cause an army from the north to come and destroy you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
261	4:6	d4sz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	from the north	0	This represents an enemy army that would come from the north. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
262	4:7	a149		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	A lion is coming	0	God speaks of a powerful army as if it were a fierce lion. Alternate translation: “A powerful and merciless army approaches” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
263	4:7	myr9			thicket	0	a set of bushes that grew closely together
264	4:7	lwr1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	someone who will destroy nations	0	Here “someone” represents a king and his army. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
265	4:7	w16d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	is setting out	0	This idiom refers to starting to move. Alternate translation: “is starting to march” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
266	4:7	cix1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	to bring horror to your land	0	This represents destroying the land, which would cause people who see it to be horrified. Alternate translation: “to destroy your land” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
267	4:8	q3kk		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	wrap yourself in sackcloth	0	People would wear sackcloth to show that they were very sad. In this context it would be to show that they were very sorry for the bad things they had done. Alternate translation: “put on the clothes that show you are mourning” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
268	4:8	j7pi			wail	0	cry loudly
269	4:8	pwd6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	For the force of Yahweh’s anger has not turned away from us	0	Anger is spoken of as if it were a living thing that could turn away from people. Here “Yahweh’s anger has not turned away from us” means that Yahweh is still very angry with the people. Alternate translation: “For Yahweh is still very angry with us” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
270	4:9	l39s		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the hearts of the king and his officials will die	0	Here “hearts” represent courage. Also “the hearts … will die” represents losing courage and being afraid. Alternate translation: “the king and his officials will stop being courageous” or “the king and his officials will be terrified” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
271	4:10	u3zu		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	the sword is striking against their life	0	Here enemies being ready to kill people is spoken of as if the sword was a person striking at people. Alternate translation: “our enemies are ready to slaughter us with their swords” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
272	4:11	eaf4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	it will be said	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Yahweh will say” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
273	4:11	l2gl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	burning wind from the plains	0	Here a “burning wind” represents a fierce and merciless enemy. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
274	4:11	apu1			will make its way	0	Alternate translation: “will travel” or “will rush”
275	4:11	c8vv		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the daughter of my people	0	Yahweh shows his love for his people by speaking of them as a daughter. Alternate translation: “my people, who are like a daughter to me” or “my dear people” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
276	4:11	y4pq		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	It will not winnow or cleanse them	0	The words “winnow” and “cleanse” refer to blowing away the useless skins from grain. Only a light wind was needed for that. Alternate translation: “It will not be a light wind for blowing the chaff away from the grain” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
277	4:12	xws1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	A wind far stronger than that	0	far stronger than the “burning wind” of verse 11. The wind is a metaphor for a fierce and merciless enemy. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
278	4:12	s27n			will come at my command	0	Alternate translation: “will come when I command it to come”
279	4:12	rx21			at my command	0	This expression in Hebrew is interpreted by some modern versions as “for me” or “from me.”
280	4:12	y377			pass sentence against them	0	Alternate translation: “announce their punishment”
281	4:13	t3g7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	See, he is attacking like clouds	0	The word “he” refers to the enemy king and his army. The great size of the army is spoken of as if they were giant storm clouds. Alternate translation: “See, great armies like giant clouds are gathering to attack” or “See, great armies are gathering to attack” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
282	4:13	y26t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	his chariots are like a storm	0	The enemies’ chariots are spoken of as if they were like a storm. Storms can be noisy, destructive, and fast-moving. Alternate translation: “the roar of their chariots coming is like a fierce storm” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
283	4:13	pd5b			Woe to us	0	Alternate translation: “This is terrible”
284	4:13	rkz7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	for we will be devastated	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “for they will devastate us” or “for they will destroy us all” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
285	4:14	n8cb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Cleanse your heart from wickedness, Jerusalem	0	This is a warning to the people living in Jerusalem to repent. “Cleanse your heart” is a metaphor for removing evil from their lives. Alternate translation: “People of Jerusalem, stop being evil” or “People of Jerusalem, stop living wickedly” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
286	4:14	wj5b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	How long will your deepest thoughts be about how to sin?	0	This question is used to rebuke the people for always planning how to sin. Alternate translation: “Your deepest thoughts are about how to sin!” or “You are always thinking about how to sin!” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
287	4:15	ri3n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	a voice is bringing news from Dan	0	Here “a voice” represents a messenger. Alternate translation: “a messenger comes and tells about what is happening in Dan” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
288	4:15	w5rx			Dan	0	This probably refers to the region of Dan, which was west of Jerusalem.
289	4:15	mu7y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	the coming disaster is heard from the mountains of Ephraim	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “people hear about the disaster that is coming from Ephraim” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
290	4:15	t4qv			from Dan … mountains of Ephraim	0	By hearing that the enemies had gotten to Dan and Ephraim, people in Jerusalem would understand that the enemies were getting closer to them.
291	4:16	e4lv			besiegers are coming	0	Besiegers are soldiers who surround a city in order to keep the people in the city from being able to get supplies of food and water.
292	4:17	b2nh		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	They will be like the watchmen of a cultivated field against her all around	0	Carefully guarding a city to keep people from going in and out is spoken of as if they are carefully watching a field to keep people from stealing from it. Alternate translation: “they will guard Jerusalem carefully like watchmen who carefully guard a cultivated field” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
293	4:17	vj61		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	against her all around	0	The word “her” refers to Jerusalem. Jerusalem was often spoken of as if it were a woman. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
294	4:18	vwi9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	your conduct and your deeds have done these things to you	0	Here “conduct” and “deeds” are spoken of as if they are people that could do things. These abstract nouns can be expressed with the phrase “what you have done.” Alternate translation: “These things are happening to you because of what you have done” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
295	4:18	xek6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	It will strike your very heart	0	Here “heart” probably refers to the emotions, and “strike your very heart” probably refers to causing them to suffer terribly. Alternate translation: “It will be as if it strikes your very heart” or “It will cause you to suffer terrible anguish” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
296	4:19	yrw5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	My heart! My heart!	0	Here “heart” represents painful emotions, such as grief and fear. The phrase is repeated to express the intensity of the pain. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
297	4:19	zw89			I am in anguish in my heart	0	The speaker feels severe emotional pain that causes severe physical pain.
298	4:19	l92y			My heart is turbulent within me	0	“My heart is beating wildly.” Here “heart” refers to the body part. It is turbulent because it is beating much stronger and faster than normal.
299	4:19	a6je			turbulent	0	full of confusion, violence, or disorder; not stable or steady
300	4:20	eaz9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	Suddenly my tents are destroyed	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Enemies have suddenly destroyed my tents” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
301	4:20	edb5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	my curtains in a moment	0	The words “are destroyed” are understood from the previous phrase. Alternate translation: “my curtains are destroyed in a moment” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
302	4:20	b4gs			my curtains	0	Curtains are cloths that are hung to separate the rooms in the tents.
303	4:21	k2xu		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	How long will I see the standard? Will I hear the sound of the horn?	0	Jeremiah uses these questions to show his distress about seeing the battle flag and hearing the sound of the horn for such a long time. He wishes that the battle would end soon. It can be stated as an exclamation. Alternate translation: “Oh, how I wish that the battle would end, and the flag would be lowered, and the sound of the army’s horn would stop” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
304	4:21	cy1e			the standard	0	Alternate translation: “the battle flag”
305	4:21	bdm1			the sound of the horn	0	Someone would blow the horn as a signal for battle.
306	4:22	q9tl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	For the foolishness of my people … do not know to do good.	0	It can be stated clearly that Yahweh says this. This is probably his reply to Jeremiah, telling why the battle is still happening. Alternate translation: “Yahweh replied, ‘It is because of the foolishness of my people … do not know to do good.’” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
307	4:22	ci3d			idiotic people	0	Alternate translation: “stupid people”
308	4:23	lj51				0	# General Information:\n\nJeremiah describes a vision that God gave him about things that would happen later.
309	4:23	r4yf			Behold	0	The word “behold” here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
310	4:23	p6iz			formless and empty	0	This vision is a prophecy of what the land of Israel would be like after the people were all taken into captivity.
311	4:23	ex8r			there was no light for the heavens	0	Alternate translation: “there were no lights in the sky”
312	4:26	y7ek			all the cities had been pulled down	0	Alternate translation: “all the cities had been destroyed” or “all the cities were a heap of ruins”
313	4:26	zkf9			before Yahweh, before the fury of his wrath	0	This indicates that all these things would happen because Yahweh was so angry with the people of Judah.
314	4:27	zmu6			All the land will become a devastation	0	Alternate translation: “All the land of Judah will be devastated” or “all the land of Judah will be ruined”
315	4:28	a8f6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	the land will mourn, and the heavens above will darken	0	Jeremiah emphasizes Yahweh’s judgment by saying that the earth itself expresses great sorrow. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
316	4:28	p7nd			I will not hold back	0	Alternate translation: “I will not change my mind”
317	4:28	nz7a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will not turn from carrying them out	0	Here “turn” represents deciding not to do what he said he would do. Alternate translation: “I will not change my mind about doing what I said I would do” or “I will not refuse to do what I planned to do” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
318	4:29	s7su		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Every city	0	Here “city” represents the people living in the city. Alternate translation: “The people of every city” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
319	4:29	w9pv			cavalry	0	a group of soldiers riding horses
320	4:29	q17v			they will run into the forests	0	They will run away to the forests for safety.
321	4:29	v4z8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	The cities will be abandoned, for there will be no one to inhabit them	0	These two clauses have similar meanings. The second one strengthens the thought in the first. Alternate translation: “The cities will be empty. There will be no one left to live in them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
322	4:30	dp7c				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh speaks of the people of Judah as if they were a prostitute because they were unfaithful to him by worshiping other gods.
323	4:30	n253			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues speaking to Judah.
324	4:30	cmv6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Now that you have been devastated, what will you do?	0	This question is used to tell the people of Judah that there is nothing they can do to help themselves. Alternate translation: “Now that your enemies have devastated you, there is nothing you can do to find help. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
325	4:30	r96u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	you dress in scarlet … gold jewelry … eyes … with paint	0	God speaks of the people of Judah as if they were a prostitute making herself look beautiful in order to attract men to her. This can be stated clearly. Alternate translation: “Like a prostitute you dress in scarlet … good jewelry … eyes … with paint” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
326	4:30	qfd4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	you dress in scarlet	0	Here “scarlet” represents expensive, red clothing. Alternate translation: “you wear expensive red clothing” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
327	4:30	r71v			adorn yourself with gold jewelry	0	Alternate translation: “you put on gold jewelry”
328	4:30	z4md		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	men who lusted for you now reject you	0	God speaks of the nations that Judah had depended on for wealth and business as if they were men who lusted after Judah. Those nations would reject Judah when they see God’s judgment. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
329	4:30	vu5x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	they are trying to take away your life	0	Here “trying to take your life away” represents trying to kill the people of Judah. Alternate translation: “They are trying to kill you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
330	4:31	fqh9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	distress as in the birth	0	This simile is used to show how greatly distressed Judah will be. Alternate translation: “severe distress as in the pain and suffering a woman has while giving birth” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
331	4:31	l6l7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the daughter of Zion	0	God shows his love for the people of Jerusalem by speaking of them as a daughter. Alternate translation: “my dear daughter, Zion” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
332	4:31	j9ka			Woe to me	0	Alternate translation: “I am in great danger”
333	4:31	r56w			I am fainting	0	Alternate translation: “I am becoming weak”
334	5:intro	hq1g				0	# Jeremiah 5 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nSome translations set each line of poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to make it easier to read. The ULT does this with the poetry in 5:1–31.\n\n## Important figures of speech in this chapter\n\n### Hyperbole\n\nIt is possible that Yahweh is using the word “a” (meaning “even one”) as hyperbole when he states, “If you can find a man or anyone who is acting justly and trying to act faithfully, then I will forgive Jerusalem.” The purpose of this is to show how evil Jerusalem had become. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]], [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/justice]], [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/faith]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/forgive]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]])\n\n### Rhetorical questions\n\nYahweh asks several rhetorical questions in this chapter. This is intended to show Jeremiah the justness of his actions. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
335	5:1	wtq8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry		0	# General Information:\n\nJeremiah often wrote prophecy in the form of poetry. Hebrew poetry uses different kinds of parallelism. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
336	5:1	a164			Rush about through the streets	0	Alternate translation: “Go quickly through the streets”
337	5:1	ig3t			Then look and think about this	0	Alternate translation: “look and find out”
338	5:1	qf12			city squares	0	broad and open places in a city where people can gather
339	5:1	rhm7			who is acting justly	0	Alternate translation: “who does what is just”
340	5:2	y47l			Although they say	0	The word “they” refers to the people of Jerusalem.
341	5:2	ey96		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	As Yahweh lives	0	“as surely as Yahweh is alive.” The people use this expression to show that what they say next is certainly true. This is a way of making a solemn promise. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 4:2](../04/02.md). Alternate translation: “I solemnly swear” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
342	5:3	cl5c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	do your eyes not look for faithfulness?	0	Jeremiah uses this question to emphasize that what Yahweh really wants is faithfulness. Wanting people to be faithful is spoken of as looking for faithfulness. Alternate translation: “you look for faithfulness.” or “you want people to be faithful.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
343	5:3	dma9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	You struck the people, but they do not feel pain.	0	God punished his people in various ways. Here it is spoken of as if he hit them. Alternate translation: “You punish the people, but they do not pay attention” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
344	5:3	bwd1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	they still refuse to receive discipline	0	Here “to receive discipline” represents learning from discipline to do what is right. Alternate translation: “they still refuse to learn their lesson” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
345	5:3	v9en		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	They make their faces harder than rock	0	Hard faces represents the expression on their faces that shows that they are stubborn. The simile “harder than rock” shows that the people are extremely stubborn. Alternate translation: “They are extremely stubborn” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
346	5:4	ty12			So I said	0	Jeremiah is speaking.
347	5:5	mu9t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	But they all broke their yoke together; they all tore apart the chains that bound them to God.	0	The yoke and chains represent the law which bind God and his people. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
348	5:6	d8ks		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	So a lion … A wolf … A lurking panther	0	These are dangerous animals that can kill people. This could mean: (1) this really is about wild animals killing people or (2) these wild animals are metaphors for enemy armies. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
349	5:6	ei8j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	So a lion … A wolf … A lurking panther … torn apart	0	One possible meaning is that these are metaphors for enemy armies who will attack Judah. Alternate translation: “Like a lion from the thicket, a wolf from the Arabah, and a lurking panther, enemy armies will come against their cities, attack them, and destroy them. Anyone who goes outside his city will be killed” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
350	5:6	qkm7			thicket	0	a set of bushes that grew closely together.
351	5:6	a7xd			wolf	0	a large wild dangerous dog
352	5:6	nb63			lurking	0	watching for an opportunity to attack
353	5:6	jm2c			panther	0	a large wild dangerous cat
354	5:6	eb17		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	For their transgressions increase	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **transgressions**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form such as “sin.” Alternate translation: “For they sin much” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
355	5:6	bl92		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	Their acts of faithlessness are unlimited	0	The abstract nouns in “acts of faithlessness” can be translated as “the faithless things they do.” Alternate translation: “The faithless things they do are many” or “They do many faithless things” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
356	5:7	tgq4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Why should I pardon these people?	0	Yahweh uses this question to emphasize that he has no reason to pardon these people. Alternate translation: “Because of the things that they do, I cannot pardon these people.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
357	5:7	i1na			these people	0	the people of Jerusalem
358	5:7	duz8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	Your sons	0	Yahweh is speaking to Jerusalem as though she were a woman who had children. Jerusalem’s “sons” represent the people of Jerusalem. Alternate translation: “The people of Jerusalem” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
359	5:7	mvg1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I fed them fully	0	Providing all they needed is spoken of as feeding them. Alternate translation: “I gave them everything they needed” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
360	5:7	cc9s		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	they committed adultery and walked in great numbers to the houses of prostitutes	0	This may be a metaphor for being unfaithful to God and worshiping idols, but idol worship also included prostitution. Alternate translation: “they were unfaithful to me and went in large numbers to the houses of prostitutes” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
361	5:7	vq87			walked in great numbers to the houses of prostitutes	0	Alternate translation: “went in large groups to the houses of prostitutes” or “large groups of them went to the houses of prostitutes”
362	5:8	m3wt		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	They were horses in heat … neighed to his neighbor’s wife	0	Because the God speaks of them as if they were horses that wanted to mate with other horses. Alternate translation: “They were like horses in heat … neighed to his neighbor’s wife” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
363	5:8	yq1u			in heat	0	ready to mate
364	5:8	u1ts			mate	0	when animals breed to reproduce
365	5:8	hgv8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Each man neighed to his neighbor’s wife	0	Male horses neigh loudly to female horses when they want to mate with them. Alternate translation: “Like horses who mate with more than one horse, these men wanted to sleep with other men’s wives” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
366	5:9	i5z2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	So should I not punish them … and should I not avenge myself on a nation that is like this?	0	Yahweh uses this question to emphasize that the things that they are doing are so bad that he will no have mercy but will punish them. Alternate translation: “Because they do these things, I will punish them … I will certainly get revenge for myself against them.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
367	5:9	l377		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
368	5:10	rwg3			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues to speak. Here he speaks to the enemies of Israel.
369	5:10	uh17		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Go up onto her vineyards’ terraces	0	In verses 10–13 Yahweh speaks to Israel’s enemies. This can be made clear in the quotation. Alternate translation: “You enemies of Israel, go up onto her vineyards’ terraces” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
370	5:10	tnx6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Go up onto her vineyards’ terraces and destroy	0	Yahweh speaks of Israel and Judah as if they were a vineyard and the people there were vines. Alternate translation: “Go up into Israel and Judah, which are like a vineyard to me, and destroy them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
371	5:10	q848			do not bring complete destruction to them	0	Alternate translation: “do not completely destroy them”
372	5:10	dtf8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Trim their vines, since those vines do not come from Yahweh	0	The word “their” refers to the vineyards. Yahweh speaks of the people of Israel and Judah as if they were vines. Alternate translation: “like farmers who trim the vines of a vineyard, you must remove many of the people of Israel and Judah, because they do not belong to Yahweh” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
373	5:11	r8hw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	For the houses of Israel and Judah	0	The word “house” is a metonym for a person’s descendants. In this case it refers to the people of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Alternate translation: “For the people of Israel and Judah” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
374	5:11	b2gh		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
375	5:12	hy7p			They have spoken falsely about Yahweh and they said	0	Alternate translation: “They have spoken falsely about Yahweh by saying”
376	5:12	i2ai		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	no harm will come upon us, and we will not see sword or famine	0	These two sentences say the same thing, the second is more specific than the first. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
377	5:12	b9kn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	no harm will come upon us	0	The idiom “come upon us” means “happen to us.” Alternate translation: “No harm will happen to us” or “no one will harm us” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
378	5:12	g399		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	we will not see sword or famine	0	Here “see” is a metaphor for experience, and “sword” is a metonym for war. Alternate translation: “we will not experience war or famine” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
379	5:13	b87v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	The prophets will become wind	0	Here “prophets” is a metonym that represents what the prophets say, and “wind” is a metaphor for something that does not do anything. Alternate translation: “The prophets words are just noisy wind” or “The prophets make noise like the wind, but what they prophesy will not happen” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
380	5:13	z6ye		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	the word is not in them	0	Here “the word” refers to God’s message. Alternate translation: “God’s message is not in them” or “the messages that they speak are not from God” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
381	5:13	nhv2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	so let what they say be done to them	0	It can be stated clearly what kinds of things the prophets were talking about. Alternate translation: “so let the harm that the prophets talk about come to them” or “since the prophets say that bad things will happen to us, let those bad things happen to the prophets” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
382	5:14	r6t4			Because you	0	The word “you” refers to the people of Israel and Judah.
383	5:14	x6w7			have said this	0	See what the people said in [Jeremiah 5:12](../05/12.md).
384	5:14	pet2			see	0	Alternate translation: “look” or “listen” or “pay attention to what I am about to tell you”
385	5:14	e41j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I am about to place my word in your mouth	0	Here “place my word in your mouth” represents causing Jeremiah to speak God’s message. Alternate translation: “I will cause you to speak my message” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
386	5:14	bax7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	It will be like a fire, and this people will be like wood	0	Yahweh speaks of his message as if it were a fire, and of his people as if they were wood. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
387	5:14	th8l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	For it will consume them	0	“For my message will consume them.” Yahweh’s message was about how he would punish his people, so he speaks as if his message would destroy them as a fire destroys wood. Alternate translation: “For when you speak my message, it will destroy the people of Israel as fire destroys wood” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
388	5:15	hr3d			against you	0	“to attack you.” The word “you” refers to the people of Israel.
389	5:15	w6v8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	it is a lasting nation, an ancient nation	0	These phrases mean basically the same thing and emphasize how long the nation has existed. This refers to the nation from far away that Yahweh will bring against Israel. Alternate translation: “it is a very old and enduring nation” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
390	5:15	f6kv			a lasting nation	0	Alternate translation: “an enduring nation” or “a very strong nation”
391	5:15	c9wc		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	It is a nation whose language you do not know, nor will you understand what they say	0	These phrases mean the same thing and emphasize that the Israelites do not know the language of those people. It may imply that the Israelites have not had much contact with them. Alternate translation: “It is a nation whose language you will not understand at all” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
392	5:16	ub23			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues to speak to the people of Israel.
393	5:16	yjs1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Its quiver … They are all soldiers	0	Here “Its quiver” represents the enemy nation’s army, and the arrows in the quiver represent the soldiers in the army. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
394	5:16	a4wr			quiver	0	a container for holding arrows
395	5:16	nsx2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	Its quiver is like an open tomb	0	An open tomb is one that is prepared to have many dead bodies put in it. The enemy army will kill many people. Alternate translation: “That nation’s army will use their arrows and kill many people” or “Because of the arrows of its army, many people will die and be buried” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
396	5:17	x18i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	So your harvest will be consumed, your sons and daughters also, and your food	0	This could mean: (1) their harvest and their food that was for their sons and daughters would be consumed. Alternate translation: “So your harvest and your food for your sons and daughters will be consumed” or (2) their harvest, sons and daughters, and food would all be consumed. The idea of the sons and daughters being “consumed” would be a metaphor for killed. Alternate translation: “So your harvest and your food will be consumed, and your sons and daughters will be killed” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
397	5:17	ty62		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	So your harvest will be consumed	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “So the army of that nation will eat the food that you expected to harvest” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
398	5:17	ycw1			your sons and daughters also, and your food	0	This could mean: (1) the enemies would eat the food that the sons and daughters should eat, or (2) the enemies will destroy the sons and daughters and eat the food.
399	5:17	e76e			They will eat	0	The word “They” refers to the army of that nation.
400	5:17	aj2t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	They will beat down with a sword your fortified cities	0	The sword is a synecdoche for all of the different weapons that people use in war. Alternate translation: “They will use their weapons to conquer your strong cities that you trusted to protect you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
401	5:17	fe1b			your fortified cities	0	Fortified cities had a wall around them to protect the people inside from their enemies outside.
402	5:17	evt5			that you trusted in	0	Alternate translation: “that you thought were strong enough to keep you safe”
403	5:18	hp6x			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues to speak to the people of Israel and Jeremiah.
404	5:18	fq65			do not intend to destroy	0	Alternate translation: “will not destroy”
405	5:19	v6cs		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	done all these things to us	0	The phrase “these things” refers to sending armies to attack them. Alternate translation: “done all these things to harm us” or “sent foreign armies to attack us” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
406	5:19	f6pe		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Just as you … served foreign gods in your land, so you must also serve strangers	0	Here “served foreign gods” represents worshiping foreign gods. God would punish them for serving foreign gods by making them serve foreign people. Alternate translation: “Because you … worshiped foreign gods in your land, you will have to serve foreigners” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
407	5:20	h8i5			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues to speak to the people of Israel.
408	5:20	i1qw			Report this	0	Alternate translation: “Tell this”
409	5:20	x88v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Jacob	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to Jacob’s descendants. Translate “house of Jacob” as in [Jeremiah 2:4](../02/04.md). Alternate translation: “descendants of Jacob” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
410	5:20	c3ln		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	let it be heard in Judah	0	This can be expressed in active from. Alternate translation: “Let those in Judah hear it” or “announce it in Judah” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
411	5:21	huc3			who have no understanding	0	Alternate translation: “who do not understand” or “who understand nothing”
412	5:21	iqw3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	you cannot see	0	Here “cannot see” is a metonym for not understanding. Alternate translation: “you do not understand” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
413	5:21	h6v9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	you cannot hear	0	Here “cannot hear” represents not understanding. “Alternate translation: “you do not understand” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
414	5:22	y6ba		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Do you not fear me … face?	0	Yahweh uses this question to emphasize that the people are extremely foolish because they do not fear Yahweh. Alternate translation: “It is foolish that you do not fear me … face!” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
415	5:22	u7l9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	or tremble before my face	0	The trembling would be because of fear, and being “before my face” represents being aware of who God is. Alternate translation: “or shake with fear because of me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
416	5:22	l6nf			I have placed a border of sand against the sea	0	Alternate translation: “I placed the sand as the border for the sea”
417	5:22	l23z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	an ongoing decree that it does not violate	0	God speaks of the ocean not going past the border of sand as if the border were a law, and as if the ocean were a person who obeys the law. Alternate translation: “an everlasting limit that it cannot cross” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
418	5:22	ayh2			rises and falls	0	Alternate translation: “moves back and forth”
419	5:22	kd3c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	it does not violate it	0	“the ocean does not violate my decree.” God speaks of ocean not going past the border of sand as if the border were a law, and as if the ocean were a person who obeys the law. Alternate translation: “it does not succeed in going past the border” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
420	5:23	l32t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	this people has a stubborn heart. It turns	0	The people’s heart represents their attitude toward God. If Yahweh is speaking to the people, this can also be expressed with the word “you.” Alternate translation: “but you people have a stubborn heart. You turn” or “but you people are stubborn. You turn” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
421	5:23	cf4m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	It turns away in rebellion and goes away	0	The word “it” refers to the people. Here “goes away” represents disobeying God. Alternate translation: “They rebel and disobey me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
422	5:24	s5r8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	they do not say in their hearts	0	Here “their hearts” represent their thoughts, and “say” represents thinking. Alternate translation: “they do not think” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
423	5:24	k3at		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	keeping the fixed weeks of the harvest for us	0	Here “keeping the fixed weeks of the harvest” represents making sure that those weeks happen at the right time. Alternate translation: “making sure for us that the weeks of harvest happen when they are supposed to” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
424	5:25	g8i4			Your iniquities	0	The word “Your” refers to the descendants of Jacob and the people of Judah.
425	5:25	kl5g			these things	0	This refers to the rains and the harvests.
426	5:25	th39		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Your sins have stopped good from coming to you	0	Good things “coming” represents good things happening. “Because of your sins, good things have stopped happening to you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
427	5:26	x9gl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	For wicked men are found with my people	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “For I have found wicked men among my people” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
428	5:26	zk7i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	They watch as someone crouches to capture birds	0	God speaks of wicked people wanting to harm someone as if they were waiting to capture birds. Alternate translation: “Like someone hiding and waiting to capture birds” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
429	5:26	rv4u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	they set a trap and catch people	0	God speaks of wicked people intentionally harming others as if they were setting a trap. Alternate translation: “They set things up so that they can take advantage of people” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
430	5:27	qx63		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	Like a cage full of birds, their houses are full of deceit	0	Here “deceit” represents the things that were taken by deceit. Alternate translation: Like a cage full of birds that a hunter has caught, wicked people’s houses are full of things that they have taken by deceiving people (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
431	5:27	ktf1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	they grow large and become rich	0	Here “large” represents powerful. Alternate translation: “these wicked people become powerful and rich” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
432	5:28	cw6j			they shine with well-being	0	This could mean: (1) their skin shines because of the healthy food they eat, or (2) their body is smooth because of the muscle and fat between their bones and skin. It indicates that they eat well.
433	5:28	plb9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	They crossed over all bounds of wickedness	0	Doing all kinds of wicked things is spoken of as if there were a boundary separating some wicked things from things that are even more wicked. Alternate translation: “They do all kinds of wicked things” or “They even do the most wicked things” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
434	5:28	mc4l			They do not plead the cause of the people, or the cause of the orphan	0	Alternate translation: “They do not plead with the rulers to give the people and the orphans what they need” or “They do not plead with the rulers to give justice to the people and the orphans”
435	5:28	fdb8			they have not given justice to the needy	0	Alternate translation: “they have not helped the needy by doing what is just for them”
436	5:29	pah8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Should I not punish … a nation like this?	0	Yahweh uses this question to emphasize that the things that they are doing are so bad that he will no have mercy but will punish them. See how you translated a similar sentence in [Jeremiah 5:9](../05/09.md). Alternate translation: “So I will punish them, this is Yahweh’s declaration. I will certainly get revenge for myself against them.”(See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
437	5:29	s1ep		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
438	5:30	jnz7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Atrocities and horrors have occurred	0	This can be stated more actively. Alternate translation: “People do terrible and horrible things” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
439	5:30	a5il		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	in the land	0	Here “the land” refers to the land of Israel.’ Alternate translation: “in the land of Israel” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
440	5:31	m6tl			The prophets prophesy with deceit, and the priests rule with their own power	0	These are the atrocities and horrors that are spoken of in verse 30.
441	5:31	jd9n			The prophets prophesy with deceit	0	Alternate translation: “The prophets prophesy lies” or “The prophets tell lies when they prophesy”
442	5:31	md9e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	the priests rule with their own power	0	This could mean: (1) the priests do not submit to God’s authority. Alternate translation: “the priests rule by their own authority” or (2) the priests rule according to the directions of the prophets (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
443	5:31	lf6j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	but what will happen in the end?	0	“but what will you do at the end of all of this?” Yahweh uses this question to emphasize that the people will regret being wicked when he punishes them for it. Alternate translation: “but in the end I will punish you and you will be regret your wicked behavior” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
444	6:intro	f4ic				0	# Jeremiah 6 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nSome translations set each line of poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to make it easier to read. The ULT does this with the poetry in 6:1–30.\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Gods and battle\n\nIn the ancient Near East, it was commonly believed that a nation’s gods were responsible for military victory. It may have been believed that a god would not defend an evil city. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/falsegod]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]])
445	6:1	h511				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh is speaking.
446	6:1	f21l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	Find safety … by leaving Jerusalem	0	Here “Find safety” represents doing what they can in order to be safe. Alternate translation: “Be safe … by leaving Jerusalem” or “Leave Jerusalem … so that you can be safe” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
447	6:1	a8g6			people of Benjamin	0	This is who Yahweh was speaking to.
448	6:1	h78h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Blow a trumpet in Tekoa	0	A trumpet is used as a warning that people will be attacked. Alternate translation: “Blow a trumpet in Tekoa to warn the people that they will be attacked” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
449	6:1	v1e9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Tekoa	0	This is the name of a town about 18 kilometers south of Jerusalem. The name means “a horn for blowing.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
450	6:1	m5nz			Raise up over Beth Hakkerem a signal	0	This could mean: (1) the signal is smoke from a fire. Alternate translation: “Light a fire to send up smoke at Beth Hakkerem to warn people about the enemy coming” or (2) the signal is a flag. Alternate translation: “Raise up a flag over the town of Beth Hakkerem to warn people about the enemy coming”
451	6:1	cj9u			Beth Hakkerem	0	the name of a town about 10 kilometers south of Jerusalem. The name means “the place of the vineyard.”
452	6:1	fa2a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	wickedness is appearing from the north	0	Here “wickedness” represents disaster and the people who will cause it. Alternate translation: “enemies will come from the north and cause disaster to happen to you” or “enemies coming from the north will destroy you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
453	6:1	sub6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	a great crushing is coming	0	How the crushing will come can be stated clearly. Alternate translation: “Enemies will come and crush you” or “Enemies will come and destroy you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
454	6:2	cw79		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	The daughter of Zion, the beautiful and delicate woman	0	Zion is another name for Jerusalem. Yahweh speaks of Jerusalem as though it were a woman. He speaks of it as a daughter to show his love for Jerusalem. Alternate translation: “My dear Zion, which is like a beautiful and delicate woman” or “My dear Zion” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
455	6:3	l12q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	The shepherds and their flocks will go to them	0	Kings were often spoken of as shepherds of their people. Alternate translation: “The kings and their soldiers will go to them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
456	6:3	j632		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	they will set up tents against her all around	0	The phrase “against her” means “in order to attack Zion.” Alternate translation: “they will set up tents all around Zion in order to attack it” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
457	6:3	g9el		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	each man will shepherd	0	God speaks of kings leading their armies to destroy the land, as if they were shepherds leading their sheep to eat grass. Alternate translation: “like a shepherd each king will lead his army” or “each king will lead his army” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
458	6:3	uz2s		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	with his own hand	0	Here “hand” represents the portion of something someone his assigned to take in his hand. Here it refers to the portion of land the king is assigned to conquer. Alternate translation: “and conquer his portion of the land” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
459	6:4	u13f				0	# General Information:\n\nA king from the attacking army is speaking to the men under his control.
460	6:4	ejj3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Dedicate yourselves	0	It can be stated clearly that the kings say this. Alternate translation: “The kings say to their armies, ‘Dedicate yourselves” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
461	6:4	am3p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Dedicate yourselves to the gods for the battle	0	The attacking army tries to ensure that their gods will help them during the war by performing ceremonies and making sacrifices to them. Alternate translation: “Prepare for war by purifying yourselves and sacrificing to the gods” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
462	6:4	l529		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Arise, let us attack	0	To arise or stand up is a metaphor for no longer watching and thinking and instead beginning to act. Alternate translation: “Let us stop thinking and begin to attack” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
463	6:4	ldp8			let us attack at noon	0	Alternate translation: “Let us attack Jerusalem at noon”
464	6:4	d1mc			It is too bad that the daylight is fading away, that the evening shadows are falling	0	The kings say this later in the day when they want their army to keep fighting even though it is getting dark.
465	6:4	hnt2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the daylight is fading away	0	The end of the day is spoken of in terms of its light becoming dark. Alternate translation: “the day is ending” or “it is beginning to get dark” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
466	6:4	su9l			are falling	0	Alternate translation: “are stretching out” or “are getting longer”
467	6:5	jc1c			at night	0	Alternate translation: “during the night even though it is dark”
468	6:5	qmf3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	her fortresses	0	People often spoke of cities as if they were women. Her the word “her” refers to Jerusalem. Alternate translation: “the strong buildings of Jerusalem” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
469	6:6	unq2			Yahweh of hosts says this	0	Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh.
470	6:6	crp6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	Cut her trees	0	God says this to the army that will attack Jerusalem. The word “her” refers to Jerusalem; cities were often spoken of as if they were women. Alternate translation: “Cut down the trees outside of Jerusalem” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
471	6:6	v6t3			heap up siegeworks against Jerusalem	0	Siegeworks are either high mounds of dirt or high ramps made of wood that the enemies build outside the city wall in order go on top of the wall and attack the people inside the city.
472	6:6	p62r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	because it is filled with oppression	0	Here “it is filled with oppression” represents people there always oppressing people. Alternate translation: “because its people are always oppressing each other” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
473	6:7	x25i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	As a well pours out fresh water, so this city keeps producing wickedness	0	Here “this city keeps producing wickedness” represents people in the city continuing to do wicked things. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
474	6:7	q16a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	Violence and disorder are heard within her	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I hear violence and disorder in her” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
475	6:7	ky66		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	sickness and wounds are continually before my face	0	These things being “before” God’s face represents him seeing them. Alternate translation: “I constantly see sickness and wounds” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
476	6:8	ctm4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Accept discipline, Jerusalem … make you into a ruin, an uninhabited land	0	Here God speaks to the people of Jerusalem as if he were speaking to the city itself. Alternate translation: “Accept discipline, you people of Jerusalem … make your land into a ruin, an uninhabited land” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
477	6:8	nn5k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Accept discipline	0	“Accept discipline” here is a metaphor for learning from discipline. Alternate translation: “Learn from your discipline” or “When I punish you, learn to do what is right” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
478	6:8	vvn8			an uninhabited land	0	Alternate translation: “a land that has no people living in it”
479	6:9	sz1r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	They will certainly glean those who are left in Israel like a vineyard	0	Yahweh speaks of the enemy attacking those who remain as if the enemy were to pick grapes that remain in a vineyard after others have harvested it. Alternate translation: “After destroying Israel, they will certainly come back to attack the people who are still alive” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
480	6:9	e5tr			They will certainly	0	The word “They” refers to the enemy that Yahweh sends to destroy Israel.
481	6:9	kl5d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Reach out again with your hand to pick grapes from the vines	0	Yahweh commands the enemy to attack those who remain in Israel as if the enemy were pick to grapes that remain in a vineyard after others have harvested it. Alternate translation: “Come back and attack the people of Israel who remain” or “Like people who reach out again to pick grapes from vines that they have already harvested, come back and attack the people who remain” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
482	6:10	g9ic		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	To whom should I declare and warn so they will listen	0	Yahweh uses this question to emphasize that none of the people of Israel would listen to him even after they survived the attack of their enemies. Alternate translation: “There is no one left for me to speak to and warn who might listen” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
483	6:10	uv57			Look	0	Alternate translation: “You can see it yourself”
484	6:10	p8ap		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Their ears are uncircumcised	0	This represents their stubborn unwillingness to listen to God. Alternate translation: “Their ears are closed” or “They refuse to listen” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
485	6:10	n19z			Their ears	0	The word “Their” refer to the people of Israel.
486	6:10	yw68		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	The word of Yahweh has come to them	0	This idiom is used to announce that God gave messages to them. He did this through his prophets. Alternate translation: “Yahweh has sent messages to them” or “Yahweh has spoken to them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
487	6:10	p8sc			they do not want it	0	Alternate translation: “they do not want to listen to the word of Yahweh”
488	6:11	dqg7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	But I am filled with Yahweh’s fury	0	Jeremiah is speaking. He feels the same anger that Yahweh feels, and he speaks of being extremely angry as if he were filled with anger. Alternate translation: “I am completely angry as Yahweh is” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
489	6:11	bdn3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I am tired of holding it in	0	Jeremiah speaks of not showing Yahweh’s anger as if he were holding the anger inside himself. Alternate translation: “I am tired from not expressing this anger” or “I am tired of not doing anything about this anger” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
490	6:11	mm2e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Pour it out on the children in the streets and on the groups of young men	0	God speaks of punishing the people of Israel as if his anger were a liquid that he wanted Jeremiah to pour out on them. Alternate translation: “In anger punish the children in the streets and the groups of young men” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
491	6:11	xce7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	For every man will be taken away with his wife	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Because enemies will capture every man with his wife” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
492	6:11	p4cb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	every old person heavy with years	0	The words “will be taken” are understood from the previous phrase. Alternate translation: “every old person heavy with years will be taken” or “they will take every old person heavy with years” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
493	6:11	ug45		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	every old person heavy with years	0	The phrase “heavy with years” is an idiom that means “very old.” It reinforces the phrase “old person.” Alternate translation: “every very old person” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
494	6:12	c4qb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	Their houses will be turned over to others	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Their houses will become the possession of other people” or “There people will take their houses” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
495	6:12	m3qu		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	both their fields and their wives together	0	The phrase “will be turned over to others” is understood from the previous phrase. Alternate translation: “and their fields and their women will also be turned over to others” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
496	6:12	efu6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
497	6:13	eyw7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-merism	that from the least to the greatest, all of them are greedy	0	The phrase “from the least to the greatest” shows that all the people of Israel are included in the phrase “all of them,” regardless of how important they are. Alternate translation: “all of them, including the least powerful, the most powerful, and every one else, are greedy” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])
498	6:13	vs6m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj	the least	0	This refers to the least powerful and least important people. Alternate translation: “the least powerful people” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])
499	6:13	gwi1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj	the greatest	0	This refers to the most powerful and most important people. Alternate translation: “the greatest people” or “the most powerful people” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])
500	6:13	vdj4			all of them	0	Alternate translation: “all of the people of Israel”
501	6:13	qw1u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	are greedy for dishonest gain	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **gain**, you can express the same idea with the phrases “get more money” or “get more things.” Alternate translation: “want to get more money by lying to people” or “strongly desire to get more things and will even trick people in order to get them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
502	6:13	b8dn			all of them practice deceit	0	Alternate translation: “all of them deceive people” or “all of them are liars”
503	6:14	it97		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	They have healed the wounds of my people lightly	0	This could mean: (1) the wounds represent the problems the people have as a result of their sin. Alternate translation: “They act as though my people’s problems are not serious, like small wounds” or (2) the wounds represent the people’s sin. Alternate translation: “They acts as though my people’s sins are not serious, like small wounds” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
504	6:14	kz57		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	They have healed the wounds … lightly	0	Here “lightly” represents treating the wounds as if they were not serious, as if they were not difficult. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
505	6:14	lqp6			‘Peace, Peace,’ when there is no peace	0	Alternate translation: “‘All is well, All is well,’ but it is not well”
506	6:15	l12m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Were they ashamed when they practiced abominations?	0	God uses this question to show his anger that the people were not ashamed of their sins. Alternate translation: “They committed terrible sins, and they were not ashamed” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
507	6:15	vc8r			they did not know how to blush	0	When a person is ashamed, his face normally turns red. Alternate translation: “their faces did not even turn red”
508	6:15	c3ai		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	they will fall among the fallen	0	Here “fall” represents being killed. Alternate translation: “they will be killed along with the others who are killed” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
509	6:15	qg6n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	they will be brought down when they are punished	0	Here “will be brought down” represents being destroyed. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I will destroy them when I punish them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
510	6:16	s27z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Yahweh says this	0	It can be stated clearly who Yahweh says this to. Alternate translation: “Yahweh says this to the people of Israel” or “Yahweh says this to his people” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
511	6:16	s5rz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Stand at the road crossing … We will not go	0	The roads and pathways refer to ways that people live their lives. Yahweh wants the people of Israel to ask what is the good way to live their lives and for them to live that way. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
512	6:16	ez9b			the road crossing	0	This refers to the place where two roads meet.
513	6:16	s5kk		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	ask for the ancient pathways	0	The ancient pathways represent their ancestors’s behavior, how their ancestors lived long ago. Alternate translation: “ask about the pathways that your ancestors walked on” or “ask about how your ancestors behaved” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
514	6:16	h56h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Where is this good way	0	This could mean: (1) “this good way” represents the good way to live. Alternate translation: “What is the good way to live” or (2) “this good way” represents the way to live that results in blessings. Alternate translation: “Where is the way to what is good” or “What is the way to live that results in blessing” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
515	6:16	a4xf		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Then go on it	0	“Then walk on that path.” Going on that path represents living that way. Alternate translation: “Then live that way” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
516	6:16	s29n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	We will not go	0	This represents not living that way. Alternate translation: “We will not live that way” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
517	6:17	zs9d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I appointed for you watchmen to listen for the trumpet	0	Yahweh speaks of his prophets as if they were watchmen who were sent to warn the people of danger. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
518	6:17	jp7i			appointed for you	0	The word “you” refers to the people of Israel.
519	6:17	a3n7			to listen for the trumpet	0	“to listen to the sound of the trumpet.” Yahweh speaks of his warning messages to his prophets as if the messages were a trumpet being blown to warn people about the danger that would come. The prophets were to listen to the warning and tell the people about it.
520	6:18	upm1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Therefore, nations, listen! See, you witnesses, what will happen to them.	0	These two sentences are telling the people of other nations to witness what Yahweh will do to the rebellious people of Judah. Alternate translation: “Therefore, you people of other nations, listen! You witnesses, see what will happen to my people” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe]])
521	6:18	k97t			Therefore, nations, listen!	0	Alternate translation: “Therefore, nations, listen to what I am about to say!”
522	6:18	cge9			you witnesses	0	Alternate translation: “you who are witnesses”
523	6:18	zw4l			will happen to them	0	The word “them” refers to the people of Israel.
524	6:19	jt8u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe	Hear, earth	0	Jeremiah is speaking to the people of nations far away from him as if they could hear him. He is speaking as if to the earth itself. Alternate translation: “Listen, everyone who lives on the earth” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
525	6:19	yn3n			I am about to bring disaster to this people	0	Alternate translation: “soon I will punish these people severely”
526	6:19	dce8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the fruit of their thoughts	0	Here the word “fruit” represents results or consequences. Alternate translation: “the consequences of their thoughts” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
527	6:19	du18		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	They paid no attention to my word or law, but they instead rejected it	0	Here “paid no attention to my word” refers to not listening to what God said, and “rejected it” refers to refusing to obey God’s law. Alternate translation: “They did not listen to what I said. Instead they disobeyed my law” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
528	6:20	p9c4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	What does this frankincense going up from Sheba mean to me? Or these sweet smells from a distant land?	0	God uses these questions to rebuke the people. Alternate translation: “Frankincense from Sheba and sweet smelling cane from a distant land mean nothing to me.” or “I do not want your burnt offerings of frankincense from Sheba or sweet smelling cane from a distant land.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
529	6:20	lzv5			these sweet smells	0	People would burn sweet smelling cane as an offering to God.
530	6:20	x7y3			are not acceptable to me	0	Alternate translation: “do not please me” or “do not make me happy”
531	6:21	nwr1			See, I	0	Alternate translation: “Pay attention, because what I am about to say is both true and important: I”
532	6:21	d486		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I am about to place a stumbling block against this people	0	“I am about to put obstacles in front of this people.” Yahweh speaks of the troubles that he will make happen to the people of Israel as if they were a blocks that people stumble over. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
533	6:21	wc6y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	fathers and sons together	0	The phrase “will stumble” is understood from the previous phrase. Alternate translation: “fathers and sons will both stumble” or “fathers and sons will both be hurt” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
534	6:21	eq4s			Inhabitants and their neighbors	0	Alternate translation: “Neighbors and their friends”
535	6:22	yxt3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	a people is coming	0	Their purpose can be made clear. Alternate translation: “a people is coming to attack you” or “an army is coming” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
536	6:22	a582		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	a great nation	0	Here “nation” represents the army of the nation. Alternate translation: “the army of a great nation” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
537	6:22	xr58		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	is being stirred up from the farthest parts of the earth	0	Being “stirred up” represents preparing to do something. Alternate translation: “is being prepared to come from a distant land” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
538	6:23	m4uq			They will pick up bows and spears	0	Alternate translation: “The soldiers will carry bows and spears”
539	6:23	bam3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	Their sound is like the sea roar	0	The loud noise that the soldiers make is compared to the loud noise of the ocean. Alternate translation: “The sound that they make is very loud, like the sound of the ocean” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
540	6:23	xl54		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	they are riding on horses, set out in order as men for battle	0	The phrase “set out in order” means that they have organized themselves and are riding in rows. The phrase “as men for battle” indicates that they are ready to fight. Alternate translation: “they are riding on horses in their assigned rows, and they are ready to fight against you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
541	6:24	fbb5			We have heard	0	The word “We” probably refers to Jeremiah and the people of Judah.
542	6:24	l8gs			our hands fall limp in distress	0	Alternate translation: “our hands are weak because we are anxious”
543	6:24	d28c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Anguish seizes us	0	Feeling great anguish is spoken of as if the anguish grabs them. Alternate translation: “We feel terrible anguish” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
544	6:24	b25e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	as a woman giving birth	0	The anguish that they feel because the enemy coming to attack them is compared to the anguish that a woman feels when she is about to give birth to a baby. Alternate translation: “like a woman who is about to give birth” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
545	6:25	k3f1				0	# General Information:\n\nJeremiah speaks to the people of Jerusalem. Some versions interpret this as Yahweh speaking to the people of Jerusalem.
546	6:25	n3uk		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	for the swords of the enemy and terror are all around	0	The phrase “swords of the enemy” represents the enemy with their swords ready to attack. Here, **terror** refers to things that cause people to be frightened. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **terror**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “For the enemy is everywhere with their swords and everyone else is terrified” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
547	6:26	ti8u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Daughter of my people	0	Jeremiah shows Yahweh’s love for his people by speaking to them as a daughter. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Jeremiah 4:11](../04/11.md). Alternate translation: “My people, you who are like a daughter to me” or “My dear people” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
548	6:26	bkm8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	put on sackcloth and roll in ashes	0	People do these things to show that they are extremely sad. Alternate translation: “Show how sad you are by wearing sackcloth and rolling in ashes” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
549	6:26	u1nu		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	mourn with painful sobs as for an only son	0	Jeremiah compares the people’s great sadness to the sadness that a mother feels if her only son dies. Alternate translation: “mourn with painful sobs as you would if your only son died” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
550	6:26	as8r			for the destroyer will suddenly come upon us	0	Alternate translation: “because the enemy army will suddenly come to attack us”
551	6:27	nfn2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor		0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh is speaking to Jeremiah. God speaks of the people of Israel being very sinful as if they were silver that was full of impurities. God speaks of punishing Israel to make them stop sinning as if he were boiling silver and lead in a hot fire in order to remove the impurities from the silver. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
552	6:27	i71y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	one who tests my people like one would test metal	0	Yahweh compares Jeremiah testing his people to a person who tests metal to see how good it is. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
553	6:27	uh6e			their ways	0	Alternate translation: “their behavior” or “how they live”
554	6:28	lmk7			who go about slandering others	0	Alternate translation: “and constantly slander other people”
555	6:28	qg4z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	All of them are bronze and iron	0	Bronze and iron are hard metals. Yahweh speaks of the people being stubborn as if they were hard like bronze and iron. Alternate translation: “All of them are hard like bronze and iron” or “All of them are stubborn, as hard as bronze and iron” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
556	6:29	zb2n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	The bellows are scorched by the fire that is burning them; the lead is consumed in the flames	0	God speaks of punishing his people as if they were silver and he was boiling the silver in a very hot fire. These phrases emphasize that the one boiling the metal was working very hard. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
557	6:29	zf3z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	The bellows are scorched by the fire that is burning them	0	The fire is so hot that it burns the bellows. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. This very hot fire represents God’s judgment. Alternate translation: “The fire is so hot that it scorches the bellows” or “The punishment is so severe that it is like a fire that even burns the bellows” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
558	6:29	r6p8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown	The bellows are scorched	0	Bellows are a tool used to blow large amounts of air into a burning fire to make the fire hotter. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])
559	6:29	a9dw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	the lead is consumed in the flames	0	The silver has so many impurities in it that the lead is used up before it can remove them all. This represents the people of Israel being so full of sin, that they continue to sin even after God punishes them. Alternate translation: “the silver is so full of impurities, that the lead that is used to remove them is used up” or “they are like silver that is so full of impurities that the lead cannot remove them all” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
560	6:29	fd3z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	The refining continues among them	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “You will continue to refine them” or “You will continue to try to purify them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
561	6:29	ujx6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	because the evil is not removed	0	God speaks of Israel continuing to be evil as if they were silver and the impurities remained in the silver. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “because the evil remains” or “the impurities remain” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
562	6:30	q4md		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	They will be called rejected silver, for	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “People will say about the people of Israel, ‘They are rejected silver,’ for” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
563	7:intro	i2dl				0	# Jeremiah 7 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nSome translations prefer to set apart quotations. The ULT and many other English translations set the lines of 7:29–34, which is an extended quotation, farther to the right on the page than the rest of the text.\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Justice in society\n\nJeremiah commanded the people of Jerusalem to live justly. Without justice, they did not truly have faith in Yahweh. Without this faith in Yahweh, the temple and its rituals were useless. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/justice]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/faith]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/temple]])\n\n## Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter\n\n### “Do not pray for this people”\nYahweh wanted the people to repent. This statement, and the others that follow, may be taken in another way. They are intended to show that it is too late for the people, and their punishment will come regardless of their response. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/repent]])
564	7:1	y68e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,	0	This idiom is used to introduce a special message from God. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Jeremiah 1:4](../01/04.md). Alternate translation: “This is the message that Yahweh gave to Jeremiah. He said,” or “This is the message that Yahweh spoke to Jeremiah:” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
565	7:2	bj92			all you of Judah	0	Alternate translation: “all you people of Judah”
566	7:3	vlv3			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Jeremiah his message to the people of Judah.
567	7:3	f884			Yahweh of hosts … says this	0	Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:6](../06/06.md).
568	7:3	c23a			Make your ways and practices good, and I will let you continue	0	Alternate translation: “If you improve your ways and your practices, then I will let you continue”
569	7:3	s5g6			in this place	0	This means in the land of Judah, not in the temple.
570	7:4	e2w3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rpronouns	Do not entrust yourself to deceitful words and say	0	The reflexive pronoun “yourself” emphasizes the personal risk to the Israelites. Alternate translation: “Do not trust in deceitful words to protect you, saying” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rpronouns]])
571	7:4	ru5l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Temple of Yahweh! Temple of Yahweh! Temple of Yahweh!	0	It is implied that, since the temple belongs to Yahweh and represents his presence, he will protect it and the people of Judah will be safe. Possible meanings for why **Temple of Yahweh** is repeated three times are (1) it was repeated for emphasis or (2) it was repeated as part of a temple liturgy. Alternate translation: “This is the temple of Yahweh so it is absolutely certain that no one will destroy it and we are safe.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
572	7:5	yex8			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Jeremiah his message to the people of Judah.
573	7:5	b71h			make your ways and practices good	0	“improve your ways and practices.” See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 7:3](../07/03.md).
574	7:5	s949		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	completely execute justice	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **justice**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form such as “judge.” Alternate translation: “judge rightly” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
575	7:6	f96n			do not exploit the one	0	Alternate translation: “treat fairly the foreigner”
576	7:6	klb1			orphan	0	child whose parents have died
577	7:6	ivv5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	pour out innocent blood	0	Here pouring out innocent blood represents killing those not deserving death. Alternate translation: “kill innocent people” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
578	7:6	q1kh		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	walk after other gods	0	Here walking after is a metonym for following after with the intent to serve and obey. Alternate translation: “serve other gods” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
579	7:6	q3q6			in this place	0	Here “this place” refers to the land of Judah.
580	7:7	p965			will let you stay	0	Alternate translation: “will let you continue to live”
581	7:7	n3ke			from ancient times and forever	0	“from ancient times and continually.” This means Yahweh gave the land to the people of Judah to be their permanent possession.
582	7:8	d4gt				0	# General Information:\n\nThe word “you” in these verses refers to the people of Judah.
583	7:8	znm8			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Jeremiah his message to the people of Judah.
584	7:8	s1dh			Behold!	0	The word “Behold” here alerts us to pay attention to the information that follows.
585	7:9	bi95		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Do you steal, kill, and commit adultery? Do you swear … and walk after other gods whom you have not known?	0	These questions expect a positive answer to make the point that God knows the sins they are committing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “You steal, kill, and commit adultery. You swear … and walk after other gods whom you have not known.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
586	7:9	ikv4			swear deceitfully	0	Alternate translation: “lie even in your oaths”
587	7:9	ps9p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	walk after other gods	0	Here walking after is a metonym for following after with the intent to serve and obey. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 7:6](../07/06.md). Alternate translation: “serve other gods” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
588	7:10	w19j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Then do you come and stand … so you can do all of these abominations?	0	This question expects a positive answer to make the point that God knows the hypocrisy of their words and actions. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “Then you come and stand … so you could do all of these abominations.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
589	7:10	ras4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	house that is called by my name	0	This is a metonym for Yahweh’s temple. It can be expressed in active form. Alternate translation: “house that belongs to me” or “temple where you worship me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
590	7:11	pb4b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Is this house, which carries my name, a den of bandits in your eyes?	0	This question expects a positive answer to make the point that God knows what they think about Yahweh’s temple. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “This house, which carries my name, is a den of bandits in your eyes!” or “You act as though you think this house, which is called by my name, should be a place where bandits can go to hide!” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
591	7:11	kj59		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	this house, which carries my name	0	Yahweh’s temple is spoken of as if it was carrying the name of Yahweh. This has a similar meaning to “this house that is called by my name” in the previous verse. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
592	7:11	e4vn			bandits	0	violent people who steal and destroy
593	7:11	tj9h			But behold, I have seen it	0	Alternate translation: “But I certainly have seen what you are doing”
594	7:11	ume9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
595	7:12	j5kh				0	# General Information:\n\nThe words “you” and “your” in these verses refer to the people of Judah.
596	7:12	n4ba			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Jeremiah his message to the people of Judah.
597	7:12	c6l5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	my place that was in Shiloh, where I allowed my name to stay there in the beginning	0	Here “where I allowed my name to stay” is an idiom that means this was a place where Yahweh was worshiped. Alternate translation: “the place in Shiloh where I first allowed my people to worship me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
598	7:13	m7ib		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hendiadys	time and time again	0	This hendiadys is also an idiom that means something is done many times. Alternate translation: “repeatedly” or “persistently” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hendiadys]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
599	7:14	g8pq		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	this house that is called by my name	0	This is a metonym for Yahweh’s temple. It can be expressed in active form. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 7:10](../07/10.md). Alternate translation: “this house that belongs to me” or “this temple where you worship me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
600	7:16	b1uq				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh speaks to Jeremiah about the people of Judah. In these verses, “this people” refers to the people of Judah.
601	7:16	h32v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	do not pray for this people, and do not lift up a lamenting wail or say a prayer on their behalf, and do not petition me	0	These four clauses each mean about the same thing and are repeated for emphasis. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
602	7:16	mpn3			lift up a lamenting wail	0	Alternate translation: “cry out with sadness”
603	7:16	ym42			on their behalf	0	Alternate translation: “for their benefit” or “for them”
604	7:16	d2un			petition me	0	Alternate translation: “plead with me”
605	7:17	qn8a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?	0	This question expects a positive answer and is asked to bring these things to Jeremiah’s attention. They can be expressed as a statement. Alternate translation: “Look at what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem!” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
606	7:18	u9lk			kindling the fire	0	Alternate translation: “starting the fire”
607	7:18	jc1l			kneading dough	0	mixing dough by hand
608	7:18	t6z1			dough	0	a thick mixture of flour and liquid used for baking
609	7:18	u6gq		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	the queen of the heavens	0	This was the name of a false god. Alternate translation: “the false god known as ‘the queen of the heavens’” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
610	7:18	sq9a			will provoke me	0	Alternate translation: “will anger me”
611	7:19	ia89				0	# General Information:\n\nIn these verses, “they” and “themselves” refer to the people of Judah.
612	7:19	t7ze			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues to speak to Jeremiah about the people of Judah.
613	7:19	ta4u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	is it not themselves whom they are provoking, so that shame is on them?	0	This question expects a positive answer. It can be expressed as a statement. Alternate translation: “they are provoking themselves, so that shame is on them!” or “they are troubling and bringing shame on themselves!” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rpronouns]])
614	7:19	jj5b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	shame is on them	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **shame**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form such as “shamed.” Alternate translation: “they are shamed” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
615	7:20	ccj2			See	0	This word is used here to draw someone’s attention to what is said next. Alternate translation: “Listen” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you”
616	7:20	ta7u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	my anger and wrath will gush out onto this place	0	Yahweh speaks of his anger as if it were something that could be poured out. Alternate translation: “I will punish this place” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
617	7:20	xv82		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	anger and wrath	0	These words mean basically the same thing and emphasize the intensity of Yahweh’s anger. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
618	7:20	v5eu			gush out	0	Alternate translation: “pour out”
619	7:20	mf3h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	It will burn and never be extinguished	0	Yahweh speaks of his anger as if it were a fire that could not be put out. Alternate translation: “No one will be able to stop my anger” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
620	7:20	wz4y			never be extinguished	0	Alternate translation: “never stop burning”
621	7:21	bjt8				0	# General Information:\n\nIn these verses, “you” and “your” refer to the people of Judah.
622	7:21	i6xb			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Jeremiah his message to the people of Judah.
623	7:21	hg9i			Yahweh of hosts … says this	0	Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:6](../06/06.md).
624	7:21	p7ch		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-irony	Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices and the meat from them	0	This is an ironic statement emphasizing that none of their sacrifices were acceptable to Yahweh. Alternate translation: “Go ahead and eat the burnt offerings along with your sacrifices and meat from them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-irony]])
625	7:23	zn4g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Listen to my voice	0	Here listening to Yahweh’s voice means to both hear his words and obey what he says. Alternate translation: “Hear and obey what I say” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
626	7:23	ug56		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	walk in all the ways that I am commanding you	0	Yahweh speaks of obeying his commands as if one were walking in them, like person would walk along a road. Alternate translation: “do everything that I am commanding you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
627	7:24	gts3				0	# General Information:\n\nThe words “you” and “your” in these verses refer to the people of Judah. “They” refers to the ancestors of the people of Judah.
628	7:24	u79z			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Jeremiah his message to the people of Judah.
629	7:24	mmx8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	they did not listen or pay attention	0	These phrases mean about the same thing and are repeated for emphasis. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
630	7:24	hex1			by their own stubborn plans of their wicked hearts	0	Alternate translation: “according to their own plans because they were wicked and stubborn”
631	7:24	pn8b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	they went backwards, not forward	0	This is a metaphor. This could mean: (1) they refused to pay attention to Yahweh, instead of eagerly obeying him. Alternate translation: “they went away from me instead of drawing closer to me” or (2) they got worse and worse instead of improving. Alternate translation: “they got worse instead of better” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
632	7:25	g7qg		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole	Ever since the day when your ancestors went out from the land of Egypt until this day	0	This is a generalization that means over this entire period of time, not every day during this period of time. Alternate translation: “From the time your ancestors went out from the land of Egypt until now” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
633	7:25	wl88			I persisted in sending them	0	Alternate translation: “I sent them again and again” or “I repeatedly sent them”
634	7:26	x6ns		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	they hardened their necks	0	This is an idiom that means they were stubborn. Alternate translation: “they became stubborn” or “they resisted me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
635	7:26	hje2			They were more wicked	0	Alternate translation: “Each generation was more wicked”
636	7:27	rs3g				0	# General Information:\n\nThe words “them” and “they” in these verses refer to the people of Judah.
637	7:27	m2j2			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Jeremiah his message to the people of Judah.
638	7:27	nc7q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	So proclaim all these words to them, but they will not listen to you. Proclaim these things to them, but they will not answer you.	0	These two sentences say the same thing, The second emphasizes the message of the first. Alternate translation: “Tell them my message, but they will not listen to you or answer you.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
639	7:28	y4p4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the voice of Yahweh its God	0	Here “the voice of Yahweh” represents what Yahweh has said. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 3:25](../03/25.md). Alternate translation: “what Yahweh its God has said” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
640	7:28	di1t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	Truth is destroyed and cut off from their mouths	0	Yahweh speaks of truth as if it was something the people could destroy and stop saying. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “The people destroy truth and cut it off from their mouths” or “The people tell only lies” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
641	7:28	zj54		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	Truth is destroyed	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **truth**, you can express the same idea with an adjective such as “truthful.” Alternate translation: “What is truthful is destroyed” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
642	7:29	d5yd				0	# General Information:\n\nThe word “your” in these verses refers to the people of Judah.
643	7:29	y4ae			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Jeremiah his message to the people of Judah.
644	7:29	rrp6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	Cut off your hair and shave yourself, and throw away your hair	0	This would be done as a sign of mourning. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rpronouns]])
645	7:29	p56k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	rejected and abandoned	0	These two words have similar meanings and are repeated for emphasis. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
646	7:30	hxu1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	sons of Judah	0	This refers to the people of Judah. Alternate translation: “people of Judah” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
647	7:30	aui5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	their detestable things	0	Here “detestable things” refers to idols, which God hates. Alternate translation: “their disgusting idols” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
648	7:30	szk4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	house that is called by my name	0	This is a metonym for Yahweh’s temple. It can be expressed in active form. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 7:10](../07/10.md). Alternate translation: “house that belongs to me” or “temple where they worship me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
649	7:31	bpk3				0	# General Information:\n\nThe words “they” and “their” in these verses refer to the people of Judah.
650	7:31	ud4q			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues to describe the evil things that the people of Judah had done.
651	7:31	v64i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	the high place of Topheth	0	This is the name of a place where the people of Israel sacrificed their children to a false god by burning them with fire. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
652	7:31	ikn7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	the Valley of Ben Hinnom	0	This is the name of a valley south of the city of Jerusalem, where people sacrificed to false gods. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
653	7:31	iq5w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	nor did it enter my mind	0	Here the word “mind” refers to Yahweh’s thoughts. Alternate translation: “nor did I ever think about it” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
654	7:32	dgv5			So see	0	The word “see” here adds emphasis to what follows. Alternate translation: “Indeed”
655	7:32	pkn1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	days are coming … when it	0	Future time is spoken of as if the “days are coming.” Alternate translation: “in the future … it” or “there will be a time … when it” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
656	7:32	t424		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
657	7:32	ums9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	it will no longer be called	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “people will no longer call it” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
658	7:32	zbr4			they will bury bodies	0	Alternate translation: “they will bury dead people”
659	7:32	tue8			no room left	0	Alternate translation: “no place remaining”
660	7:33	xa8f			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues to speak of his judgment on the people of Judah.
661	7:33	mb9t			The corpses	0	Alternate translation: “The dead bodies”
662	7:33	sc5b			this people	0	Alternate translation: “the people of Judah”
663	7:33	h5ey			the birds of the skies	0	See how you translated “the birds of the heavens” in [Jeremiah 4:25](../04/25.md).
664	7:33	jv9c			the beasts of the earth	0	Alternate translation: “the wild animals of the land”
665	7:33	tf93			to frighten them away	0	Alternate translation: “to scare them away”
666	7:34	cm8g			I will put an end to	0	Alternate translation: “I will remove from”
667	7:34	w3gl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	the sound of joy and the sound of gladness	0	These two phrases mean almost the same thing and are repeated for emphasis. The abstract nouns “joy” and “gladness” can be translated using the verb “rejoicing” and the adjective “glad.” Alternate translation: “the sounds of people rejoicing and being glad” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
668	7:34	mbc1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the sound of the groom and the sound of the bride	0	This is a metonym for what happens at marriage ceremonies. Alternate translation: “and people celebrating marriage” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
669	7:34	t5xh		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	will become a desolation	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **desolation**, you can express the same idea with an adjective such as “desolate.” Alternate translation: “will become desolate” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
670	8:intro	b29a				0	# Jeremiah 8 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nSome translations set each line of poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to make it easier to read. The ULT does this with the poetry in 8:5–22.\n\nThe prophecy revealed to Jeremiah is recorded in 8:5–9:12. Despite covering more than one chapter, this should be seen as one unit. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/reveal]])\n\n## Important figures of speech in this chapter\n\n### Hyperbole\n\nThe author frequently uses hyperbole in this chapter to describe the complete destruction of Jerusalem. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
671	8:1	w8bg			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues to speak of his judgment on the people of Judah.
672	8:1	x5ig			they will bring	0	This word “they” here refers to the enemies of the people of Judah.
673	8:1	c3wu			its officials	0	Alternate translation: “its princes” or “its rulers”
674	8:2	p4kx			will spread them out	0	The word “them” refers to the bones of the people listed in the previous verse.
675	8:2	i7h2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	that they have followed and served, that they have walked after and sought, and that they have worshiped	0	The word “they” here refers to the people of Judah. These three phrases mean about the same thing and are repeated for emphasis. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
676	8:2	gvn4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	walked after	0	This is a metaphor for serving or worshiping. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 2:23](../02/23.md). (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
677	8:2	mxy9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	The bones will not be gathered or buried again	0	This can be expressed in active form. Alternate translation: “No one will gather their bones or bury them again” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
678	8:2	j8lx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	They will be like dung on the surface of the earth	0	The bones are compared to dung on the ground both to emphasize that they will be disgusting and because they will not be buried. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
679	8:2	vr8n			on the surface of the earth	0	Alternate translation: “all over the ground”
680	8:3	w45m			where I have driven them	0	The word “them” refers to the people of Judah.
681	8:3	vl6x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how similar words are translated in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh of hosts has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh of hosts, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
682	8:4	xxz7				0	# General Information:\n\nThe words “them” and “they” in these verses refer to the people of Judah.
683	8:4	tke2			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues to speak of his judgment on the people of Judah.
684	8:4	rz6z			So say to them	0	Yahweh is telling Jeremiah what to say to the people of Judah.
685	8:4	v36i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Does anyone fall and not get up? Does anyone get lost and not try to return?	0	These questions make the point that the way that the people of Judah were acting did not make sense. They can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: “You know that when someone falls, he gets back up, and when someone gets lost, he tries to find his way back.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
686	8:5	zes9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Why has this people, Jerusalem, turned away in permanent faithlessness?	0	Yahweh is saying that the way the people of Judah are acting does not make sense. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “It does not make sense that this people, Jerusalem, has turned away in permanent faithlessness.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
687	8:5	vgq1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	Jerusalem	0	The word “Jerusalem” here is a synecdoche for all the people of Judah. Alternate translation: “Judah” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
688	8:5	h7hw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	hold on to treachery	0	What the people of Judah were doing is spoken of as if they were clinging to treachery and would not let it go. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
689	8:5	n5b8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	They hold on to treachery	0	Here, **treachery** is spoken of as if it were a physical object that a person could hold on to. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **treachery**, you can express the same idea with the verb “deceive.” Holding on to something is a metaphor for loving. Alternate translation: “They refuse to turn away from what deceives them” or “They love the people who deceive them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
690	8:6	y22u				0	# General Information:\n\nThe words “they” and “them” in these verses refer to the people of Judah.
691	8:6	v92n			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Jeremiah his message to the people of Judah.
692	8:6	w5p2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	paid attention and listened	0	These two things mean about the same thing and are repeated for emphasis. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
693	8:6	sg8t			did not speak right	0	Alternate translation: “did not say what is right”
694	8:6	i9mx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	for his wickedness	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **wickedness**, you can express the same idea with an adjective such as “wicked.” Alternate translation: “for being wicked” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
695	8:6	yw8x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	What have I done?	0	The implied information is that this is a question that the people of Judah should have been asking. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “I have done a terrible thing.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
696	8:6	g12y			go where they wish	0	Alternate translation: “go their own way”
697	8:6	r6ux		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	like a stallion rushing toward battle	0	The eagerness of the people to follow their own evil way is compared to the eagerness of a war horse running toward a battle. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
698	8:6	j57y			stallion	0	adult male horse
699	8:7	j78m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Even the stork in heaven knows the right times; and the doves, swifts, and cranes	0	The implied information is that these types of birds know the right times to migrate, which means to fly from one place to another at different times of the year for feeding or breeding. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
700	8:7	lsk2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown	stork … doves, swifts, and cranes	0	All of these are different types of birds that migrate. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])
701	8:7	i7xx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	They go on their migrations at the right time, but my people do not know Yahweh’s decrees	0	The implied information is that the people should have naturally known Yahweh’s decrees. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
702	8:7	g1he		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	They go on their migrations	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **migrations**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form such as “migrate.” Alternate translation: “They migrate” or “They fly from one region to another” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
703	8:8	qa8a			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Jeremiah his message to the people of Judah.
704	8:8	n65d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	How can you say, “We are wise, for the law of Yahweh is with us”?	0	Yahweh asks this question to make the people of Judah think about what they were saying. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “You think that you are wise because you have the law of Yahweh with you.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
705	8:8	g95l			How can you say	0	The “you” here refers to the people of Judah.
706	8:8	d131			Indeed, see!	0	These words tell the hearer to pay close attention to what follows.
707	8:8	qeg1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	The deceitful pen of the scribes	0	The pen represents the words that the scribes write. Alternate translation: “The false things that the scribes write” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
708	8:8	xs9e			has created deceit	0	Alternate translation: “has given you false ideas”
709	8:9	g2b6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-irony	The wise men will be ashamed	0	This is irony because the wise men are normally honored for their wisdom. Alternate translation: “Those men who think they are wise will feel ashamed” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-irony]])
710	8:9	eb2b			dismayed	0	terrified or shattered
711	8:9	kk1b			Behold!	0	Alternate translation: “Pay attention!”
712	8:9	i9ya		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	so what use is their wisdom?	0	This question expects a negative answer and is intended to make the hearers think about how little what they consider wisdom is really worth when they reject Yahweh’s word. Alternate translation: “so what they think is wise does not do them any good.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
713	8:10	n8yx			because from the least to the greatest, all of them are greedy for dishonest gain! From the prophet to the priest, all of them practice deceit	0	See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:13](../06/13.md).
714	8:10	eq1m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-merism	because from the least to the greatest, all of them are greedy	0	The phrase “from the least to the greatest” shows that all the people of Judah are included in the phrase “all of them,” regardless of how important they are. Alternate translation: “because all of them, including the least powerful, the most powerful, and everyone else, are greedy” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])
715	8:10	by2f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj	the least	0	This refers to the least powerful and least important people. Alternate translation: “the least powerful people” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])
716	8:10	m98v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj	the greatest	0	This refers to the most powerful and most important people. Alternate translation: “the greatest people” or “the most powerful people” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])
717	8:10	ry2p			all of them	0	Alternate translation: “all of the people of Judah”
718	8:10	c6bc		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	are greedy for dishonest gain	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **gain**, you can express the same idea with the phrases “get more money” or “get more things.” Alternate translation: “want to get more money by lying to people” or “strongly desire to get more things and will even trick people in order to get them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
719	8:10	me66			all of them practice deceit	0	Alternate translation: “all of them deceive people” or “all of them are liars”
720	8:11	a894				0	# General Information:\n\nThe words “they,” “their” and “them” in these verses refer to the people of Judah.
721	8:11	f7ex			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues giving Jeremiah his message to the people of Judah.
722	8:11	t6ta		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	They healed the wounds of my people lightly	0	This could mean: (1) the wounds represent the problems the people have as a result of their sin. Alternate translation: “They act as though my people’s problems are not serious, like small wounds” or (2) the wounds represent the people’s sin. Alternate translation: “They act as though my people’s sins are not serious, like small wounds” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
723	8:11	t1ge		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	They healed the wounds … lightly	0	Here “lightly” represents treating the wounds as if they were not serious, as if they were not difficult. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
724	8:11	mjy3			“Peace, Peace,” when there was no peace	0	Alternate translation: “‘All is well, All is well,’ but it was not well”
725	8:12	j556		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Were they ashamed when they practiced abominations?	0	God uses this question to show his anger that the people were not ashamed of their sins. Alternate translation: “They committed terrible sins, and they were not ashamed.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
726	8:12	a8qy			they did not know how to blush	0	“their faces did not even turn red.” When a person is ashamed, his face normally turns red.
727	8:12	m1ix		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	they will fall among the fallen	0	Here “fall” represents being killed. Alternate translation: “they will be killed along with the others who are killed” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
728	8:12	x1y2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	they will be brought down when they are punished	0	Here “will be brought down” represents being destroyed. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I will destroy them when I punish them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
729	8:13	b972		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
730	8:13	yf5y			the leaf will wither	0	Alternate translation: “the leaf will dry up”
731	8:13	qr8u			what I have given to them will pass away	0	The meaning of the original text is uncertain here.
732	8:14	fx4e				0	# General Information:\n\nThe words “we,” “us” and “our” refer to the people of Judah.
733	8:14	nn25			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues his message by telling us what the people of Judah will say at the time of their punishment.
734	8:14	r249		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Why are we sitting here?	0	This question is asked to motivate action. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “We should not stay here.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
735	8:14	bl3v			Come together; let us go to the fortified cities	0	The “fortified cities” were cities with high walls and strong defenses. See how you translated the similar phrases in [Jeremiah 4:5](../04/05.md).
736	8:14	vsn4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	we will become silent there in death	0	Here “become silent” means to die. Alternate translation: “let us die there” or “let us wait for our enemies to kill us there” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
737	8:14	pv27		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	For Yahweh our God will silence us	0	Here “silence” is a metaphor for condemning to death. Alternate translation: “because Yahweh our God has condemned us to die” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
738	8:14	tg23		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	He will make us drink poison	0	This is an idiom for Yahweh’s judgment on his people. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
739	8:15	cpw9			but there will be nothing good	0	Alternate translation: “but nothing good will happen”
740	8:15	i77n			but see	0	Alternate translation: “but understand”
741	8:16	fvu7				0	# General Information:\n\nThe words “his” and “they” in these verses refer to the enemies of Judah.
742	8:16	s1ew			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues his message about the punishment coming to Judah.
743	8:16	ck4x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	The snorting of his stallions is heard from Dan	0	This can be expressed in active form. Alternate translation: “The people of Dan hear the snorting of his stallions” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
744	8:16	qq3k			snorting	0	a loud sound that a horse makes with its nose
745	8:16	x69l			stallions	0	adult male horses
746	8:16	v3by		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole	The whole earth shakes	0	This is an exaggeration that is a metaphor for the people of Judah trembling with fear. Alternate translation: “All the people of the land shake with fear” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
747	8:16	hjp2			at the sound of the neighing of his strong horses	0	Alternate translation: “when they hear the sound of the enemy’s strong horses”
748	8:16	x6ln			neighing	0	a sound that a horse makes
749	8:16	a2w1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	they will come and consume	0	Here the word “consume” means to eat up. It is an idiom for how the enemies come and destroy the land and its inhabitants. Alternate translation: “they will come and destroy” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
750	8:17	ns7j			For see	0	Alternate translation: “Now pay attention”
751	8:17	nvi3			vipers that you cannot charm	0	To charm means to sing or make music in order to control snakes.
752	8:17	ma3y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
753	8:18	f7zw				0	# General Information:\n\nJeremiah and Yahweh have a conversation about the people of Judah.
754	8:18	hkg9			My sorrow has no end	0	The word “my” refers to Jeremiah. The original text is unclear and is interpreted here in different ways by modern versions.
755	8:18	ia82		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole	has no end	0	These words are an exaggeration that express the great extent of Jeremiah’s sorrow. Alternate translation: “is very great” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
756	8:18	ah2i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	my heart is sick	0	Here “heart” represents Jeremiah, emphasizing his feelings and emotions. Alternate translation: “I feel sick deep down inside me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
757	8:19	i7c2			Behold!	0	This alerts the reader to pay attention to what follows. “Pay attention!”
758	8:19	i2u5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the daughter of my people	0	Jeremiah is speaking about the people of Judah in a way that shows his affection for them, as if for a daughter. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 4:11](../04/11.md). Alternate translation: “my dear people” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
759	8:19	qg4d			from a land far away	0	This could mean: (1) From exile. Alternate translation: “from exile in a distant land” or (2) From throughout the land of Judah. Alternate translation: “throughout our land”
760	8:19	r91i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	Is Yahweh not in Zion? Is her king no longer there?	0	These two questions are similar in meaning. They imply that the people of Judah are wondering why Yahweh is not saving them. Alternate translation: “Why does Yahweh not save us if he is the king in Zion?” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
761	8:19	i1se		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Why then do they provoke me to anger with their carved figures and their worthless foreign idols?	0	The word “me” refers to Yahweh. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “If they want me to save them, then they must not offend me with their carved figures.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
762	8:20	i3bj				0	# General Information:\n\nThe word “we” refers to the people of Judah. The words “I” and “my” refer to Jeremiah.
763	8:20	f1z4			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nJeremiah continues talking about the people of Judah.
764	8:20	ey1x			The harvest has passed on	0	Alternate translation: “Harvest time is over”
765	8:20	d3mu		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	But we have not been saved	0	Jeremiah tells what the people of Judah are saying. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “But Yahweh has not saved us” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
766	8:21	epc5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	I am hurt because of the hurt of the daughter of my people. I mourn at the horrible things that have happened to her; I am dismayed	0	These statements express the same idea in more than one way for emphasis. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
767	8:22	j9cz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Is there no medicine in Gilead? Is there no healer there? Why will the healing of the daughter of my people not happen?	0	These questions are asked to make the point that the people of Judah have not been saved. Alternate translation: “There is medicine in Gilead, and there are healers there, so tell me why the healing of my dear people will not happen.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
768	9:intro	muj3				0	# Jeremiah 9 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nSome translations set each line of poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to make it easier to read. The ULT does this with the poetry in 9:1–12, 17–24.\n\nThe prophecy revealed to Jeremiah is recorded in 8:5–9:12. Despite covering more than one chapter, this should be seen as one unit. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/reveal]])\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Funeral\n\nThis chapter pictures Jerusalem as having a funeral with its typical songs. This is an image used to describe their destruction. It is a time of great sadness.\n\n### Circumcision\n\nCircumcision is used here in an unusual way. Since circumcision was intended to be a display of faith, the author uses the term to differentiate between those who have faith in Yahweh and those who don’t. This is a type of metaphor. Those who have a circumcised heart have faith in Yahweh while those with an uncircumcised heart do not have faith in Yahweh, regardless of whether they are physically circumcised. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/circumcise]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/faith]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
769	9:1	dw2v				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh and Jeremiah continue talking about the people of Judah.
770	9:1	rjn7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	If only my head could produce water, and my eyes be a fountain of tears	0	This is Jeremiah speaking. These two phrases mean the same thing and emphasize how much Jeremiah is weeping. Alternate translation: “I wish I could make more tears” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
771	9:1	f1ez		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-merism	day and night	0	By mentioning both “day” and “night” this phrase means all the time. Alternate translation: “all the time” or “continually” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])
772	9:1	x4zd		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the daughter of my people	0	Yahweh shows his love for his people by speaking of them as a daughter. Here Jeremiah uses this same phrase for the people that Yahweh uses. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 4:11](../04/11.md). Alternate translation: “my people, who are like Yahweh’s daughter” or “my dear people” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
773	9:1	gx7s		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	who have been killed	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “whom the enemy has killed” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
774	9:2	m5fi			If only someone would give me	0	“I wish someone would give me.” This is still Jeremiah speaking.
775	9:2	t6vy			a place for travelers in the wilderness to stay	0	This refers to a building for people traveling in the wilderness, where they can stop and sleep overnight.
776	9:2	l2ci			abandon my people	0	Alternate translation: “leave my people”
777	9:2	y2h4			a band of traitors	0	Alternate translation: “a group of people who betray other people”
778	9:3	m7dg			Yahweh declares	0	See how you translated “this is Yahweh’s declaration” in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md).
779	9:3	dkt1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	They tread on their bows of lies with their tongues	0	Telling lies is spoken of as being done by the tongues of the wicked. Also, since a spoken lie cannot be taken back, telling lies is spoken of as if it were shooting arrows. Men who use bows must step on their bows in order to fasten the bowstrings, so liars are referred to here as if they were stringing their bows using their tongues. Alternate translation: “Their lies are like arrows that they shoot with the tongues” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
780	9:3	q5qh		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-irony	but it is not because of any faithfulness of theirs that they grow strong on the earth	0	“They do not grow strong on the earth because they are faithful to Yahweh, as they are wicked” and “This means that the people are not faithful to Yahweh, but rather are wicked and have gained their power through wickedness” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-irony]])
781	9:3	vc82		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	They go from one wicked act to another	0	Committing one evil action after another is spoken of as if the evildoers were going from one action to another. Alternate translation: “They keep doing evil things” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
782	9:4	i6ut			Each of you	0	The word “you” refers to the people of Judah.
783	9:4	zbn4			be on guard against your neighbor and do not trust in any brother	0	Alternate translation: “be careful not to trust your fellow Israelites, and do not even trust your own brother”
784	9:4	n2fi		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	every neighbor walks in slander	0	Here “walking” is an idiom for living. Alternate translation: “every neighbor slanders one another” or “every neighbor is a slanderer” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
785	9:5	t4rw			Each man mocks his neighbor and does not speak the truth	0	Alternate translation: “All of the people mock each other, and they do not tell the truth”
786	9:5	w9wa		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	Their tongues teach deceitful things	0	Here people are represented by their “tongues” to emphasize their speech. Alternate translation: “They teach deceitful things” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
787	9:5	k167			They are exhausted from committing iniquity	0	Alternate translation: “They are tired from committing so much sin”
788	9:6	kdu3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Your dwelling is in the midst of deception	0	Yahweh speaks of living among people who are liars as living in the middle of deception. Alternate translation: “Your dwelling is among the dwellings of liars” or “You dwell in the midst of liars” (See:[[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
789	9:6	ijp7			in their deceit	0	Alternate translation: “By telling all of these lies”
790	9:6	ra6u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
791	9:7	l451		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	See	0	Yahweh uses this word here to draw Jeremiah’s attention to what he says next. Alternate translation: “Listen” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
792	9:7	kq5h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	to refine them	0	Yahweh speaks of testing the people and dealing with their evil ways, as if they were metal that he were melting in a crucible to remove its impurities. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
793	9:7	y5gl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	for what else can I do, because of what my people have done?	0	Yahweh uses this rhetorical question to state that this is how he needs to deal with his people because of what they have done. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “for this is how I must deal with my people because of what they have done.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
794	9:8	ak19		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Their tongues are sharpened arrows	0	This speaks of people’s tongues as if they were sharpened arrows because of how the people hurt others by what they say. Here their speech is represented by their “tongues.” Alternate translation: “Their words are like sharpened arrows that hurt other people” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
795	9:8	yi2b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	With their mouths they proclaim peace with their neighbors	0	Here people’s speech is represented by their “mouths.” Alternate translation: “They speak, saying that they want peace with their neighbors” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
796	9:8	f4zw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	but with their hearts they lie in wait for them	0	Here a people’s desires are represented by their “hearts.” This speaks of them wanting to hurt their neighbors as if they were an animal crouching and waiting to attack its prey. Alternate translation: “but what they really want is to destroy their neighbors” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
797	9:9	x1jx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Should I not punish them because of these things … should I not avenge myself on a nation that is like this?	0	Yahweh uses this question to emphasize that the things that they are doing are so bad that he will not have mercy and stop himself from punishing them. See how you translated similar words in [Jeremiah 5:9](../05/09.md). Alternate translation: “Because they do these things, I will punish them … I will certainly get revenge for myself against them.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
798	9:9	fm1d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
799	9:10	zfu4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	I will sing a song of mourning … a funeral song will be sung for the meadows	0	Yahweh is mourning for the land of Israel as if it were a person who died. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
800	9:10	s5s7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	a funeral song will be sung	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I will sing a funeral song” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
801	9:10	xf64			the meadows	0	Alternate translation: “the fields of grass that the livestock eats”
802	9:10	x2nb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	For they are burned	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Because someone has burned the meadows and pastures” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
803	9:10	dv5k			They will not hear the sound of any cattle	0	Alternate translation: “Nobody will hear the sound of cattle there”
804	9:11	mp5y			a hideout for jackals	0	“a place for jackals to hide.” Jackals are fierce wild dogs.
805	9:11	har1			places without inhabitants	0	Alternate translation: “places where no people live”
806	9:12	lun7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	What man is wise enough to understand this?	0	Yahweh uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that only a very wise person will understand the things he has said. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “Only people who are very wise can understand these things.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
807	9:12	dem8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	To whom has the mouth of Yahweh spoken, and he will declare it?	0	Yahweh uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that only the people he has spoken to can declare these things. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “Only those who have been taught by Yahweh can explain these things to others.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
808	9:12	r7i9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	the mouth of Yahweh	0	Here Yahweh’s speech is represented by his “mouth.” Alternate translation: “Yahweh” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
809	9:12	ru4f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Why has the land perished and been destroyed … pass through?	0	Yahweh uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that only a wise person could explain why the land has been destroyed. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “Only a wise person could explain why the land has perished and been destroyed … pass through.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
810	9:12	x8mt		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	has the land perished and been destroyed	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Both “perished” and “been ruined” describe the land being ruined. Alternate translation: “is the land ruined” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
811	9:13	v98g			It is because	0	Alternate translation: “These things will happen because”
812	9:13	dqx8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	they have abandoned my law	0	Yahweh speaks of the people not obeying his law as if it were something that they had walked away from. Alternate translation: “they have rejected my law” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
813	9:13	maj3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	they do not listen to my voice	0	Here Yahweh’s “voice” represents what he says. Alternate translation: “they do not pay attention to the things I tell them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
814	9:13	cf6h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	or walk by it	0	Here “walk” is an idiom for “live.” Alternate translation: “or live the way I tell them to live” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
815	9:14	d459		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	they have walked by their stubborn hearts	0	Here the people’s “stubborn hearts” represent their stubborn desires and stubborn will. Also, here “walked” represents living. Alternate translation: “they have been stubborn and lived the way they want to live” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
816	9:14	upa5			have followed the Baals	0	Alternate translation: “have worshiped the Baals”
817	9:15	bg34			Yahweh of hosts … says this	0	Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:6](../06/06.md).
818	9:15	za9v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	See	0	Yahweh uses this word here to draw the people’s attention to what he says next. Alternate translation: “Listen” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
819	9:15	s4r8			wormwood	0	a plant that tastes bitter
820	9:16	nyj4			Then I will scatter them among the nations	0	Alternate translation: “Then I will force them to leave here and live in many different countries”
821	9:16	axn5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	neither they nor their ancestors	0	The understood verb may be supplied. Alternate translation: “that neither they nor their ancestors have known” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
822	9:16	w74v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will send out a sword after them	0	Here the word “sword” refers to an enemy army. Alternate translation: “I will send an army of soldiers to fight against them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
823	9:16	bq4y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I have completely destroyed them	0	This is a metonym for Yahweh causing the people’s enemies to destroy them. Alternate translation: “I have caused their enemies to completely destroy them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
824	9:17	lv4i				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh tells the people of Judah to mourn for the coming destruction of the land.
825	9:17	ict2			Yahweh of hosts says this	0	Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:6](../06/06.md).
826	9:17	air9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	Summon funeral singers; let them come … Send out for women skilled at lamenting; let them come	0	These two phrases have the same meaning. They emphasize that they are to call funeral singers to come. Alternate translation: “Get women who are trained in mourning and bring those women here” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
827	9:17	d5sd			Summon funeral singers	0	Alternate translation: “Call women who are professional singers at funerals”
828	9:17	u7sp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	let them come	0	This is an idiom. Alternate translation: “tell the women to come” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
829	9:17	j5jq		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Send out for women skilled at lamenting	0	The phrase “send out for” is an idiom. Alternate translation: “Send people out to get women who are skilled at mourning” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
830	9:18	ln9m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive	Let them hurry and sing a mournful song … and our eyelids flow with water	0	Here Yahweh says what the people of Judah will say when the destruction comes. The words “us” and “our” refer to the people of Judah and does not include Yahweh. This may be written instead as a command from Yahweh to the people. Alternate translation: “Tell them to hurry and sing a song to mourn for you, so your eyes may run with tears and your eyelids flow with water” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])
831	9:18	fft6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	so our eyes may run with tears and our eyelids flow with water	0	This describes the people crying a lot. Alternate translation: “so we will cry very hard with tears flowing from our eyes” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
832	9:19	g4rv				0	# General Information:\n\nHere Yahweh is saying what the people of Judah will say when he destroys the land.
833	9:19	la1m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	For the sound of wailing is heard in Zion	0	This refers to the people of Zion wailing loudly and can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: “The people of Zion are crying loudly, saying” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
834	9:19	s2nn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	How we are devastated	0	Yahweh tells what the people of Judah will say when the land is destroyed. Alternate translation: “We are very upset” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
835	9:19	g3w7			We are greatly ashamed, for we have abandoned the land since they tore down our houses	0	Alternate translation: “Our shame is great, because enemies destroyed our houses and we had to leave the land of Israel”
836	9:20	n18s		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	hear Yahweh’s word; pay attention to the messages that come from his mouth	0	These two phrases mean the same thing and emphasize the command to listen to what Yahweh says. In the second phrase Yahweh’s “mouth” is a metonym for himself. Alternate translation: “listen to what Yahweh says. Pay attention to his words” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
837	9:20	hr1b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	each neighbor woman a funeral song	0	The understood verb may be supplied. Alternate translation: “teach each neighbor woman a funeral song” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
838	9:21	ruq9				0	# General Information:\n\nHere Yahweh is saying what the people of Judah will say when he destroys the land.
839	9:21	tk2q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	For death has come through our windows … young men in the city squares	0	The people of Judah will compare death to a person who can climb in windows to attack the people inside and attacks people in the palaces, streets, and city squares. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
840	9:21	nap5			palaces	0	fancy houses where kings live. Death will come to rich and poor alike.
841	9:21	w73h			city squares	0	marketplaces
842	9:22	b1lf		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	This is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “This is what Yahweh has declared” or “This is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
843	9:22	tfy4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	the corpses of men will fall like dung … like grain stalks after the reapers	0	These two phrases mean the same thing and emphasize the large number dead bodies. Alternate translation: “dead bodies will fall all over the place” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
844	9:22	q61w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	corpses of men will fall like dung in the fields	0	This describes the great number of people who will die, by comparing their bodies to dung that falls in the fields. Alternate translation: “dead bodies will drop everywhere like animal dung falls all over the fields” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
845	9:22	j451		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	like grain stalks after the reapers	0	This describes the great number of people who will die, by comparing their bodies to cut stalks of grain. Alternate translation: “like stalks of grain fall everywhere after the farmers cut them down” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
846	9:22	hyq6			there will be no one to gather them	0	Alternate translation: “there will be nobody to gather the dead bodies”
847	9:23	v41m				0	# General Information:\n\nThese are the words of Yahweh.
848	9:23	cbr4			Do not let the wise man take pride in his wisdom	0	Alternate translation: “A wise man should not be proud because he is wise”
849	9:23	r3w7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	or the warrior in his might	0	The understood verb may be supplied. Alternate translation: “or let the warrior take pride in his might” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
850	9:23	mi8d			Do not let the wealthy man take pride in his riches	0	Alternate translation: “A rich man should not be proud because he is rich”
851	9:24	vub7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	has insight and knows me	0	“understands who I am and knows me.” Both of these phrases have similar meanings. They emphasize people knowing who Yahweh is and understanding who he is. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
852	9:24	eht9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	For I am Yahweh	0	This refers to people knowing Yahweh and his ways. Alternate translation: “Because people should understand that I am Yahweh” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
853	9:24	ccv3			For it is in these that I take pleasure	0	The word “these” refers to covenant loyalty, justice, and righteousness.
854	9:24	t9de		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
855	9:25	wg3m				0	# General Information:\n\nThese are the words of Yahweh.
856	9:25	md99		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	See	0	Yahweh uses this word here to draw the people’s attention to what he says next. Alternate translation: “Listen” or “Indeed” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
857	9:25	k6yc		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	all the circumcised who are such only in their body	0	This refers to the people of Israel who have entered into Yahweh’s covenant by getting circumcised physically, but who have not changed their inner beings by following his laws. Alternate translation: “all those people who have changed their bodies by circumcising them but who have not changed their inner beings” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
858	9:26	qn15			all the people who cut the hair on their heads very short	0	This probably refers to people who cut their hair short in order to honor a pagan god. Some modern versions interpret this Hebrew expression as “all the people who live on the edge of the wilderness.”
859	9:26	siw4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	For all these nations are uncircumcised	0	The word “nations” refers to the people who live in these places. Foreigners being uncircumcised was a sign that they were not in Yahweh’s covenant. Alternate translation: “For the people of these nations did not enter into a covenant with Yahweh through circumcision” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
860	9:26	l471		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	all the house of Israel has an uncircumcised heart	0	The “heart” represents a person’s will and desires. An “uncircumcised heart” represents the character of a person that does not follow Yahweh and his laws. Also, the “house” of Israel refers to the people of Israel. Alternate translation: “all the people of Israel are only circumcised on the outside and have not changed their hearts” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
861	10:intro	v6xy				0	# Jeremiah 10 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nThe ULT sets the lines in 10:1–25 farther to the right on the page than the rest of the text because they are a long quotation.\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Yahweh’s power\nThis chapter contrasts the great power of Yahweh with the powerlessness of any other false god. It is intended to question why the Jews would worship any other god. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/falsegod]])
862	10:1	v6qy				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh has just reminded the people of Judah, as well as Egypt, Edom, Ammon, Moab and all people, that they will be punished.
863	10:1	d4ld			Hear the word	0	Alternate translation: “Hear the message”
864	10:1	str3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	house of Israel	0	Here the “house” of Israel represents the people of Israel. Alternate translation: “people of Israel” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
865	10:2	zcj4			Do not learn the ways of the nations	0	Alternate translation: “Do not act like the other nations act”
866	10:2	v9aa			dismayed	0	worried or upset
867	10:2	cej6			by the signs in the heavens	0	Alternate translation: “by strange things in the sky”
868	10:2	f2sy		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	for the nations are dismayed by these	0	Here “the nations” refer to the people who live in them. This can be written in active form. Alternate translation: “for the people of the nations are afraid of the strange things they see in the sky” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
869	10:3	d8ux				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh has just reminded them not to learn the ways of the nations nor be worried by things that happen in the sky.
870	10:3	t24u			craftsman	0	a man skilled in his work
871	10:5	xhf6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	What they make with their hands is like scarecrows	0	A scarecrow is a man-like figure made to scare birds and prevent them from eating the crops. Here Yahweh compares the idols to scarecrows because they are not capable of doing anything. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
872	10:5	y84p			cucumber	0	a vegetable that is usually long, with green skin and white flesh that contains much water
873	10:5	s7ty		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	they have to be carried	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “people have to carry them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
874	10:6	gd4l				0	# General Information:\n\nJeremiah has just been talking about idol worship.
875	10:6	n439		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	your name is great in power	0	Here Yahweh’s “name” refers to himself and his reputation. Alternate translation: “you are very powerful” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
876	10:7	c4dh		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Who does not fear you, king of the nations?	0	Jeremiah asks this rhetorical question to emphasize that everyone should fear Yahweh. Here he refers to Yahweh as “king of the nations.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “Everyone should fear you, king of the nations.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
877	10:7	d3y9			what you deserve	0	Alternate translation: “what you have earned”
878	10:8	p37g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	They are all the same, they are brutish and stupid, disciples	0	The words “brutish” and “stupid” mean basically the same thing and emphasize how foolish the people are for worshiping idols. Alternate translation: “They are all very stupid, they are disciples” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
879	10:8	hm7c			disciples of idols that are nothing but wood	0	Alternate translation: “they try to learn from an idol which is only a piece of wood”
880	10:9	ni29		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Tarshish … Uphaz	0	places where silver and gold are mined (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
881	10:9	zr2p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	gold from Uphaz made by artificers, the hands of refiners	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Also, the refiners are represented here by their “hands” because they do their work with their hands. Alternate translation: “gold from Uphaz that skilled craftsmen and refiners have made” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
882	10:9	a9y4			artificers	0	Alternate translation: “skilled craftsmen”
883	10:9	xa2h			refiners	0	people who heat gold to remove from it anything that is not gold
884	10:9	e22z			Their clothes are blue and purple cloth	0	Alternate translation: “The people dress the idols in blue and purple cloth”
885	10:10	mm4u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	The earth quakes at his anger	0	This speaks of the earth shaking as an emotional response to Yahweh’s anger, when actually Yahweh causes the earth to quake. Alternate translation: “The earth quakes when he is angry” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
886	10:10	re97			quakes	0	Alternate translation: “shakes”
887	10:11	ng9f				0	# General Information:\n\nGod is speaking to Jeremiah.
888	10:11	bq56			You will speak to them like this	0	The word “you” refers to the Israelites and the word “them” refers to the people of the other nations.
889	10:11	csc7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	will perish from the earth	0	This speaks of the idols disappearing and losing their significance as if they were dying. This emphasizes their lack of power. Alternate translation: “will disappear from the earth” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
890	10:12	sjc2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	stretched out the heavens	0	This speaks of Yahweh creating the sky as if it were a large sheet that he stretched out. Alternate translation: “created the heavens” or “created the sky” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
891	10:13	hlz6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	His voice makes the roar of waters in the heavens	0	Here Yahweh is represented by his “voice” to emphasize his speech. The phrase “the roar of waters” refers to loud storms. Alternate translation: “His voice causes the storms in the sky” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
892	10:13	b87n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	he brings up the mists from the ends of the earth	0	This means that he causes the mists to evaporate and form clouds. The phrase “the ends of the earth” refers to all of the earth. Alternate translation: “he causes clouds to form over every part of the earth” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
893	10:13	y78p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	sends out wind from his storehouse	0	This speaks of Yahweh causing the wind to blow as if the wind were kept in a storehouse and brought out when he desires. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
894	10:13	h3h9			storehouse	0	a building where things are kept
895	10:14	rb7t			has become ignorant	0	Alternate translation: “is lacking knowledge” or “does not know”
896	10:14	up7n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	Every metalworker is put to shame by his idols	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Every metalworker’s idols put him to shame” or “As for every metalworker, his idols shame him” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
897	10:15	l8cb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	they will perish at the time of their punishment	0	This speaks of the final destruction of the idols. Alternate translation: “there will be a time when God will destroy them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
898	10:16	gc2y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the portion of Jacob	0	Here “Jacob” represents the people of Israel. God being their “portion” is an idiom that means that they worship him. Alternate translation: “the portion of Israel” or “whom the people of Israel worship” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
899	10:16	q8sb			the molder of all things	0	Alternate translation: “the creator of all things” or “the one who created all things”
900	10:16	p7kl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Israel is the tribe of his inheritance	0	This speaks of Israel belonging to Yahweh as if it were something that Yahweh gained through inheritance. Alternate translation: “The tribe of Israel belongs to him” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
901	10:17	hm4j			Gather your bundle	0	Alternate translation: “Gather your belongings”
902	10:17	g8r9			who have been living under the siege	0	Alternate translation: “whose city has been surrounded by your enemies’ army” or “who have been living in your city while an enemy army surrounds it”
903	10:18	h5w8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	See	0	Yahweh uses this word here to draw the peoples’ attention to what he says next. Alternate translation: “Listen” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
904	10:18	yy6k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I am about to throw the inhabitants of the land out this time	0	Here Yahweh speaks of causing the people to leave the land as if they were objects that he were throwing out of a container. Alternate translation: “I will cause the people living in the land to leave that land” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
905	10:18	bz7p			inhabitants of the land	0	Alternate translation: “people who live in the land”
906	10:18	ku2a			distress	0	great pain or suffering
907	10:19	wud3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche		0	# General Information:\n\nJeremiah is speaking as if he were the whole tribe of Israel. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
908	10:19	k8py		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Woe to me! Because of my broken bones, my wound is infected	0	Jeremiah speaks of the peoples’ distress as if they were physically wounded by broken bones and infection. Alternate translation: “Woe to us! It is as though we have broken bones and an infected wound” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
909	10:19	m4ix		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	but I must bear it	0	Here Jeremiah represents the whole tribe of Israel. Alternate translation: “but we must bear it” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
910	10:20	g663		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	My tent is devastated, and all of my tent cords are cut in two	0	Here Jeremiah speaks of the enemy having destroyed their city as if their tent had been destroyed. Alternate translation: “It is as though our great tent is destroyed; the ropes that held it up have been cut” or “The enemy has completely destroyed our city” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
911	10:20	l9vb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	My tent is devastated	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “My enemy has devastated my tent” or “Our enemy has destroyed our tent” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
912	10:20	plf2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	They have taken my children away from me	0	Here Jeremiah represents the whole tribe of Israel. Alternate translation: “Our enemies have taken our children away from us” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
913	10:20	tc5f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	so they no longer exist	0	The children no longer existing is a metaphor for the parents never seeing them again. Alternate translation: “and it is like they no longer exist” or “and they will never return again” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
914	10:20	n6v1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	There is no longer anyone to spread out my tent or to raise up my tent curtains	0	Here Jeremiah speaks of them not having descendants to rebuild their city as if their city were a tent that needs to be rebuilt. Alternate translation: “There is no one to rebuild our city” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
915	10:21	x7r1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	For the shepherds are stupid … all their flock has been scattered	0	Here the leaders of Israel are spoken of as if they were shepherds and the people of Israel are spoken of as if they were flocks of sheep. Alternate translation: “For the shepherds of our people are stupid … all the people of their flock have been scattered” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
916	10:21	zmx4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	all their flock has been scattered	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “and their enemies have scattered all their flock” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
917	10:22	r6v8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	See! It is coming, a great earthquake is coming	0	Here the marching enemy armies are spoken of as if they were an earthquake. The word “See!” is used here as an idiom to draw the listener’s attention to what is said next. Alternate translation: “Look! The enemy army is coming, they sound like a great earthquake as they are marching” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
918	10:22	t67q			jackals	0	a type of fierce wild dog
919	10:23	vv9s				0	# General Information:\n\nJeremiah prays for the people of Israel.
920	10:23	iqa8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	that the way of a man does not come from himself. No person walking directs his own steps	0	These two phrases mean the same thing. This means that no one has control over the various things that will happen to him during his life. Alternate translation: “that no person controls what will happen to him; no one is able to direct the events that he will experience” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
921	10:25	kfn6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Pour your fury on the nations	0	Here “the nations” refer to the people who live in them. Alternate translation: “In your fury, punish the nations” or “In your anger, punish the nations of the people” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
922	10:25	pi1m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	that do not call on your name	0	This is an idiom. Alternate translation: “that do not worship you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
923	10:25	b1zn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	For they have devoured Jacob and consumed him so as to completely destroy him	0	These three phrases have the same meaning. Jeremiah repeats this idea three times to emphasize the utter destruction of Israel. This speaks of the enemy armies attacking the people of Israel as if the armies were a fierce animal attacking and devouring its prey. Alternate translation: “For they have fiercely attacked the people of Israel and consumed them so as to completely destroy them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
924	10:25	z8p8			demolish his habitation	0	Alternate translation: “demolish their homes”
925	11:intro	tg7m				0	# Jeremiah 11 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nSome translations set each line of poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to make it easier to read. The ULT does this with the poetry in 11:15–17, 20.\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### The covenant\n\nThe covenant Yahweh made with Moses is prominent in this chapter. Because the people disobeyed this covenant, God will not help them. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/covenant]])
926	11:1	l9ym		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,	0	This idiom is used to introduce a special message from God. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Jeremiah 7:1](../07/01.md). Alternate translation: “This is the message that Yahweh gave to Jeremiah. He said,” or “This is the message that Yahweh spoke to Jeremiah:” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
927	11:2	q9d8			the inhabitants of Jerusalem	0	Alternate translation: “the people who live in Jerusalem”
928	11:3	d8vl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	Cursed is anyone	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I will curse anyone” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
929	11:4	gi9b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	from the land of Egypt, from the furnace for smelting iron	0	This speaks of the horrible circumstances and oppression the Israelites were living in Egypt by comparing them to a smelting furnace. Alternate translation: “of Egypt. What happened to them in Egypt was terrible; it was as though they were living in a hot furnace” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
930	11:4	q1a1			smelting	0	heating iron to liquid form
931	11:4	fni7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Listen to my voice	0	The word “voice” here is a metonym for what the speaker says with the voice, and “listen” is a metonym for “obey.” Alternate translation: “Obey what I say” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
932	11:5	dhd3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the land flowing with milk and honey	0	“the land where milk and honey flow.” God spoke of the land being good for animals and plants as if the milk and honey from those animals and plants were flowing through the land. Alternate translation: “the land that is excellent for raising livestock and growing crops” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
933	11:6	ts3p			the words of this covenant	0	Alternate translation: “the terms of this covenant”
934	11:6	szb8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	carry them out	0	This is an idiom. Alternate translation: “obey them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
935	11:7	q8ju			solemn	0	serious and important
936	11:7	k1gz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Listen to my voice	0	The word “voice” here is a metonym for what the speaker says with the voice, and “listen” is a metonym for “obey.” Alternate translation: “Obey what I say” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
937	11:8	uvr6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	Each person has been walking in the stubbornness of his wicked heart.	0	Here “walking” is an idiom for the way a person lives. The word “heart” is a metonym for a person’s desires and emotions. Alternate translation: “Each person has refused to change and has been living by his own wicked desires” or “Each person has refused to change and continues to do the evil things that they want to do” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
938	11:8	dla5			So I brought all the curses in this covenant that I commanded to come against them	0	Alternate translation: “So I punished them with all the curses that I described in this covenant that I had commanded them to obey”
939	11:9	n1vg		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	A conspiracy has been discovered	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “There is a conspiracy” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
940	11:9	n8g7			conspiracy	0	a secret plan to do something that is harmful or illegal
941	11:9	lr11			the inhabitants of Jerusalem	0	Alternate translation: “the people who live in Jerusalem”
942	11:10	g2wu		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	They have turned to the iniquities of their earliest ancestors	0	The phrase “turned to” is an idiom that means to start doing something. Alternate translation: “They have returned to committing the same iniquities as their earliest ancestors committed” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
943	11:10	u3ji			walked after	0	Alternate translation: “followed after”
944	11:10	x1cg		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	The house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to the kingdom of Israel. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 3:18](../03/18.md). Alternate translation: “Israel” or “The kingdom of Israel” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
945	11:10	u4q4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Judah	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to the kingdom of Judah, which included the descendants of Judah and Benjamin. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 3:18](../03/18.md). Alternate translation: “Judah” or “the kingdom of Judah” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
946	11:11	sr2g			See	0	This word is used here to draw someone’s attention to what is said next. Alternate translation: “Listen” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you”
947	11:12	cy8r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	The cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem	0	Here the “cities of Judah” represents the people who live in them. Alternate translation: “The people who live in the cities of Judah and in Jerusalem” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
948	11:12	kpf4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	but they will certainly not be saved by them	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “but their gods will certainly not save them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
949	11:13	k26k			to equal	0	Alternate translation: “to as many as”
950	11:13	d3q3			her streets	0	Alternate translation: “the streets in Jerusalem”
951	11:14	em49			You must not wail	0	Alternate translation: “You must not make a loud cry of sadness”
952	11:15	r1nl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Why is my beloved one, the one who has had so many wicked intentions, in my house?	0	Yahweh uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that the people Judah no longer have a right to be in his temple. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “My beloved one, the one who has had so many wicked intentions, should not be in my house.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
953	11:15	r9hb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	is my beloved one, the one who has had	0	The people of Judah are spoken of as if they were a single woman greatly beloved. Alternate translation: “are the people whom I love, those who have had” or “are the people of Judah whom I love, who have had” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
954	11:16	ia9c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	In the past Yahweh called you a leafy olive tree	0	In the Old Testament people were often compared to trees or plants. Those who were prosperous and healthy were spoken of as leafy, fruitful tree. Alternate translation: “In the past Yahweh said that you were like a leafy olive tree” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
955	11:16	q1zk		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	will light a fire on it	0	This expression continues the metaphor of the tree. The fire stands for the destruction of the people. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
956	11:16	jn51		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	that will sound like the roar of a storm	0	This compares the sound of the raging fire to the sound of a severe storm. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
957	11:16	bt3s		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	its branches will be broken	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “it will break off your branches” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
958	11:17	u8fc		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the one who planted you	0	This speaks of Yahweh placing the people of Israel and Judah in the places where they live as if they were a tree that Yahweh had planted. Alternate translation: “who planted you like a farmer plants a tree” or “the one who placed you to live in the land of Israel and Judah” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
959	11:17	b82g			has decreed disaster against you	0	Alternate translation: “has decreed that disaster will come upon you”
960	11:17	cs7v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to the kingdom of Israel. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 3:18](../03/18.md). Alternate translation: “Israel” or “the kingdom of Israel” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
961	11:17	p53z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Judah	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to the kingdom of Judah, which included the descendants of Judah and Benjamin. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 3:18](../03/18.md). Alternate translation: “Judah” or “the kingdom of Judah” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
962	11:18	aeu2			Yahweh made me know these things, so I know them	0	“You have revealed things to me and so I know them.” The refers to Yahweh revealing to Jeremiah that his enemies were planning to kill him.
963	11:18	nd6g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	made me see their deeds	0	The refers to Yahweh revealing to Jeremiah that his enemies were planning to kill him. This is spoken of here as if Jeremiah has already see their actions. Alternate translation: “have revealed to me their evil plans” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
964	11:19	s72l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I was like a gentle lamb being led to a butcher	0	This speaks of Jeremiah being unaware of his enemies’ plans to kill him by comparing him to a lamb who is being led to be slaughtered. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
965	11:19	msn1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	being led to a butcher	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “that my enemies were leading to a butcher” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
966	11:19	jta1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Let us destroy the tree with its fruit	0	Here Jeremiah’s enemies speak of killing him as if he were a fruit tree that they were planning to destroy. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
967	11:19	brr9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	Let us cut him off from the land of the living	0	The phrase “cut him off” means to destroy him. Also, “the living” refers to living people. Alternate translation: “Let us kill him so he is no longer in the land of those who are alive” or “Let us destroy him so that he is no longer among the world of living people” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
968	11:19	cr3r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	his name will be no longer remembered	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “people will no longer remember his name” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
969	11:20	xa3x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the heart and the mind	0	The heart is a metonym for what a person feels and desires and “the mind” is a metonym for what a person thinks and decides. Alternate translation: “a person’s feelings and thoughts” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
970	11:20	u147		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	I will witness your vengeance	0	The word “vengeance” here can be expressed as a verb. Alternate translation: “I will watch you take revenge” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
971	11:21	xz1z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Anathoth	0	This is the name of a special city where priests live. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
972	11:21	jh6a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	seeking your life	0	This phrase represents wanting or trying to kill someone. Alternate translation: “wanting to kill you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
973	11:21	m8v8			They say	0	“They say to me.” The men are speaking to Jeremiah.
974	11:21	g4k7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	you will die by our hand	0	Here the men refer to their “hand” to emphasize that they plan to kill him themselves. Alternate translation: “we ourselves will kill you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
975	11:22	d5xb			Yahweh of hosts says this	0	Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:6](../06/06.md).
976	11:22	y5mj			See	0	This word is used here to draw someone’s attention to what is said next. Alternate translation: “Listen”
977	11:22	kn5i			vigorous young men	0	men at the strongest time of their lives
978	11:22	hgu8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	will die by the sword	0	Here the “sword” represents battle. Alternate translation: “will die in battle” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
979	11:23	k7a8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	None of them will be left	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I will leave none of them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
980	11:23	wlv1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	a year of their punishment	0	The word “year” here is a idiom that describes a specific period of time that Yahweh decides. Alternate translation: “in the time of their punishment” or “for the time of their punishment is coming” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
981	12:intro	mtm9				0	# Jeremiah 12 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nSome translations set each line of poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to make it easier to read. The ULT does this with the poetry in 12:1–13.\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Jeremiah complains that evil men prosper\n\nJeremiah complains that evil men prosper. He questions Yahweh’s justice. Yahweh’s response: if Jeremiah is upset by the people of Anathoth, how will he face enemies in Jerusalem? (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/justice]])\n\n### Yahweh’s grace to the other nations\n\nYahweh gives a gracious offer to the Gentile nations. If the other nations who have been against Judah leave their idols and worship God, then God will allow them to return to their lands. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/grace]])
982	12:1	h7ur				0	# General Information:\n\nJeremiah speaks to Yahweh.
983	12:1	v383		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj	the wicked	0	This refers to wicked people. Alternate translation: “wicked people” or “those who are wicked” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])
984	12:2	xd5m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	You planted them and they took root. They continue to produce fruit	0	Here Jeremiah speaks of the wicked as if they were fruit trees. Alternate translation: “They are like fruit trees that you planted, that you allow to prosper and to produce lots of fruit” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
985	12:2	bj22		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	You are near to them in their mouths, but far away from their hearts	0	Here “mouths” represents what a person says. And, “hearts” represents what a person thinks or feels. Also, being loyal is spoken of as if it were being near a person, and being disloyal is spoken of as if it were being far away from a person. Alternate translation: “They always say good things about you, but they do not love or respect you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
986	12:3	kt44		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	my heart	0	Here the “heart” represents a person’s thoughts and true feelings. Alternate translation: “my thoughts” or “my inner feelings” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
987	12:3	p1lp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Take them away like sheep to the slaughter	0	Here Jeremiah asks Yahweh to prepare to punish the wicked as if they were sheep to be taken away to be slaughtered. Alternate translation: “Take the wicked people away, like sheep for slaughter” or “Prepare to punish those wicked people” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
988	12:3	jep3			the day of slaughter	0	Alternate translation: “the day they will be destroyed”
989	12:4	gvz5			How long will the land go on drying up … because of the wickedness of its inhabitants?	0	Their land is dry and rain has not come as punishment for the peoples’ wickedness.
990	12:4	bea9			wither	0	dry up
991	12:4	lm57		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	The animals and the birds have been taken away	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “The animals and the birds are gone” or “The animals and the birds have all died” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
992	12:4	a1hp			God will not see what happens to us	0	This could mean: (1) The people are saying that God does not know what things will happen to them in their future or (2) God is unaware of their sin. Alternate translation: “God does not see the sinful things that we do”
993	12:5	hax2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	how can you compete against horses?	0	This rhetorical question implies that he would not be able to run with horses. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “you will never compete well against horses.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
994	12:5	e5b2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	If you fall down	0	This refers to while the person is running. Alternate translation: “If you fall down while running” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
995	12:5	km32			the safe countryside	0	This refers to the open countryside, where it is easy to travel quickly, in contrast to the overgrown thickets along the Jordan River, where it is difficult to move.
996	12:5	rki9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	how will you do in the thickets along the Jordan?	0	This rhetorical question implies that he would not be able to run through the thickets along the Jordan. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “you will surely not be able to run in the thickets along the Jordan.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
997	12:5	c56k			thickets	0	many bushes or small trees growing close together
998	12:6	g1pt			denounced	0	to have accused someone publicly
999	12:7	js9l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	I have abandoned my house; I have forsaken my inheritance. I have given my beloved into the hands of her enemies.	0	These three sentences have similar meanings. The first and second one strengthens the thought in the third. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
1000	12:7	v9at		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I have abandoned my house; I have forsaken my inheritance	0	The two phrases are metaphors in which Yahweh speaks of his people as if they were his “house” and his “inheritance.” Alternate translation: “I have abandoned my Israelite people, the people whom I chose to belong to me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1001	12:7	v6xh		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	into the hands of her enemies	0	Here the word “hands” represents control. Alternate translation: “to be conquered by her enemies” or “over to the control of her enemies” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1002	12:7	ra61		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	of her	0	Here Yahweh refers to his people as a female by using a feminine pronoun. Alternate translation: “of their” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
1003	12:8	n59e			she sets herself against me with her own voice	0	This continues to speaks of Yahweh’s people as a lion. This speaks of the people showing they are against him as if they were roaring at him. Alternate translation: “it is like she roars at me to defy me”
1004	12:8	ik2q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	she sets herself … with her … hate her	0	Here Yahweh refers to his people as a female by using feminine pronouns. Alternate translation: “they set themselves … with their … hate them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
1005	12:9	m995		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Has not my prized possession become a speckled bird, that other birds of prey go against her all around?	0	Yahweh uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that his people are surrounded by their enemies. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “My prized possession has become a speckled bird and other birds of prey go against her all around.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
1006	12:9	j8nr		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Has not my prized possession	0	Here Yahweh speaks of his people as his “prized possession.” Alternate translation: “Have not my people, who are my prized possession” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
1007	12:9	rn3n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	become a speckled bird, that other birds of prey go against her all around	0	Here Yahweh speaks of his people being in danger and surrounded by their enemies as if they were a speckled bird surrounded by birds of prey. Alternate translation: “become like a speckled bird, and her enemies are like birds of prey attacking her on all sides” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1008	12:9	q57h			a speckled bird	0	“a strange looking bird.” This refers to a bird that was often picked on and eaten by other birds.
1009	12:9	l3t3			birds of prey	0	birds that attack and eat animals
1010	12:9	idp1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe	Go and gather all the wild beasts and bring them to devour her	0	Yahweh speaks here in the form of a command to strengthen what he says. This command is not directed to a specific person and may be written as a statement. Alternate translation: “Let all the wild beasts in the fields come and eat her” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe]])
1011	12:10	jl5k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard	0	Here Yahweh speaks of his land and his people being destroyed by armies as if they were a vineyard that shepherds had destroyed. Alternate translation: “My people and my land are like a vineyard that many shepherds have destroyed” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1012	12:10	nw8j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Many shepherds have destroyed	0	Here the word “shepherds” refers to their sheep. Alternate translation: “Many shepherds have allowed their sheep to destroy” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1013	12:10	dr86			They have stomped all over	0	Alternate translation: “They have crushed under their feet”
1014	12:10	d5c7			my portion of land	0	Alternate translation: “the ground I planted” or “my field”
1015	12:11	ry1p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	All the land has been made desolate	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “All the land is desolate” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1016	12:11	z4k3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	takes it to heart	0	This is an idiom. Alternate translation: “cares” or “pays any attention” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1017	12:12	uwl3			Destroyers have come	0	Alternate translation: “Destroying armies have come”
1018	12:12	rbb1			bare places in the wilderness	0	Alternate translation: “places in the wilderness where nothing grows”
1019	12:12	s2mb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	for Yahweh’s sword is devouring	0	Here Yahweh speaks of the armies that he is using to punish his people as being his “sword.” His”sword” is described here as if it were a large animal that attacked and devoured the people. Alternate translation: “for the armies are my sword that I am using to punish you” or “for I am sending the destroying armies to attack you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
1020	12:12	c8pt			from one end of the land to the other	0	This refers to the whole land that belongs to his people.
1021	12:13	du4i			They have sown wheat but harvest thornbushes	0	Alternate translation: “They have sown wheat, but there is nothing to harvest but thornbushes”
1022	12:13	k4yk			They have	0	Alternate translation: “My people have”
1023	12:13	c3di			thornbushes	0	a large plant that is covered in sharp points
1024	12:13	jez5			exhausted	0	unable to do more, without any more strength
1025	12:13	fby2			So be ashamed of your gain because of Yahweh’s anger	0	“So be ashamed of your tiny harvest because Yahweh is angry with you.” Here the word “gain” does not mean a large amount of something, but refers to a small amount.
1026	12:14	w8dl			strike at the possession	0	Alternate translation: “have been trying to take away the land”
1027	12:14	c7h3			made my people Israel inherit	0	Alternate translation: “gave my people Israel as an inheritance”
1028	12:14	e4jf			See	0	This word is used here to draw someone’s attention to what is said next. Alternate translation: “Listen” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you”
1029	12:14	b371		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	to uproot them from their own ground	0	God speaks of forcing the people to leave their land as if they were plants that he was pulling out of the ground. See how you translated this concept in [Jeremiah 1:10](../01/10.md). Alternate translation: “to make them leave their own land” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1030	12:14	sv7x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will pull up the house of Judah from among them	0	Here Yahweh speaks of causing the people of Judah to leave the lands of the other nations as if they were plants that he was pulling out of the ground. Alternate translation: “I will cause the house of Judah to leave their lands as well” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1031	12:14	ylh4			pull up	0	Alternate translation: “uproot”
1032	12:14	t297		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Judah	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to the kingdom of Judah, which included the descendants of Judah and Benjamin. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 3:18](../03/18.md). Alternate translation: “Judah” or “the kingdom of Judah” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1033	12:15	i4tb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I uproot those nations	0	God speaks of forcing the people to leave their land as if they were plants that he was pulling out of the ground. Alternate translation: “I make those nations leave their lands and move to different places” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1034	12:16	f6ti				0	# General Information:\n\nGod’s word about Judah’s neighbors.
1035	12:16	i1wv			It will come about that	0	Alternate translation: “It will happen that”
1036	12:16	j3ji		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	As Yahweh lives	0	“As surely as Yahweh is alive.” The people use this expression to show that what they say next is certainly true. This is a way of making a solemn promise. Swearing in Yahweh’s name instead of in Baal’s name indicates that they worship Yahweh instead of Baal. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 4:2](../04/02.md). Alternate translation: “I solemnly swear” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1037	12:16	uph7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	they will be built up in the midst of my people	0	This speaks of the people becoming prosperous as if they were a building that was being built. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I will build them up in the midst of my people” or “I will make them wealthy and they will live among my people” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1038	12:16	pe5g			midst	0	middle
1039	12:17	w4yd		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
1040	13:intro	ky38				0	# Jeremiah 13 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nSome translations set each line of poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to make it easier to read. The ULT does this with the poetry in 13:15–27.\n\n### Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter\n\n### Symbolism\n\nThe action of hiding the undergarment was intended to be a symbolic event. It was supposed to get the Jews’ attention and be a lesson for them to learn. Jeremiah performed the action, but it was not the action itself that was important. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
1041	13:1	yq1d			linen	0	a type of very fine cloth
1042	13:1	puq2			undergarment	0	clothing that people wear under their clothes; underwear
1043	13:1	d4jw			waist	0	the middle part of the body, usually the narrowest, between the hips and chest
1044	13:1	kf2e			do not put it in water first	0	Alternate translation: “do not wash it or get it wet”
1045	13:3	z13h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came to me a second time, saying,	0	The idiom “the word of Yahweh came to” is used to introduce a special message from God. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Jeremiah 1:4](../01/04.md), and make any changes as needed. Alternate translation: “Yahweh gave me a message a second time. He said” or “Yahweh spoke this second message to me:” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1046	13:4	b7b3			rock crevice	0	a space between rocks or a crack in a rock, big enough to put something into it
1047	13:8	wf3x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,	0	The idiom “the word of Yahweh came to” is used to introduce a special message from God. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:4](../01/04.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh gave me a message. He said” or “Yahweh spoke this message to me:” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1048	13:9	a1zp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	of Judah and Jerusalem	0	Here Judah and Jerusalem refer to the people who live there. Alternate translation: “of the people of Judah and Jerusalem” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1049	13:10	j3d9			to listen to my word	0	Alternate translation: “to obey what I say”
1050	13:10	rn4k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	who walk in the hardness of their heart	0	This is an idiom. Alternate translation: “who are stubborn and only do the things they desire” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1051	13:11	z1xb			clings to … cling to me	0	Alternate translation: “sticks to … stick to me” or “stays close to … stay close to me”
1052	13:11	t4mp			all the house of … all the house of	0	Alternate translation: “all the people of … all the people of”
1053	13:11	uak7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to the kingdom of Israel. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 3:18](../03/18.md). Alternate translation: “Israel” or “the kingdom of Israel” or “the people of Israel” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1054	13:11	h7ch		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Judah	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to the kingdom of Judah, which included the descendants of Judah and Benjamin. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 3:18](../03/18.md). Alternate translation: “Judah” or “the kingdom of Judah” or “the people of Judah” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1055	13:11	b9j5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
1056	13:12	sbk9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	Every jar will be filled with wine … every jar will be filled with wine	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Every wineskin should be full of wine … every wineskin should be full of wine” or “Every wine jar should be full of wine … every wine jar should be full of wine” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1057	13:13	bv6t			See	0	This word is used here to draw someone’s attention to what is said next. Alternate translation: “Listen” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you”
1058	13:13	g8y3			fill with drunkenness every inhabitant of this land	0	Alternate translation: “cause all the people of this land to be drunk”
1059	13:13	e418		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the kings who sit on David’s throne	0	Here the throne that the king of Judah sits on is represented as “David’s throne.” Alternate translation: “the kings who sit on Judah’s throne” or “the kings of the nation of Judah” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1060	13:14	e1iz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-gendernotations	smash each man against the other, fathers and children together	0	Here the words “each man” refer to both men and women. Alternate translation: “Then I will cause the people to fight with each other, even parents and children will fight one another” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-gendernotations]])
1061	13:14	g1jc		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	fathers and children together	0	The understood information may be supplied. Alternate translation: “I will smash fathers and children together” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
1062	13:14	kq6a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
1063	13:14	n1g8			I will not pity	0	Alternate translation: “I will not feel sorry for”
1064	13:14	p3a5			will not spare them from destruction	0	This can be stated in positive form. Alternate translation: “will allow them to be destroyed”
1065	13:15	d8mp			arrogant	0	falsely believing oneself to be important
1066	13:16	wwm1			he brings darkness	0	Here trouble and despair are spoken of as if they were “darkness.” Alternate translation: “he brings trouble and despair” or “he cause great troubles to come”
1067	13:16	f21v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	before he causes your feet to stumble	0	Here a person is referred to by his “feet” to emphasize that he is walking. Alternate translation: “before he causes you to trip and fall as you walk” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
1068	13:16	nkc1			twilight	0	early morning or evening when it is partially dark, when the sun is beginning to rise or when the sun is almost set
1069	13:16	lg6k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	For you are hoping for light, but he will turn the place into a deep darkness, into a dark cloud	0	This speaks of goodness and blessings as “light” and of trouble and despair as “darkness.” Alternate translation: “For you were hoping for light and blessings, but Yahweh will give you darkness and great despair--you will feel like you are surrounded by a dark cloud” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1070	13:17	k2pj		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	for Yahweh’s flock has been taken captive	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “for enemies have captured Yahweh’s flock” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1071	13:17	j4z9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	for Yahweh’s flock has been taken captive	0	Here Jeremiah speaks of Yahweh’s people as Yahweh’s “flock” because he cares for them like a shepherd cares for his sheep. This event has not happened yet, but it is written here as if it already has. This can be written in future tense. Alternate translation: “for you who are Yahweh’s flock, your enemies will soon capture you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-pastforfuture]])
1072	13:18	f5bj				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh is continuing to talk to Jeremiah. He is telling Jeremiah what to say to the king of Judah and the king’s mother.
1073	13:18	ihz2			queen mother	0	the mother of the king
1074	13:18	i8em		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	for your splendid crowns have fallen from your heads	0	A king and queen mother wear crowns to represent their royal positions as the king and queen mother. Also, this event has not happened yet, but it is written here as if it already has. This can be written in future tense. Alternate translation: “for you will no longer be the king and queen mother, for your crowns, your pride and glory, will fall off” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-pastforfuture]])
1075	13:19	jw8r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	The cities in the Negev will be shut up, with no one to open them	0	This means that the cities will be surrounded by their enemies, who will not allow anyone to go in or come out of the cities. Alternate translation: “The cities in the Negev will be shut up, and no one will be able to go into them or come out of them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
1076	13:19	r9z3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	The cities in the Negev will be shut up	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Your enemies will shut the cities in the Negev up” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1077	13:19	hr6g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	All Judah will be taken captive, completely taken captive	0	Here “Judah” represents the people who live there. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “The enemies will take all of the people of Judah captive into exile” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1078	13:20	qx4s				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh is talking to the people of Jerusalem.
1079	13:20	s5yj		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	Lift up your eyes and look at the ones coming from the north	0	Here the word “look” is an idiom that means to pay attention and be aware of what is happening. Also, “Lift up your eyes” represents looking at something. Alternate translation: “Pay attention and be aware of the ones coming from the north” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1080	13:20	ve51		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	the ones coming from the north	0	This refers an enemy army that will come from the north. Alternate translation: “the enemy army coming from the north” or “the enemy army marching from the north” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
1081	13:20	iny8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Where is the flock he gave to you, the flock that was so beautiful to you?	0	This rhetorical question is asked to emphasize that the people of Judah will be captured by the enemy armies. This question is asked as if the people of Judah had already been captured even though this has not yet happened. The question can be written as a statement and in future tense. Alternate translation: “I gave you the people of Judah to care for, like a beautiful flock of sheep, but the enemy army will capture them.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-pastforfuture]])
1082	13:20	e5mm		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the flock	0	This speaks of the people of Judah as a “flock” of sheep to emphasize that the leaders of Judah were supposed to care for them and look after them. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1083	13:21	t9l3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	What will you say when God sets over you those you had trained to be your special allies?	0	This rhetorical question is used to emphasize that the people who Judah’s leaders thought they were at peace with will conquer them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “The people you thought were your friends will conquer you and rule over you.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
1084	13:21	br9q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Are these not the beginnings of the labor pains that will seize you just like a woman in childbirth?	0	Yahweh uses this rhetorical question to tell the people that their capture is just the beginning of the suffering they will go through. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “These things that you will suffer are like the beginning of the labor pains of a woman in childbirth.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
1085	13:22	i8we		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism	that your skirts are raised up and you have been violated	0	This means that the enemy soldiers will rape the Judean women. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “that the enemy soldiers will lift up the skirts of your women and rape them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1086	13:23	wyf8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Can the people of Cush change their skin color, or a leopard change its spots?	0	This rhetorical question is used to state an example of something that is impossible. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Also, the understood verb “can” maybe be supplied in the second phrase. Alternate translation: “The people of Cush cannot change their skin color and a leopard cannot change its spots.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
1087	13:23	m8ie		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-irony	If so, then you yourself, although accustomed to wickedness, would be able to do good	0	This statement is ironic because the examples about the Cushite and the leopard are impossible situations. This states that if those impossible things could happen then they could do good. Alternate translation: “Just like these things are impossible, so it is also impossible for you who always do evil to do good” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-irony]])
1088	13:24	rw5p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	I will scatter them like chaff that perishes in the desert wind	0	“I will scatter them like chaff that is blown away by the wind.” Yahweh is saying He will scatter His people throughout the world just as chaff is scattered by the wind. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
1089	13:26	pid5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I myself will strip your skirts off you, and your private parts will be seen.	0	This means that Yahweh will make them feel ashamed. It does not in any way mean that he will rape them. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “It is as though I myself will strip your skirts off of you so that everyone will see your private parts and you will be ashamed” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1090	13:27	r896		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	neighing	0	This is the sound of a male horse desiring a female horse. Alternate translation: “lusting” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1091	14:intro	pqn1				0	# Jeremiah 14 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nSome translations set each line of poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to make it easier to read. The ULT does this with the poetry in 14:1–10, 17–22.\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### False prophets\n\nThe false prophets promised there would not be any war or drought. They gave people a false sense of hope, when they needed to repent. Because of this, Yahweh sent a drought and said that the false prophets would die of drought and war. This showed that these were not true prophets of Yahweh. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]], [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/promise]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/hope]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/repent]])
1092	14:1	dvb6				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh, through the prophet Jeremiah, has just talked about the adultery of the people.
1093	14:1	c8lt		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	This is the word of Yahweh that came to Jeremiah	0	This idiom is used to introduce a special message from God. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Jeremiah 1:4](../01/04.md). Alternate translation: “This is the message that Yahweh gave to Jeremiah” or “This is the message that Yahweh spoke to Jeremiah” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1094	14:2	cn9g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Let Judah mourn	0	Here “Judah” represents the people who live there. Alternate translation: “Let the people of Judah mourn” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1095	14:2	zct6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	let her gates fall apart	0	Here the word “gates,” which keep enemies out of cities and where people conduct business and government, is a synecdoche for Judah’s cities, and Judah’s cities are a metonym for the people who live in them. Alternate translation: “let her cities fall apart” or “let the people in her cities become unable to defend themselves” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1096	14:2	twu5			fall apart	0	Alternate translation: “fall into pieces”
1097	14:2	qu68		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	their cries for Jerusalem are going up	0	The phrase “going up” is an idiom. Alternate translation: “They are calling out loudly in prayer for Jerusalem” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1098	14:3	v2l2			Their mighty ones	0	Alternate translation: “The rich people”
1099	14:3	z6ul		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	ashamed and dishonored	0	Both of these words have similar meaning and together emphasize that the servants were ashamed that they were unable to get water. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
1100	14:3	drx3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	they cover their heads	0	In biblical times, people would wear a headcovering to show that they were ashamed. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
1101	14:4	l4rv				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh, through the prophet Jeremiah, has continued to tell the people about the drought.
1102	14:4	je8k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	The plowmen are ashamed and cover their heads	0	In biblical times, people would wear a headcovering to show that they were ashamed. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
1103	14:5	yca3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	the doe leaves her young in the fields and abandons them	0	These two phrase have the same meaning and emphasize that the doe leaves her young deer because she cannot provide for them. A doe is a female deer. Alternate translation: “the deer leaves her young in the field” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
1104	14:5	q5hd		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	for there is no grass	0	This means that there is no grass for the deer to eat. Alternate translation: “for there is no grass for them to eat” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
1105	14:6	rv34		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	they pant in the wind like jackals	0	This speaks of the donkeys panting because they are thirsty by saying that they pant like jackals. Jackals are fiece wild dog which pant a lot. Alternate translation: “they pant in the wind like thirsty jackals” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
1106	14:6	sa12			Their eyes fail to work, for there is no vegetation	0	Alternate translation: “They become blind because there is no grass to eat”
1107	14:7	u1uz				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh, through the prophet Jeremiah, has just told the people about the drought.
1108	14:7	a7md		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	our iniquities testify against us	0	Here their “iniquities” are spoken of as if they were people who testified against them about their wrong doing. Alternate translation: “our iniquities give evidence of our wrongdoing” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
1109	14:7	hdk6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	for the sake of your name	0	Here Yahweh’s “name” refers to his reputation. Alternate translation: “for the sake of your reputation” or “in order that everyone can see that you are very great and keep your promises” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1110	14:8	t2bf		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Hope of Israel	0	This is another name for Yahweh. Alternate translation: “You are the hope of Israel” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
1111	14:8	pi7p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	why will you be like a stranger in the land, like a foreign wanderer who stretches out and spends just one night?	0	The people are asking if Yahweh is unconcerned with his people and unable to help them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “you should not be like a stranger in the land, like a foreign wanderer who stretches out and spends just one night.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
1112	14:8	m5rq		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	why will you be like a stranger in the land, like a foreign wanderer … just one night	0	This question speaks of the possibility of Yahweh being unconcerned with helping his people as if he were a stranger just travelling though a place unconcerned with those living there. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
1113	14:9	i24n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	Why are you like someone who is astounded, or like a warrior who has no power to rescue?	0	This speaks of the possibility of Yahweh being unable to help his people as if he were a confused warrior who was unable to rescue anyone. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “You do nothing to help us, like someone who is astounded or like a warrior who has no power to rescue us.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
1114	14:9	np92			astounded	0	unable to understand or to think clearly
1115	14:9	s46u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	your name is called over us	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. This speaks of the people being Yahweh’s people by saying that his name is over them. Alternate translation: “we bear your name” or “we are your people” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1116	14:10	jb8u				0	# General Information:\n\nJeremiah has been praying and asking Yahweh not to leave them alone.
1117	14:10	u7uz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	they love to wander	0	“they love to wander away from me.” This speaks of people being unfaithful to Yahweh and not obey him as if they had wandered from the place where he is. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1118	14:10	x599		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	have not held back their feet	0	Here the people are referred to by their “feet” to emphasize their walking away from Yahweh. Alternate translation: “have not kept themselves” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
1119	14:10	t4hn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	calls to mind	0	This is an idiom. Alternate translation: “remembers” or “recalls” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1120	14:11	i69u			on behalf of	0	Alternate translation: “to assist” or “to help”
1121	14:12	a2l9			wailing	0	loudly crying because of sorrow
1122	14:12	vgw6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism	I will put an end to them	0	This is a euphemism. Alternate translation: “I will cause them to die” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
1123	14:12	c1vk		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	by sword	0	Here war is represented by the “sword” which was the common weapon used in battle. Alternate translation: “by war” or “by battle” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1124	14:13	xfr8				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh has just told Jeremiah not to pray for the people of Judah.
1125	14:13	l6t3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	You will not see the sword	0	Here “sword” represents war, and to “see” represents experiencing. Alternate translation: “You will not experience any war” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1126	14:13	sd1w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will give you true security	0	Here “security” is spoken of as if it were an object that someone could give to another person. Alternate translation: “I will allow you to live securely” or “I will allow you to live peacefully” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1127	14:14	jsc3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	prophesy deceit	0	The word “deceit” can be expressed as an adjective. Alternate translation: “prophesy deceitfully” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
1128	14:14	xd4x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	in my name	0	This phrase refers to speaking with Yahweh’s power and authority or as his representative. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1129	14:14	jv6e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	I did not send them out	0	This means that Yahweh did not send them out with messages to give to the people. Alternate translation: “I did not send them to prophesy to other people” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
1130	14:14	t2xs		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	coming from their own minds	0	Here “minds” are spoken of as if they were a place instead of the ability to think of ideas. Alternate translation: “that they think up themselves” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1131	14:15	p8k9				0	# General Information:\n\nJeremiah has just been talking to Yahweh about the things the false prophets have been prophesying.
1132	14:15	kl3i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	in my name	0	This phrase refers to speaking with Yahweh’s power and authority or as his representative. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 14:14](../14/14.md). (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1133	14:15	q47z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	there will be no sword … perish by sword	0	Here the “sword” represents war. Alternate translation: “there will be no war … perish by war” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1134	14:16	yx8a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	famine and sword	0	Here the “sword” represents war. Alternate translation: “famine and war” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1135	14:16	ex5f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	Then the people to whom they prophesied will be thrown out in the streets of Jerusalem because of famine and sword	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. This means that whole families will die and people will throw their bodies into the streets instead of burying them. Alternate translation: “Then the people to whom they prophesied will die by famine and sword and people will throw their bodies into the streets of Jerusalem” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1136	14:16	vjb4			their wives, their sons, or their daughters	0	This describes who is referred to by the word “them,” that is, everyone who died by famine and sword.
1137	14:16	wam5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will pour out their wickedness on them	0	Here Yahweh speaks of punishing the people in accordance to their wicknedness as if their own wickedness were a liquid that he would pour upon them. Alternate translation: “I will punish them like they deserve to be punished” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1138	14:17	m8yd		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-merism	night and day	0	Here two opposite times of the day are given to mean all the time. Alternate translation: “all the time, both night and day” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])
1139	14:17	v4hr			incurable wound	0	a cut or break in skin that cannot be cured
1140	14:18	kwc2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	who were killed by the sword	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Also, here the “sword” represents war. Alternate translation: “who died by the sword” or “who died in war” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1141	14:18	xa86		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	there are the diseases that are caused by famine	0	Here the “diseases” represent the people who have these diseases because of their starvation. Alternate translation: “there are the ones who are sick because of famine” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1142	14:18	uax5			wander	0	move around without purpose
1143	14:18	nrq3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	they do not know	0	It may be helpful to state what they do not know. Alternate translation: “they do not know what they are doing” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
1144	14:19	bxi3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	for a time of healing	0	The understood information may be supplied. Alternate translation: “we hoped for a time of healing” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
1145	14:20	z8n3			We admit, Yahweh, our offenses, the iniquity of our ancestors	0	Alternate translation: “Yahweh, we admit our wicked offenses and our ancestors’ iniquity”
1146	14:21	ur4i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	For the sake of your name	0	Here Yahweh’s “name” refers to his reputation. Alternate translation: “For the sake of your reputation” or “In order that everyone can see that you are very great and keep your promises” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1147	14:21	h4sh		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	your glorious throne	0	Yahweh’s “throne” is represented by Zion, that is Jerusalem. His “throne” also represents the place where he rules as king. Alternate translation: “do disgrace Zion where you glorious throne is” or “do not disgrace Zion, where you rule as king” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1148	14:22	my15			can the skies themselves send down showers	0	Alternate translation: “Can the skies decide when they make the rain to fall?”
1149	15:intro	ebq4				0	# Jeremiah 15 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nSome translations set each line of poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to make it easier to read. The ULT does this with the poetry in 15:2, 5–21.\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Do not pray for the people\n\nGod told Jeremiah not to pray for the people because God was punishing them. This was meant to be an illustration for Jeremiah. Jeremiah was not to pray because the punishment was already determined. Yahweh also explains that even the great Moses could not help the sinful Jews. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]])\n\n### Yahweh uses Gentile nations\n\nYahweh is going to use the Gentile nations to punish Judah. This would have been very offensive to the Jews. They would have also been surprised to learn that Yahweh was using the Gentile nations to punish his people. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
1150	15:1	w1rn				0	# General Information:\n\nJeremiah has just been praying to Yahweh.
1151	15:1	az7b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	were standing in front of me, I would still not be in favor of this people	0	This implies that they are pleading for Yahweh to spare the people. Alternate translation: “were standing in front of me pleading for these people, I would still not be in favor of them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
1152	15:1	g56c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	Send them out from before me, for them to go away	0	Yahweh repeats this idea of sending away his people to add emphasis to it. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
1153	15:2	i7zf			Those who are for	0	Alternate translation: “Those whom I have appointed to go to”
1154	15:2	a7na		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	should go to death	0	This speaks of dying as if death were a place that people can go to. Alternate translation: “should die” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1155	15:2	qrc1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	those who are for the sword should go to the sword	0	Here the “sword” represents war. To be “for the sword” means that God has appointed them to die in war. Alternate translation: “those whom I have appointed to die in war should go to die in war” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
1156	15:2	s5vx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Those who are for famine should go to famine	0	This means that Yahweh has appointed these to die because of famine, and these words speak of dying by famine as if “famine” were a place that people can go to. Alternate translation: “Those whom I have appointed to die by famine should go and die by famine” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
1157	15:2	ub7g			should go to captivity	0	Alternate translation: “should go into captivity”
1158	15:3	xfn3				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh has just told them he will send some of them to death, some to die by the sword, some to die by famine, and some to be captives.
1159	15:3	b44y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the sword	0	Here the “sword” refers to the enemy soldiers. Alternate translation: “the enemy soldiers” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1160	15:4	etb6			I will make of them	0	Here the word “them” refers to the people of Judah, not to the four groups listed in the previous verse.
1161	15:4	g2xb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	because of what Manasseh … did in Jerusalem	0	Manasseh was a very wicked king who did many evil things in Jerusalem. Alternate translation: “because of the wicked things that Manasseh … did in Jerusalem” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
1162	15:5	sb18				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh has just told them he will assign them to four groups to kill them—the sword, dogs, birds, and beasts.
1163	15:5	lb4g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	For who will have compassion for you, Jerusalem? Who will grieve for you?	0	Yahweh uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that no one should mourn for Jerusalem. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “No one should have compassion on you, Jerusalem. No one should mourn for your destruction.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
1164	15:5	wfj2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	for you, Jerusalem	0	Here “Jerusalem” refers to the people who live there. Alternate translation: “for you people who live in Jerusalem” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1165	15:6	es4m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	You have forsaken me … you have gone back from me	0	These two phrases mean basically the same thing and emphasize that the people have, indeed, forsaken Yahweh. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
1166	15:6	w5w5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
1167	15:6	hk2v			gone back from me	0	Alternate translation: “left me” or “gone away from me”
1168	15:6	ub2d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will strike you with my hand	0	Here “hand” represents power. Alternate translation: “I will use my power to strike you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1169	15:7	xa8z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	So I will winnow them with a pitchfork at the gates of the land	0	Here Yahweh speaks of scattering the people and causing them to leave Jersalem as if they were winnowed chaff being blown away on the wind. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1170	15:7	i5zm			pitchfork	0	a farm tool with a long handle and sharp metal prongs, used especially for lifting and tossing grain in the air for winnowing
1171	15:7	tdb1			I will bereave them	0	Alternate translation: “I will cause their children to die” or “I will let their enemies kill their children”
1172	15:8	lzr4				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh has just told them no one will care about them and that he will destroy his people since they would not turn from their wicked ways.
1173	15:8	pg9y			widows	0	women whose husbands have died
1174	15:8	zf6z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole	more than the sands of the seashore	0	“than the grains of sand on the seashore.” This comparison is an exaggeration used to emphasize an uncountable number. Alternate translation: “more than you can count” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
1175	15:8	xv7a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Against the mothers of young men I will send the destroyer at noonday	0	This means that Yahweh will send an enemy army to kill young men, which will cause their mothers great sorrow. Alternate translation: “At noonday I will send an enemy army to destroy young men and cause their mothers to weep” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
1176	15:8	rv53		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	fall on them	0	This is an idiom. Alternate translation: “happen to them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1177	15:9	ab1l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	She will be ashamed and embarrassed	0	The words “ashamed” and “embarrassed” mean basically the same thing and emphasize the intensity of shame. Alternate translation: “She will be completely ashamed” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
1178	15:9	ysv5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	will waste away	0	This is an idiom. Alternate translation: “will grow faint” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1179	15:9	syp4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Her sun will set while it is still day	0	This speaks of a woman becoming sorrowful because her children have died, as if her life were a day in which the sun had set early and turned to darkness. Here the darkness represents her sorrow. Alternate translation: “Because of her sorrow, it will be as though the sun has set and her day has turned to darkness” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1180	15:9	e2fw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will give those who remain to the sword in the presence of their enemies	0	Here the “sword” represents the enemy soldiers. This means that Yahweh will allow the enemy solider to kill any of her children that remain. Alternate translation: “I will allow the enemy soldiers to kill those of her children that remain alive” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
1181	15:9	yh62		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
1182	15:10	tf3x				0	# General Information:\n\nIn these verse, Jeremiah speaks to Yahweh about his suffering, and Yahweh answers him.
1183	15:10	bwu4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe	Woe to me, my mother	0	Jeremiah pretends to speak to his mother as a way to emphasize how sad he is. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe]])
1184	15:10	z3f7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	a man of controversy and argument	0	The words “controversy” and “argument” mean basically the same thing. Together they emphasize how much Jeremiah is arguing. Alternate translation: “a man with whom everyone argues all the time” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
1185	15:10	pi56		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	I have not lent, nor has anyone lent to me	0	This refers to lending money to people. Often lending money causes people to fight with one another. Alternate translation: “I have not lent money to anyone, nor has anyone lent money to me” or “I have not made anyone angry by lending or borrow money and then quarreling about it” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
1186	15:11	jwd5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Will I not rescue you for good?	0	The implicit answer to this rhetorical question is “yes.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “I will certainly rescue you for good!” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
1187	15:11	hg1a			your enemies	0	Those are the enemies of Jeremiah who disagreed with his prophecies.
1188	15:11	t2nb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	in the time of calamity and distress	0	Here the words “calamity” and “distress” mean basically the same thing. They emphasize the amount or intensity of the calamity. Alternate translation: “in the time of great calamity” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
1189	15:12	gp33		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Can one smash iron? Especially iron from the north that is mixed with bronze?	0	In these questions Yahweh speaks of the strength of Judah’s enemies as if they were iron mixed with bronze. These rhetorical questions can be written as a statement. Alternate translation: “No one can smash iron, especially if it is as strong as the iron from the north that is mixed with bronze.” or “But Judah’s enemies, who are as strong as iron or bronze, will attack Judah from the north, no one will be able to stop them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1190	15:13	m4cc				0	# General Information:\n\nIn these verse, Yahweh speaks to the nation of Israel as if it were one person.
1191	15:13	r9fq		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	wealth and treasures	0	The words “wealth” and “treasures” mean the same thing and refer to anything that people consider to be valuable. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
1192	15:13	cy1n			plunder	0	things that you steal from a city after conquering it
1193	15:13	c2bt		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	all your sins committed	0	This can be written in active form. Alternate translation: “all of the sins you have committed” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1194	15:13	dzj5			within all your borders	0	Alternate translation: “throughout your country”
1195	15:14	e1nj			a land that you do not know	0	Alternate translation: “to a land that is strange to you”
1196	15:14	p77q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	for a fire will ignite, kindled in my wrath against you	0	The wrath of God is spoken of as if it were a destructive fire. Alternate translation: “I will destroy you because I am very angry with you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1197	15:14	y1s1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	for a fire will ignite, kindled in my wrath against you	0	Here Yahweh speaks of his wrath as if it were a fire. Alternate translation: “for my wrath is like a fire that I will kindle against you” or “for I will come against you in my wrath, and my wrath will be like a burning fire” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1198	15:14	ap1i			kindled	0	to light a fire
1199	15:15	mlt5				0	# General Information:\n\nJeremiah speaks to Yahweh.
1200	15:15	lk6p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	You are patient, but do not allow them to take me away	0	Jeremiah is asking Yahweh not to be patient with the sins of his enemies. The phrase “take me away” refers to him being killed. Alternate translation: “Please do not continue to be patient with them and allow them to kill me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
1201	15:16	ds55		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	Your words have been found	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I have heard your message” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1202	15:16	a55i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I consumed them	0	Jeremiah speaks of listening and understanding Yahweh’s message as if it were food that he ate. Alternate translation: “I understood your message” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1203	15:16	f4hq		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the delight of my heart	0	Here the “heart” represents a person emotions and feelings. Alternate translation: “what I love most” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1204	15:16	se2v			I bear your name	0	Alternate translation: “people know that I serve you”
1205	15:17	xx62		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	I did not sit in the circle of	0	This is an idiom. Alternate translation: “I did not spend time with” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1206	15:17	lst3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	of your powerful hand	0	Here Yahweh’s “powerful hand” refers to his control and influence over Jeremiah. Alternate translation: “you powerfully influence me” or “you are the one who controls what I do” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1207	15:18	xb1d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Why is my pain ongoing and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed?	0	Jeremiah uses this rhetorical question to emphasize his pain. He speaks of his pain as if it were a physical wound. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “My pain is ongoing, it is like a wound that will not heal.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1208	15:18	f64w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	refusing to be healed	0	This speaks of Jeremiah’s wound as if it were a person that refuses to be healed. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “that will not heal” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1209	15:18	c2kw		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Will you be like deceitful waters to me, waters that dry up?	0	Jeremiah uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that he feels like he cannot depend on Yahweh. He speaks of this as if Yahweh were a stream that dries up. Alternate translation: “It feels like you are undependable to me, like a stream I go to for a drink only to find it dried up.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
1210	15:19	l1n1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	you will be like my mouth	0	Jeremiah is compared to the mouth of Yahweh because he will be used to speak Yahweh’s message. Alternate translation: “you will speak for me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
1211	15:19	ud46		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rpronouns	you yourself	0	The pronoun, “yourself”, is used here to emphasis the command was specifically for Jeremiah. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rpronouns]])
1212	15:20	gf1p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	like an impenetrable bronze wall to this people	0	Yahweh compares Jeremiah to a wall because the people will not be able to defeat him. Alternate translation: “I will make you strong, like a bronze wall” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
1213	15:20	nx8l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	they will wage war against you	0	This speaks of the people fighting with Jeremiah as if he were an army that they waged war against. Alternate translation: “they will fight against you” or “they will oppose you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1214	15:20	z1e8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	save and rescue	0	The words “save” and “rescue” mean the same thing and emphasize the safety that God promises. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
1215	15:21	bet8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	rescue you from … and redeem you from	0	These phrases have similar meanings and are used together to emphasize the safety that God provides. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
1216	15:21	z99x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the hand of the wicked … the hand of the tyrant	0	Here the word “hand” represents control. Alternate translation: “the control of the wicked … the control of the tyrant” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1217	15:21	lwc5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj	the wicked	0	This refers to wicked people. Alternate translation: “wicked people” or “those who are wicked” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])
1218	15:21	mm5k			tyrant	0	a ruler who demands absolute obedience and is not friendly for the people under his rule
1219	16:intro	mts4				0	# Jeremiah 16 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nSome translations set each line of poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to make it easier to read. The ULT does this with the poetry in 16:19–21. This poem also continues in chapter 17, and these should be seen as one section.\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Coming punishment\n\nThe punishment that is prophesied in this chapter will happen quickly. The author gives many illustrations which describe how quickly this punishment will come. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]])\n\n### Israel restored\n\nGod will bring his people back from captivity. Even though the punishment of Judah will be great, Yahweh promised a future restoration. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/promise]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/restore]])
1220	16:1	iq2r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,	0	This idiom is used to introduce a special message from God. See how you translated it in [Jeremiah 1:4](../01/04.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh gave me a message. He said,” or “Yahweh spoke this message to me:” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1221	16:4	bdx2			They will die diseased deaths	0	Alternate translation: “They will die from deadly diseases”
1222	16:4	nm5s		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	They will not be mourned or buried	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “No one will mourn for them or bury them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1223	16:4	paq4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	They will be like dung on the ground	0	The sons and daughters born in the land are compared to dung on the ground to emphasize that they will be disgusting and that no one will bury them. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Jeremiah 8:2](../08/02.md). (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
1224	16:4	b995		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism	they will come to an end by sword and famine	0	The phrase “come to an end” is a mild way to say that they will die. The word “sword” represents an army whose soldiers fight with swords. The phrase represents dying in battle. Alternate translation: “they will die in battle or from famine” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1225	16:5	irw5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, ‘Do	0	This idiom is used to introduce a special message from God. See how you translated it in [Jeremiah 1:4](../01/04.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh gave me a message. He said, ‘Do” or “Yahweh spoke this message to me: ‘Do” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1226	16:5	byl9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	where there is mourning	0	The word “mourning” can be translated with a verbal phrase. Alternate translation: “where people are mourning” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
1227	16:5	e7zp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I have taken away my peace from this people … and my steadfast love and mercy	0	Yahweh speaks of no longer acting towards the people with peace, steadfast love, and mercy as if these were items that he has taken away from them. Alternate translation: “I will no longer act towards them with peace … or with steadfast love and mercy” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1228	16:5	fg62		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
1229	16:6	ngj4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-merism	Both the great and the small will	0	This refers to all kinds of people and uses size to refer to how important they are. Alternate translation: “Both the important and the unimportant” or “Many people, regardless of how important they are, will” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])
1230	16:6	k2n5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	They will not be buried	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “No one will bury them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1231	16:6	s8kp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	no one will … cut themselves or shave their heads for them	0	Cutting oneself and shaving one’s head were symbolic actions that expressed strong grief, especially when a loved one died. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
1232	16:7	t3iq		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	No one must share any food in mourning to comfort them because of the deaths … none must give a comforting cup to his father or his mother	0	These two clauses have a similar meaning. God said basically the same thing twice for emphasis. It was customary to take food or wine to people whose relative had died. Yahweh has removed all comfort from the people because of their sin. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
1233	16:7	ae18		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	none must give a comforting cup	0	Here the word “cup” represents the drink that the cup holds. Alternate translation: “none must give a comforting drink” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1234	16:8	rzm9			a banquet house	0	Alternate translation: “a house where people are feasting”
1235	16:9	z6t7			Yahweh of hosts … says this	0	Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:6](../06/06.md).
1236	16:9	hq3r			See	0	Alternate translation: “Look” or “Listen” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you”
1237	16:9	fxi9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you	before your eyes	0	Here the word “your” is plural and refers to the people of Israel. The idiom means that Yahweh will do this where they can see. Alternate translation: “in front of you” or “where you can see” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1238	16:9	b3s5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	in your days	0	This idiom means during their lifetime. Alternate translation: “during your lifetime” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1239	16:9	lki1			the sound of joy and the sound of gladness, the sound of the groom and the sound of the bride	0	See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 7:34](../07/34.md).
1240	16:11	fq83		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	worshiped and bowed down to them	0	The words “bowed down to” mean basically the same thing as “worshiped” and describe the posture that people used in worship. God said essentially the same thing twice for emphasis. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
1241	16:12	cu97			ancestors, for see, each person	0	Alternate translation: “ancestors. Look at these people and you will see that each person”
1242	16:12	c169		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	walking by the stubbornness of his wicked heart	0	Yahweh speaks of a person’s actions as if the person were walking along a path. Here the word “heart” represents the mind or will. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Jeremiah 11:8](../11/08.md). Alternate translation: “stubbornly doing the wicked things that he wants to do” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1243	16:12	qh3g			who listens to me	0	Alternate translation: “who does what I tell him to do”
1244	16:13	y41b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	throw you from this land	0	Yahweh speaks of forcefully removing the people from the land as if he were throwing them from the land. Alternate translation: “force you to leave this land and go” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1245	16:13	e16l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-merism	by day and night	0	The mention of both “day” and “night” means all the time. Alternate translation: “all the time” or “continually” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])
1246	16:14	em2d			behold	0	The word “behold” here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
1247	16:14	l615		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	when it will no longer be said	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “when people will no longer say” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1248	16:14	xr81		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	As Yahweh lives	0	“As surely as Yahweh is alive.” The people use this expression to show that what they say next is certainly true. This is a way of making a solemn promise. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 4:2](../04/02.md). Alternate translation: “I solemnly swear” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1249	16:16	mt7v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will send for many fishermen … so they will fish the people out	0	Yahweh speaks of enemy armies who will attack and kill the people as if they were fishermen who are catching fish. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1250	16:16	mx2n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
1251	16:16	y22w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will send for many hunters so they will hunt for them among	0	Yahweh speaks of enemy armies who will attack and kill the people as if they were hunters who are hunting animals. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1252	16:17	l1xj		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	my eye is on all their ways	0	Here the word “eye” represents Yahweh who sees all that they do. Alternate translation: “I am watching everything they do” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
1253	16:17	c7ju		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	they cannot be hidden from before me	0	Here the word “they” may refer either to the people or to their actions. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “they cannot hide from me” or “they cannot hide their ways from me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1254	16:17	f9r8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	Their iniquity cannot be concealed from before my eyes	0	Here the word “eyes” represents Yahweh who sees. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “They cannot conceal their iniquity from me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1255	16:18	tpe4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	for their polluting of my land	0	Yahweh speaks of causing the land to be unacceptable to him as if the people had polluted the land. The words “their polluting” can be translated with a verbal phrase. Alternate translation: “because they have polluted my land” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
1256	16:18	sq29		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	for their filling my inheritance with their disgusting idols	0	The idiom “to fill” means that they have placed many idols in the land. The words “their filling” can be translated with a verbal phrase. Alternate translation: “because they have filled my inheritance with their disgusting idols” or “because their disgusting idols are everywhere in my inheritance” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
1257	16:18	wkp2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	my inheritance	0	Yahweh speaks of the land as if it were his inheritance that he has claimed as a permanent possession. Alternate translation: “the land that is my inheritance” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1258	16:19	rt34			Yahweh, you are my stronghold	0	Here Jeremiah begins speaking to Yahweh.
1259	16:19	y75t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	my stronghold and my refuge, my place of safety	0	Jeremiah speaks of Yahweh as a place where enemies cannot attack him. He repeats the same idea three times. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
1260	16:19	x7cn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	The nations will go to you	0	Here the word “nations” represents the people from the nations. Alternate translation: “The people from the nations will go to you” or “The people of the nations will come to you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-go]])
1261	16:19	nk1x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the ends of the earth	0	This is an idiom that means the farthest places on the earth. By referencing both ends, it refers to everywhere in between. Alternate translation: “the farthest places on the earth” or “everywhere on earth” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])
1262	16:19	c5xl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	our ancestors inherited deceit	0	Here the word “deceit” refers to false gods. Alternate translation: “our ancestors inherited nothing but false gods” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1263	16:19	jrc3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	They are empty; there is no profit in them	0	Here the words “They” and “them” refer to the false gods that the ancestors taught them to believe in. The two phrases mean basically the same thing, with the second explaining how they “are empty.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
1264	16:20	y3fg		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Do people make gods for themselves? But they are not gods	0	The people ask this rhetorical question to emphasize that people cannot make gods for themselves. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “People cannot make gods for themselves. The things that they make are not gods” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
1265	16:21	gwn6			Therefore see	0	“Therefore, indeed.” Here Yahweh begins speaking. The word “see” adds emphasis to what follows.
1266	16:21	fz8r			I will cause them to know	0	Here the word “them” refers to the people from the nations. Yahweh repeats this phrase for emphasis.
1267	16:21	cs55		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	my hand and my power	0	Here the word “hand” refers to power and authority. The two phrases mean basically the same thing and emphasize Yahweh’s great power. Alternate translation: “my great power” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
1268	16:21	hl7n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	they will know that Yahweh is my name	0	Here the word “name” refers to Yahweh’s entire person. Alternate translation: “they will know that I am Yahweh, the true God” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1269	17:intro	l48r				0	# Jeremiah 17 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nSome translations set each line of poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to make it easier to read. The ULT does this with the poetry in 17:1–18. This poem is a continuation of 16:19–21, and these should be seen as one section.\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Trusting God or humans\n\nTrust is an important part of this chapter. Those who trust in human wisdom will not prosper. Those who trust in God will have all of their needs met. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/trust]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/wise]])\n\n## Important figures of speech in this chapter\n\n### Simile\n\nThe person who depends on the power of other people is compared to a bush in the desert which always has to struggle for life. But the person who trusts in God is like a tree growing by a stream and has all his needs supplied. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
1270	17:1	f2as		rc://*/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry		0	# General Information:\n\nJeremiah often wrote prophecy in the form of poetry. Hebrew poetry uses different kinds of parallelism. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
1271	17:1	qcz2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	The sin of Judah is written … on the horns of your altars	0	Yahweh speaks of Judah’s sins being so great that they cannot stop committing them as if someone had engraved their sin permanently. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1272	17:1	ntb1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	The sin of Judah is written	0	Here the word “Judah” represents the people of Judah. This may be expressed in active form. Alternate translation: “Someone has written the sin of Judah” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1273	17:1	r9u2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	It is engraved	0	This may be expressed in active form. Alternate translation: “Someone has engraved it” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1274	17:1	t19m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	engraved on the tablet of their hearts	0	The sinful habits of the people are spoken of as if their sins had been engraved on their own hearts. The word “hearts” refers to the whole person: their thoughts, emotions, and actions. Alternate translation: “engraved in their very beings” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
1275	17:1	gc1k			on the horns of your altars	0	The word “horns” refers to the projections on the corners of the altars.
1276	17:3	ve7m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	your wealth and all your treasures	0	The words “wealth” and “treasures” mean the same thing and refer to anything that they consider valuable. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
1277	17:3	gfz3			plunder	0	This refers to things that people steal or take by force.
1278	17:4	mei2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	You will lose the inheritance that I gave to you	0	Yahweh speaks of the land as if it were an inheritance that he had given to the people of Judah as a permanent possession. Alternate translation: “You will lose the land that I have given to you as an inheritance” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1279	17:4	w768		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	you have ignited a fire in my wrath, which will burn forever	0	Yahweh speaks of the fierceness of his anger as if his anger were a fire that burns those with whom he is angry. Alternate translation: “you have made me so angry that my anger will be like a fire that will burn forever” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1280	17:5	zp54		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	The person who trusts in mankind is accursed	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I will curse any person who trusts in mankind” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1281	17:5	sd5y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	he makes flesh his strength	0	Here the word “flesh” represents humans. Alternate translation: “he depends on mere humans for strength” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1282	17:5	f1ec		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	turns his heart away from Yahweh	0	Here the word “heart” refers to the thoughts and emotions. Alternate translation: “turns his devotion away from Yahweh” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1283	17:6	wqm5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	like a small bush	0	The person who trusts in man instead of Yahweh will be like a plant that struggles to survive in an infertile land. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
1284	17:6	d8k3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	the wilderness, barren land without inhabitants	0	The phrase “barren land without inhabitants” describes and means basically the same thing as “wilderness.” Alternate translation: “the barren wilderness where no person lives” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
1285	17:8	rs4s		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	he will be like a tree planted by water	0	The person who trusts in Yahweh will always prosper, just like a tree does when it is planted by a river. It is not affected when there is no rain. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “he will be like a tree that someone has planted by water” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1286	17:8	pf89		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	It will not fear the heat when it comes … It is not anxious in a year of drought	0	Yahweh speaks of a tree that draws its water from a stream being unaffected by heat and drought as if the tree were unafraid of these things. Alternate translation: “The heat will not affect it when it comes … No harm is caused to it in a year of drought” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
1287	17:9	q56q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	The heart is more deceitful	0	Here the word “heart” refers to the minds and thoughts of people. Alternate translation: “The human mind is more deceitful” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1288	17:9	h5pr		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	who can understand it?	0	The speaker uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that no one can understand the human heart. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “no one can understand it.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
1289	17:10	per1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	who tests the hearts	0	Here the word “hearts” represents the emotions. Alternate translation: “who tests the emotions” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1290	17:10	zu1h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	according to his ways	0	Here a person’s behavior is spoken of as if it were the paths along which he walks. Alternate translation: “according to how he lives” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1291	17:10	hlu7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the fruit of his deeds	0	Here the results of a person’s actions are spoken of as if they were fruit. Alternate translation: “what he has done” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1292	17:11	r1bc			A partridge hatches an egg … become rich unjustly	0	This analogy of a bird that hatches another bird’s eggs is meant to illustrate a rich man who makes his money by robbing others.
1293	17:11	j8my		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	when half his days are over	0	Here the word “days” stands for someone’s entire life. Alternate translation: “when he has lived only half of his life” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1294	17:11	t4k5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	those riches will abandon him	0	The riches are spoken of as if they were servants who would abandon their owner. Alternate translation: “he will lose his wealth” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
1295	17:11	wwb2			in the end	0	Alternate translation: “at the end of his life”
1296	17:12	c58h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	The place of our temple is a glorious throne	0	Jeremiah speaks of the temple being a “glorious throne” because it is there that Yahweh dwells and rules. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1297	17:12	mmb5			The place of our temple	0	This refers to Mount Zion in Jerusalem.
1298	17:13	j27x			All who abandon you	0	Here the word “you” refers to Yahweh.
1299	17:13	tkv3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	those in the land who turn away from you will be written in the earth	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “you will write in the dust those in the land who turn away from you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1300	17:13	e5ej		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	will be written in the earth	0	This could mean: (1) this is a metaphor in which Yahweh speaks of people dying and being forgotten as if someone writes their names in the dust, and those names quickly disappear. Alternate translation: “will disappear like names that someone writes in the dust” or (2) the word “earth” is a metonym for the place of the dead. The phrase is a metaphor in which Yahweh speaks of people going to the place of the dead as if someone enrolled their names in the records of those who have died. Alternate translation: “will join those in the place of the dead” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1301	17:13	vf2c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Yahweh, the fountain of living waters	0	Jeremiah speaks of Yahweh being the source of life as if he were a fountain of living waters. Alternate translation: “Yahweh, who is like a fountain of living waters” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1302	17:13	pj3q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the fountain of living waters	0	Jeremiah speaks of fresh, running water as if it were living water. Alternate translation: “the fountain of fresh, running water” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1303	17:14	emc7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	I will be healed … I will be rescued	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “you really will have healed me … you really will have rescued me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1304	17:14	t5hz			For you are my song of praise	0	This could mean: (1) “For you are the one whom I praise” or (2) “For you are the reason I sing praise.”
1305	17:15	c8ap			See	0	Alternate translation: “Look” or “Listen” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you.”
1306	17:15	kn8p			they are saying to me	0	Here the word “me” refers to Jeremiah and the word “they” to his enemies.
1307	17:15	qef1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Where is the word of Yahweh?	0	The people use this question to ridicule Jeremiah because the things that he said had not yet happened. It can also be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: “Where are the things that Yahweh told you would happen?” or “The things that Yahweh told you would happen have not happened.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
1308	17:15	s66x			Let it come	0	Alternate translation: “Let what Yahweh has said happen”
1309	17:16	dye9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I did not run from being a shepherd following you	0	Jeremiah speaks of leading and caring for the people as if he were a shepherd caring for sheep. He speaks of his abandoning that work as if he were running away from it. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1310	17:16	vlg8			I did not long for	0	Alternate translation: “I did not desire”
1311	17:16	m8x1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	the proclamations that came from my lips	0	Here the word “lips” represents Jeremiah who spoke. The word “proclamations” can be translated with a verbal phrase. Alternate translation: “the proclamations that I spoke” or “the things that I proclaimed” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
1312	17:16	hkb7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	They were made	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I made them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1313	17:17	q4lu		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	You are my refuge	0	Jeremiah speaks of Yahweh as a place where enemies cannot attack him. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1314	17:17	ls2i			on the day of calamity	0	Alternate translation: “in times of calamity”
1315	17:18	p168		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	May my pursuers be ashamed, but do not let me be ashamed	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Bring shame on my pursuers, but do not bring shame on me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1316	17:18	us8n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	May they be dismayed, but do not let me be dismayed	0	This phrase means basically the same thing as the previous one and adds emphasis to Jeremiah’s prayer. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Make them very afraid, but do not make me afraid” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1317	17:18	xrc7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	shatter them with a double share of destruction	0	Jeremiah speaks of Yahweh destroying his enemies as if they were objects that Yahweh would shatter. The idiom “a double share” means to give twice as much. Alternate translation: “shatter them with complete destruction” or “destroy them twice as much” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1318	17:19	ab1v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	then in all the other gates of Jerusalem	0	The verb may be supplied from the previous phrase. Alternate translation: “then go and stand in all the other gates of Jerusalem” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
1319	17:21	jye6			for the sake of your lives	0	Alternate translation: “to protect your lives”
1320	17:23	cu16		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	They did not listen or pay attention	0	These two phrases mean basically the same thing and emphasize that the people refused to listen. Alternate translation: “They refused to listen” or “They refused to obey” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
1321	17:23	ksk9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	stiffened their neck	0	Jeremiah speaks of the people being stubborn as if they had made their necks stiff and unmovable. Alternate translation: “became stubborn” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1322	17:25	i3jj		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	those who sit on David’s throne	0	Here the throne that the king of Judah sits on is represented as “David’s throne.” See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 13:13](../13/13.md). Alternate translation: “those who sit on Judah’s throne” or “the kings of the nation of Judah” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1323	17:25	r4s3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	this city will be inhabited forever	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “people will inhabit this city forever” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1324	17:27	xjp9			I will light a fire in its gates	0	Alternate translation: “I will set the gates of Jerusalem on fire”
1325	17:27	r5tg		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	it cannot be put out	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “people cannot put it out” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1326	18:intro	z3ii				0	# Jeremiah 18 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nSome translations set each line of poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to make it easier to read. The ULT does this with the poetry in 18:13–17, 19–23.\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Attacking Jeremiah\n\nThings were so bad in Judah, they even attacked Jeremiah. To attack Yahweh’s prophet was to attack Yahweh himself. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]])\n\n## Important figures of speech in this chapter\n\n### Simile\n\nLike a potter can change what he is making from one type of pot to another, God can change his plans and not punish people if they repent. The image of God as a potter and mankind as clay is an important one in Scripture. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/repent]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
1327	18:1	ad7f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,	0	This idiom is used to introduce a special message from God. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Jeremiah 7:1](../07/01.md). Alternate translation: “This is the message that Yahweh gave to Jeremiah. He said, ‘Arise” or “This is the message that Yahweh spoke to Jeremiah: ‘Arise” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1328	18:2	ww5x			the potter’s house	0	“the workshop of the potter.” A potter is someone who makes pots from clay.
1329	18:3	z9ps			behold!	0	The word “behold” alerts us to a new person in the story. Your language may have a way of doing this.
1330	18:3	x9yr			on the potter’s wheel	0	The potter’s wheel is a small table that spins. A potter uses it to make pots.
1331	18:4	j5pm		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	the pot he was making from the clay was spoiled in the potter’s hand	0	The word “spoiled” means that something about the pot made the potter unhappy. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “the pot that the potter was making with his hands was not good” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1332	18:4	ffd2			was making	0	Alternate translation: “was forming” or “was shaping”
1333	18:4	qs6u			he returned the clay and formed it into another pot	0	He stopped making the pot, crushed the clay back into a lump, and then used that lump of clay to make another pot.
1334	18:4	kd4f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	that was pleasing in his eyes	0	Here the word “eyes” represents sight and sight represents one’s opinion. Alternate translation: “that he thought was good” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1335	18:5	gj6x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,	0	This idiom is used to introduce a special message from God. See how you translated it in [Jeremiah 1:4](../01/04.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh gave me a message. He said,” or “Yahweh spoke this message to me:” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1336	18:6	y4ia		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Should I not be able to act like this potter with you, house of Israel?	0	With this question, Yahweh emphasizes his authority to do as he pleases with Israel. Alternate translation: “I am allowed to act toward you, house of Israel, like the potter acts toward the clay.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
1337	18:6	j2v5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to the kingdom of Israel. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 3:18](../03/18.md). Alternate translation: “Israel” or “kingdom of Israel” or “people of Israel” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1338	18:6	elt6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
1339	18:6	zg76			Behold	0	Alternate translation: “Pay attention, because what I am about to say is both true and important”
1340	18:6	uzq5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	Like clay in a potter’s hand—that is how you are in my hand	0	Yahweh compares his being able to remake Israel as he see fit to the way that the potter is able to remake a lump of clay as he sees fit. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
1341	18:7	jk3p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	tear it down, or destroy it	0	These two expressions basically mean the same thing. In the first expression, Yahweh speaks of destroying a kingdom as if the kingdom were a plant or a building that he tears down. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1342	18:8	lnu4			relent from	0	Alternate translation: “withhold” or “not bring”
1343	18:9	n3us		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	build it up or plant it	0	These two phrases mean basically the same thing. Yahweh speaks of strengthening kingdoms as if they were buildings that he would build, and as if they were plants that he would plant. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1344	18:10	q9ah		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	if it does evil in my eyes	0	Here the word “it” refers to a nation or kingdom, which is a metonym for the people in that nation or kingdom. The word “eyes” represents seeing, and seeing represents thoughts or judgment. Alternate translation: “if the people of that nation do things that I consider to be evil” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1345	18:10	u2ti		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	not listening to my voice	0	Here the word “voice” represents the words that Yahweh speaks. Here, “not listening” is an idiom that means that they do not obey. Alternate translation: “not obeying what I say” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1346	18:11	h8xz			See	0	This tells the reader to pay special attention to what follows. Alternate translation: “Look” or “Listen” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you”
1347	18:11	tj92		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I am about to form disaster against you. I am about to devise a plan against you	0	Yahweh speaks of planning disaster as if disaster were an object that he forms, like the potter would form clay. The second sentence repeats the same idea as the first using different words. Alternate translation: “I am about to devise a plan to bring disaster against you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
1348	18:11	v6ut			devise a plan	0	Alternate translation: “make a plan”
1349	18:11	me21		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	his wicked way	0	Yahweh speaks of a person’s lifestyle as if it were a “way” or path along which the person walks. Alternate translation: “his wicked way of living” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1350	18:11	w5eq		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	so your ways and your practices will bring good to you	0	The words “ways” and “practices” both refer to a person’s actions and general lifestyle. Alternate translation: “so your actions will result in good happening to you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
1351	18:12	fq15			But they will say	0	The word “they” refers to the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
1352	18:12	nmb4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	This is no use	0	Here, this idiom could mean: (1) the people do not care about what Jeremiah will say to them. Alternate translation: “We do not care what you say” or (2) The people do not think that anything good will come of what Jeremiah tells them to do. Alternate translation: “What you are saying will not work” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1353	18:12	yc7y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	what his evil, stubborn heart desires	0	Here the word “heart” represents the person’s mind or will. Alternate translation: “what his evil, stubborn mind desires” or “whatever evil things that we stubbornly want to do” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1354	18:13	w781		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Ask the nations, who has ever heard of such a thing as this?	0	Here the word “nations” represents the people in the nations. Yahweh asks this question to scold the people of Judah. Alternate translation: “Ask the nations if any of them have ever heard of such a thing as this.” or “Nowhere on earth has anyone ever heard of such a thing like this.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
1355	18:13	vta7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	The virgin Israel has committed a horrible act	0	It was common to refer to nations as if they were women. Yahweh speaks of Israel being pure and faithful towards him as if she were a virgin and of Israel being unfaithful to him as if she had “committed a horrible act.” Alternate translation: “Israel, who is like a virgin, has done something horrible” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1356	18:14	bbi9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Does the snow in Lebanon ever leave the rocky hills on its sides?	0	Yahweh asks this rhetorical question to emphasize that the snow on the mountains never melts. Alternate translation: “The snow in Lebanon never leaves the rocky hills on its sides.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
1357	18:14	pn6p			the rocky hills on its sides	0	Alternate translation: “the sides of the rocky hills”
1358	18:14	utv2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Are the mountain streams coming from far away ever destroyed, those cold streams?	0	Yahweh asks this rhetorical question to emphasize that the mountain streams never cease to flow. He speaks of the streams drying up as if they were destroyed. Alternate translation: “Those cold mountain streams that come from far away never cease to flow.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1359	18:15	k5st		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	been made to stumble in their paths	0	Yahweh speaks of a person’s lifestyle as if it were a path along which he walks, and of living unfaithfully to him as if the person stumbled along the path. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “this caused them to stumble in their paths” or “it is like they stumbled while walking on a path” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1360	18:15	x24p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	they have left the ancient paths to walk lesser paths	0	Yahweh speaks of a person’s lifestyle as if it were a path along which he walks. Here, “the ancient paths” represents the way that Yahweh had told their ancestors to live and “lesser paths” represents living unfaithfully to Yahweh. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1361	18:16	qh44		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	will become a horror	0	The word “horror” may be translated with a verbal phrase. Alternate translation: “will become something that horrifies people” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
1362	18:16	g6ye			an object of everlasting hissing	0	The word “hissing” refers to a sound that shows strong disapproval and can be translated with a verbal phrase. Alternate translation: “an object at which people will always hiss”
1363	18:16	mx2e			passes by her	0	Here the word “her” refers to “Their land.”
1364	18:17	n6hk		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will scatter them before their enemies like an eastern wind	0	Yahweh speaks of causing the people to flee before their enemies as if he were an eastern wind that scatters dust and debris. Alternate translation: “I will be like an eastern wind and scatter them before their enemies” or “I will scatter them before their enemies like an eastern wind scatters dust and debris” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1365	18:17	n2xm			will scatter them	0	Here the word “them” refers to “my people.”
1366	18:17	mn5a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	I will show them my back, and not my face	0	“I will turn my back toward them, and not my face.” Turning one’s back towards someone is a symbolic action that represents rejection and turning one’s face towards someone is a symbolic action that represents favor. Alternate translation: “I will reject them and not act favorably towards them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
1367	18:18	vh9w			let us make plots against Jeremiah	0	Alternate translation: “let us make plans to harm Jeremiah”
1368	18:18	cf4s		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	the law will never perish from the priests, or advice from the wise men, or words from the prophets	0	The words “will never perish” can be supplied to each of these phrases. This can also be expressed in positive terms. Alternate translation: “the law will never perish from the priests, and advice will never perish from the wise men, and words will never perish from the prophets” or “the priests will always have the law, the wise men will always give advice, and the prophets will always speak” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
1369	18:18	f353		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	words from the prophets	0	Here “words” represents messages that the prophets speak from Yahweh. Alternate translation: “words of Yahweh from the prophets” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
1370	18:18	ay55		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	attack him with our words	0	The people speak of speaking harmful words against Jeremiah as if their words were weapons with which they attack him. Alternate translation: “say things that will harm him” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1371	18:19	u46b			Pay attention to me	0	Here Jeremiah begins speaking to Yahweh.
1372	18:20	p988		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Will disaster from them really be my reward for being good to them?	0	Jeremiah asks this question to emphasize that good actions should not be repaid with bad things. Alternate translation: “Disaster from them should not be my reward for being good to them.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
1373	18:20	t4h5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	they have dug a pit for me	0	Jeremiah speaks of his enemies planning to kill him as if they had dug a pit in which to trap him. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1374	18:20	p3xy		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	to cause your fury to turn away from them	0	Here the word “fury” represents the punishment that Yahweh intended to inflict upon them. Jeremiah speaks of Yahweh not punishing them as if he were turning his fury away from them. Alternate translation: “so that you would not punish them in your anger” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1375	18:21	xrk4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	give their children over to famine	0	The idiom “give over” means to place a person in the power of another person. Jeremiah speaks of “famine” as if it were a person who could have power over others. Alternate translation: “cause their children to die from famine” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
1376	18:21	x3mp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	give them to the hands of those who use the sword	0	Here the word “hands” represents power. Alternate translation: “cause those who use the sword to have power over them” or “cause them to die in battle” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1377	18:21	c2vn			let their women become bereaved and widows	0	“let the children and husbands of their women die.” The word “bereaved” refers to a woman whose children have all died.
1378	18:21	yp4k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	their men be killed	0	The verb may be supplied from the previous phrase. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “let people kill their men” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1379	18:21	gz9s		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	their young men killed by the sword in battle	0	The verb may be supplied from the previous phrase. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “let people kill their young men with swords in battle” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1380	18:22	nj6w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	Let a distressed shout be heard	0	The phrase “a distressed shout” can be translated with a verbal phrase. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Let people hear a distressed shout” or “Let people hear others shout in distress” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1381	18:22	zdc2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	For they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden traps for my feet	0	These two phrases share similar meanings. Jeremiah speaks of his enemies planning to kill him as if they had dug a pit for him to fall into and set traps in which to capture him. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1382	18:22	l4rh			they have dug a pit	0	See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 18:20](../18/20.md).
1383	18:22	pxk9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	have hidden traps for my feet	0	Here the word “feet” represents Jeremiah. Alternate translation: “have hidden traps for me” or “have hidden traps for me to step on” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
1384	18:23	yh1m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	Do not wipe their sins away from you	0	Jeremiah speaks of Yahweh forgiving his enemies’ sins as if someone had written their sins down and Yahweh would erase them. This phrase means the same thing as the previous phrase. Alternate translation: “Do not pardon their sins” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
1385	18:23	fin3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	let them be overthrown before you	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “let people overthrow them in your presence” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1386	18:23	jrr6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	in the time of your wrath	0	The word “wrath” can be translated with a verb. Alternate translation: “when you are still angry with them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
1387	19:intro	e68t				0	# Jeremiah 19 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### People horrified\n\nThe destruction of Jerusalem will be so complete that it will leave dead bodies everywhere and horrify people who see it.
1388	19:2	r77q			Valley of Ben Hinnom	0	This is the name of a valley south of the city of Jerusalem, where people sacrificed to false gods. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 7:31](../07/31.md).
1389	19:3	lse3			Yahweh of hosts … says this	0	Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:6](../06/06.md).
1390	19:3	tn4j			See	0	Alternate translation: “Look” or “Listen” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you”
1391	19:3	wu9y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the ears of everyone who hears of it will tingle	0	Here “ears … will tingle” is an idiom that means everyone will be shocked by what they hear. Alternate translation: “it will shock everyone who hears of it” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1392	19:3	w8jh			will tingle	0	This could mean: (1) “will ring” or (2) “will quiver.”
1393	19:4	i11f			they have abandoned me	0	Here the word “they” refers to the people of Judah.
1394	19:4	h6hz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	filled this place with innocent blood	0	Here “innocent blood” represents the murder of innocent people. Yahweh speaks of murdering many people as filling a place with blood. Alternate translation: “murdered many innocent people in this place” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1395	19:5	hi1p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	nor did it enter my mind	0	Here the word “mind” refers to Yahweh’s thoughts. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 7:31](../07/31.md). Alternate translation: “nor did I ever think about it” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1396	19:6	h15q			see	0	Alternate translation: “look” or “listen” or “pay attention to what I am about to tell you”
1397	19:6	r6da		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	this place will no longer be called	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “people will no longer call this place” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1398	19:6	n996			Topheth … the Valley of Ben Hinnom … the Valley of Slaughter	0	See how you translated the names of these places in [Jeremiah 7:31](../07/31.md).
1399	19:7	mk3z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	I will make them to fall by the sword before their enemies	0	The idiom “to fall by the sword” means to die in battle. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I will enable their enemies to kill them with swords” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1400	19:7	l3wj			I will make them	0	The word “them” refers to the people of Judah and Jerusalem.
1401	19:7	hl7t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	by the hand of the ones seeking their lives	0	The verb may be supplied from the previous phrase. The idiom “fall … by the hand of” means to be killed by someone, with the word “hand” representing the whole person. Alternate translation: “I will enable those who want to kill them to kill them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1402	19:8	qfw1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	the object of hissing	0	The word “hissing” refers to a sound that shows strong disapproval and can be translated with a verbal phrase. Alternate translation: “an object at which people hiss” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
1403	19:9	x4ye			I will make them eat	0	Alternate translation: “I will make the people who live in Jerusalem eat”
1404	19:9	gu5g			in the siege	0	Alternate translation: “because of the siege”
1405	19:9	jy23		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	and in the anguish brought on them by their enemies and the ones seeking their lives	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “because their enemies and those who are seeking their lives have brought anguish upon them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1406	19:10	ck5z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	in the sight of the men who went with you	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **sight**, you can express the same idea with the verb “watching.” Alternate translation: “while the men who went with you are watching” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
1407	19:11	vi9r			Yahweh of hosts says this	0	Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:6](../06/06.md).
1408	19:11	uis2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	it could not be repaired again	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “no one can repair it again” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1409	19:13	l6aa		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	of the kings of Judah	0	The words “the houses” may be supplied here. Alternate translation: “the houses of the kings of Judah” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
1410	19:13	u9v5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the unclean people	0	People who are not acceptable for God’s purposes are spoken of as if they were physically unclean. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1411	19:15	ut7s			Yahweh of hosts … says this	0	Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:6](../06/06.md).
1412	19:15	d4pr			See	0	Alternate translation: “Look” or “Listen” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you”
1413	19:15	rv5y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	stiffened their neck and refused to listen	0	These two phrases both speak of the people being stubborn. In the first phrase, Yahweh speaks of the people being stubborn as if they had made their necks stiff. Alternate translation: “stubbornly refused to listen” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
1414	20:intro	apn5				0	# Jeremiah 20 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nSome translations set each line of poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to make it easier to read. The ULT does this with the poetry in 20:7–18.\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Pashhur\n\nThis chapter prophesied punishment against a specific leader named Pashhur. He was in charge of protecting the temple and had Jeremiah beaten and arrested. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/temple]])\n\n### Jeremiah’s reaction\nJeremiah’s reaction contrasts with the reaction of the Jews in general. Although Jeremiah was not happy with Yahweh’s actions, he still trusted in Yahweh. On the other hand, the Jews were not happy with the prophecies Yahweh gave to Jeremiah, so they beat the prophet. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/trust]])
1415	20:1	l4ka		rc://*/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry		0	# General Information:\n\nJeremiah often wrote prophecy in the form of poetry. Hebrew poetry uses different kinds of parallelism. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
1416	20:1	xjd1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Pashhur … Immer	0	These are names of men. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
1417	20:2	h7fz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Pashhur beat Jeremiah	0	This could mean: (1) that Pashhur himself beat Jeremiah or (2) that Pashhur ordered other men to beat Jeremiah. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1418	20:2	rg2f			stocks	0	Stocks are a wooden frame with holes in it that people use to lock up a prisoner’s hands, feet, and head.
1419	20:2	yc2r			Upper Gate of Benjamin	0	This gate is different from the gate in the city wall that shared the same name.
1420	20:3	wf2c			It happened	0	This phrase is used here to mark where the action starts. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
1421	20:3	pwz5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	you are Magor Missabib	0	This name means “terror on every side” or “surrounded by terror.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
1422	20:4	a8gs			Look,	0	This word adds emphasis to what is said next. Alternate translation: “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you.”
1423	20:4	ebi2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	they will fall by the sword of their enemies	0	The idiom “fall by the sword” means that they will die in battle. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “their enemies will kill them with swords” or “their enemies will kill them in battle” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1424	20:4	xmk6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	your eyes will see it	0	Here the word “eyes” represents Pashhur. Alternate translation: “you will see it” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
1425	20:4	n4ua		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will give all of Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon	0	Here the word “hand” refers to power. Alternate translation: “I will enable the king of Babylon to conquer all of Judah” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1426	20:5	hbk2			I will give him	0	Here the word “him” refers to the king of Babylon.
1427	20:5	kd4g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	all the wealth … all of its riches, all of its precious items and all the treasures	0	Yahweh repeats the same basic idea four times for emphasis. Babylon will take away all the wealth of Israel, including the king’s possessions. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
1428	20:5	j1gs		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will place these things in the hand of your enemies	0	Placing things in people’s hands represents giving thing to the people or allowing the people to take the things. Alternate translation: “I will give these things to your enemies” or “I will allow your enemies to take possession of these things” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1429	20:6	i5vn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	You and all of your loved ones to whom you prophesied deceitful things will be buried there	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “There, people will bury you and all of your loved ones to whom you prophesied deceitful things” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1430	20:7	sx22				0	# General Information:\n\nJeremiah speaks to Yahweh.
1431	20:7	xwv7			Yahweh, you deceived me, and I was deceived	0	Some modern versions interpret these Hebrew expressions as “Yahweh, you persuaded me, and I was indeed persuaded.”
1432	20:7	np4x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	I was deceived	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “you deceived me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1433	20:7	r6kv		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	I have become a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me	0	These two phrases mean basically the same thing and emphasize the way others mock him. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
1434	20:7	r3gc			laughingstock	0	This is a person whom others laugh at and make fun of.
1435	20:8	dqv6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	called out and proclaimed	0	These two phrases mean basically the same thing and emphasize that he proclaimed Yahweh’s message boldly. Alternate translation: “openly proclaimed” or “proclaimed loudly” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
1436	20:8	bd79		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Yahweh’s word has become for me reproach and mocking every day	0	Here “word” refers to the message of Yahweh. The words “reproach” and “mocking” can be translated with verbal phrases. Alternate translation: “people reproach and mock me every day because I proclaim Yahweh’s message” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
1437	20:8	t4n7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	for me reproach and mocking	0	The words “reproach” and “mocking” mean basically the same thing and emphasize that people have ridiculed Jeremiah for proclaiming Yahweh’s message. Alternate translation: “a reason for people to ridicule me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
1438	20:9	bs6s		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will not speak any longer in his name	0	This could mean: (1) “I will never mention Yahweh or say anything about him” or (2) the word “name” represents authority. Alternate translation: “I will no longer speak as his messenger” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1439	20:9	a3zh		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	it is like a fire in my heart, held within my bones	0	Here the words “heart” and “bones” represent Jeremiah’s innermost being. Jeremiah speaks of being unable to not speak Yahweh’s message as if Yahweh’s message were a fire that burns within him. Alternate translation: “Yahweh’s word is like a fire that burns deep within me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1440	20:10	tf3t			Report! We must report it	0	Jeremiah’s enemies say these words.
1441	20:10	x8mp		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	watch to see if I will fall	0	Jeremiah speaks of his enemies waiting for him to do something wrong for which they might accuse him as if they were watching for him to fall down. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1442	20:10	zz5y			Perhaps he can be tricked … take our revenge on him	0	Jeremiah’s enemies say these words.
1443	20:10	i3zl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	Perhaps he can be tricked	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Perhaps we can trick him” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1444	20:11	zzb4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	Yahweh is with me like a powerful warrior	0	Jeremiah compares Yahweh helping him and defending him against his enemies to a powerful warrior. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
1445	20:11	yi4y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	so the ones pursuing me will stagger	0	Jeremiah speaks of his enemies trying to harm him as if they were chasing after him and of their failing to harm him as if they were to stagger. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1446	20:11	a96t		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	They will be greatly ashamed	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Yahweh will bring great shame upon them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1447	20:11	uvt7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	it will never be forgotten	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “people will never forget it” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1448	20:12	m8yj		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	see the mind and the heart	0	The word “mind” is a metonym for what a person thinks and decides, and the word “heart” is a metonym for what a person feels and desires. Alternate translation: “know every person’s thoughts and feelings” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1449	20:13	g8hc		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	those who are oppressed from the hand of evildoers	0	Here the word “hand” represents power. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “those whom evildoers oppress with their power” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1450	20:14	rdr5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	Let the day when I was born be cursed	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Curse the day I was born” or “Let people curse the day when I was born” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1451	20:14	n6m1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	Do not let the day that my mother bore me be blessed	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Do not bless the day that my mother bore me” or “Do not let people bless the day that my mother bore me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1452	20:15	se5g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	Let the man who informed my father be cursed	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Curse the man who informed my father” or “Let people curse the man who informed my father” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1453	20:16	r8ir			that man	0	This refers to the man who informed Jeremiah’s father of Jeremiah’s birth.
1454	20:16	p6vf			the cities that Yahweh overthrew	0	This refers to Sodom and Gomorrah.
1455	20:16	l3tc			he did not have compassion	0	Here the word “he” refers to Yahweh.
1456	20:16	ucg7			Let him hear a cry for help	0	Here the word “him” refers to “that man.”
1457	20:17	j5v9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	making my mother to be my tomb	0	Jeremiah speaks of his dying while his mother was still pregnant with him as if his mother’s womb were his tomb. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1458	20:17	z5dt		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	a womb that was pregnant forever	0	Jeremiah speaks of his pregnant mother never giving birth to the baby in her womb as if she had been pregnant forever. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1459	20:18	zc9e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Why is it that I came out from the womb to see troubles and agony … shame?	0	Jeremiah uses this rhetorical question to complain that there was no good reason for him to be born. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “There was no reason for me to be born only to see troubles and agony … shame.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
1460	20:18	szf6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	to see troubles and agony	0	The words “troubles” and “agony” mean basically the same thing and emphasize the amount and severity of suffering. Alternate translation: “to experience so much suffering” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
1461	20:18	fz2s		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	my days are filled with shame	0	Here the word “days” represents all the days of Jeremiah’s life. Alternate translation: “my life is filled with shame” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
1462	21:intro	d7pt				0	# Jeremiah 21 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nSome translations set each line of poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to make it easier to read. The ULT does this with the poetry in 21:12–14.\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Jerusalem doomed\n\nGod will fight against Jerusalem and will use the nation of Babylon to fight his battle. If the Jews wanted to live, they needed to surrender to Babylon. Most of the Jews would have rather died than to surrender to Babylon. Usually, fighting against a Gentile nation was a sign of trust in Yahweh’s power. In this instance, it was a sign of trust in Yahweh to surrender. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/sign]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/trust]])
1463	21:1	tf6j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	The word came to Jeremiah from Yahweh	0	This idiom is used to introduce a special message from God. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 7:1](../07/01.md), and make any changes as needed. Alternate translation: “Yahweh gave a message to Jeremiah” or “Yahweh spoke a message to Jeremiah” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1464	21:1	ur9x			Pashhur	0	This is not the same Pashhur that was mentioned in [Jeremiah 20:1](../20/01.md).
1465	21:1	ad5j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Pashhur … Malkijah … Maaseiah	0	These are names of men. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
1466	21:1	zpe3			and they said	0	Alternate translation: “Pashhur and Zephaniah said to Jeremiah”
1467	21:2	q4d4			Seek advice from Yahweh on our behalf … making war on us	0	This was a polite, but urgent request. Alternate translation: “Please speak to Yahweh for us … attacking us”
1468	21:2	z5nz			as in times past	0	Alternate translation: “as he did in the past”
1469	21:2	s62n			will make him withdraw from us	0	Alternate translation: “will make him go away”
1470	21:4	leg9			See	0	This tells the hearer to pay special attention to what follows.
1471	21:4	ax9r			turn back	0	This could mean: (1) to make useless or (2) to send back into the city.
1472	21:4	rb48		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the instruments of war that are in your hand	0	This could mean: (1) the instruments of war refers to the soldiers who carry them and “hand” represents control. Alternate translation: “the soldiers that you command” or (2) the instruments of war are literal weapons and “your hand” represent both the king and his soldiers. Alternate translation: “the weapons that you and your soldiers carry” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
1473	21:4	a79u			Chaldeans	0	This term here is another name for the Babylonians.
1474	21:4	xk9a			closing you in	0	Alternate translation: “coming close to you”
1475	21:4	cju6			I will gather them	0	This could mean: (1) Yahweh will allow the Babylonians to enter the city or (2) Yahweh will cause the Israelites to bring their weapons back into the center of the city.
1476	21:5	hc2w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rpronouns	Then I myself	0	This is emphatic and stresses that Yahweh is the one who will do this. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rpronouns]])
1477	21:5	jrm2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	with a raised hand and a strong arm	0	Both of these phrases are idiomatic expressions that refer to great power. Alternate translation: “with very great power” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
1478	21:5	f3ic		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	with wrath, fury, and great anger	0	These words all mean basically the same thing. Together they emphasize the great intensity of his anger. Alternate translation: “with extremely great anger” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
1479	21:6	c5rg			inhabitants of this city	0	Alternate translation: “those who live in Jerusalem”
1480	21:7	k4qv		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the sword	0	Here this refers to the battle in which swords are used. Alternate translation: “the war” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1481	21:7	ziv3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	into the hand	0	Here “hand” refers to the power of their enemies over them. Alternate translation: “into the power” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1482	21:7	vgu8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon … their enemies … those seeking their life	0	All of these phrases refer to Nebuchadnezzar and his army. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
1483	21:7	z1zk			seeking their life	0	Alternate translation: “wanting to kill them”
1484	21:7	equ4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	with the edge of the sword	0	This could mean: (1) this is a metonym for death in battle. Alternate translation: “in battle” or (2) they will be killed by literal swords. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1485	21:7	j95p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	He will not pity them, spare them, or have compassion	0	These three phrases have the same meaning and emphasize that Nebuchadnezzar will deal severely with them. Alternate translation: “He will not show them any mercy or compassion at all” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
1486	21:8	uz34			this people	0	Alternate translation: “the people of Jerusalem”
1487	21:8	k2vf			I am about to place before you the way of life and the way of death	0	Yahweh is offering the people of Jerusalem a choice that will determine whether they live or die.
1488	21:9	uw2k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	by the sword, famine, and plague	0	Death by the sword refers to death in battle. Alternate translation: “in battle and by famine and plague” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1489	21:9	fn95		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	falling on his knees before	0	This symbolic act represents surrender. Alternate translation: “surrendering to” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
1490	21:9	g472			closed in against you	0	Alternate translation: “attacked you from all sides”
1491	21:9	as7l			He will escape with his life	0	The one who surrenders to the Babylonians will escape with his life, even though he will lose all his possessions.
1492	21:10	s4dv		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	I have set my face against this city	0	This idiom means he “firmly decided.” Alternate translation: “I have made up my mind to oppose this city” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1493	21:10	e61c			have set my face against	0	Alternate translation: “am staring angrily at”
1494	21:10	wwu1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
1495	21:10	jk2w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	It has been given	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I have given it” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1496	21:10	sef1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	into the hand of the king	0	Here “hand” represents the power of the king to destroy the city. Alternate translation: “into the power of the king” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1497	21:11	u3ev			Concerning the house of the king of Judah, listen to the word of Yahweh	0	This may serve as a title for 21:12 - 23:8. Alternate translation: “Listen to what Yahweh says about the king of Judah, his family, and his servants”
1498	21:11	l7p3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of the king of Judah	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to king and his family. Alternate translation: “the king of Judah and his family” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1499	21:12	nl9b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	House of David	0	This refers to the same people as “the house of the king of Judah.” All of the kings of Judah were descendants of David. Alternate translation: “Descendants of David” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1500	21:12	s22h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	Bring about justice in the morning	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **justice**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “Always treat the people whom you rule over fairly” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
1501	21:12	l5bg		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the hand of the oppressor	0	Here “hand” refers to power. Alternate translation: “the power of the one who oppresses them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1502	21:12	bpj8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	my fury will go out like fire and burn	0	Here Yahweh’s punishment is spoken of as if it was a fire that would burn up those who did evil. Alternate translation: “I will punish and destroy you in my anger quickly and completely” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1503	21:12	ph8p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	there is no one who can quench it	0	Jeremiah continues the simile of Yahweh’s punishment as a fire that was so hot that no one could put it out with water. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1504	21:13	a8zt			See	0	This alerts whoever is hearing to pay special attention to what follows. Alternate translation: “Pay attention”
1505	21:13	qie5			inhabitant of the valley	0	This could mean: (1) this may refer to Jerusalem, which was located above a valley, because “inhabitant” is singular and feminine, as is Jerusalem or (2) this is directed to another city or group of people. Most versions leave the original form rather than specifying the city.
1506	21:13	h96i			I am against	0	Alternate translation: “I oppose” or “I am going to punish”
1507	21:13	dxt4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Who will come down to attack us? & Who will enter our houses?	0	These questions are used to state their confidence that they can resist attack. Alternate translation: “No one will attack us! … No one will enter our houses!” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
1508	21:14	uf3g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I have assigned the fruit of your practices to come against you	0	The result of their evil deeds is spoken of as fruit which grew from those practices. Alternate translation: “I will punish you as you deserve because of the things you have done” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1509	21:14	nf8v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	in the thickets	0	This could mean: (1) this is a metaphor for the columns of wood that supported the palace or (2) these are literal patches of brush. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1510	22:intro	in1u				0	# Jeremiah 22 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nSome translations set each line of poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to make it easier to read. The ULT does this with the poetry in 22:6–10, 13–28, 28–30.\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Luxury and oppression\n\nBecause the king lived in luxury and oppressed the poor, God was sending him and his mother into captivity unless he repented. The king lacked justice. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/other/oppress]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/repent]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/justice]])
1511	22:1	z5bz			the house of the king of Judah	0	“the palace of the king of Judah.” The word “house” has a range of possible meanings. In this case it refers to the royal palace where the king lived.
1512	22:1	qfg5			proclaim this word	0	Alternate translation: “proclaim this message”
1513	22:2	qj9k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	your people who come through these gates	0	These gates are the gates of the king’s palace. Alternate translation: “your people who come to visit the king” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
1514	22:3	qb4x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	Perform justice and righteousness	0	The abstract nouns “justice” and “righteousness can be stated as actions. Alternate translation: “Act fairly and justly” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
1515	22:3	m8e5			anyone who has been robbed—rescue him from the hand of the oppressor	0	Alternate translation: “rescue anyone who has been robbed from the hand of the oppressor”
1516	22:3	y9er		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the hand of the oppressor	0	Here “the hand” refers to power or control. Alternate translation: “the power of the oppressor” or “the one who would harm him” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1517	22:3	m38q			Do not mistreat	0	Alternate translation: “Do not treat badly”
1518	22:3	z2z9			orphan	0	a child who does not have parents
1519	22:3	b6c5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	Do not … pour out innocent blood	0	Here “pour out … blood” is associated with murder, and “blood” refers to the murdered people. Alternate translation: “Do not … murder innocent people” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
1520	22:3	t9h8			in this place	0	This could mean: (1) Jerusalem or (2) the whole country of Judah. This does not imply that it is good to murder people in other places.
1521	22:4	f37x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	kings sitting on David’s throne	0	The metonym “throne” refers to kingly authority like David had. Alternate translation: “kings, ruling like David before them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1522	22:4	vfy3			the gates of this house	0	This refers to the gates to the courtyard of the palace.
1523	22:4	l5m1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	riding in a chariot and on horses	0	This phrase is a metonym that describes the kings as powerful and wealthy. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1524	22:4	rx2m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	he, his servants, and his people	0	This sentence lists all who will be powerful and wealthy. This can be stated clearly. Alternate translation: “he, his servants, and his people will ride into the palace on chariots and horses” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
1525	22:5	zef9			if you do not listen to	0	Alternate translation: “if you refuse to pay attention to” or “if you do not obey”
1526	22:5	w37m			this royal house	0	This phrase here appears to refer specifically to the royal palace.
1527	22:6	hfy3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of the king of Judah	0	This could mean: (1) this refers to the royal palace where the king lived or (2) “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, who were the royal line of the kings of Judah. Alternate translation: “the royal dynasty of Judah” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1528	22:6	v879		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	You are like Gilead, or like the summit of Lebanon	0	This could mean: (1) “You are as beautiful as Gilead or the summit of Lebanon” or (2) “You give me as much pleasure as Gilead or the summit of Lebanon.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
1529	22:6	ahd6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	turn you into a wilderness	0	What was formerly beautiful is said to become bare and deserted. Alternate translation: “cause you to become empty like the desert” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1530	22:7	wcw6			I have designated destroyers to come against you	0	Alternate translation: “I have chosen an army to attack you”
1531	22:7	d1mn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the best of your cedars	0	This could mean: (1) the beams of the palace or (2) the leading men of the royal family. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1532	22:7	wb7h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	fall into the fire	0	This could mean: (1) a literal fire that will burn the palace beams or (2) the destruction of the royal family is spoken of as if they were burned in a fire. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1533	22:8	t15z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	Then many nations will pass by this city	0	Here “nations” refers to the people from those nations that pass by. Alternate translation: “Then many people from various nations will pass by this city” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
1534	22:9	a4v3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	bowed down to other gods and worshiped them	0	These two phrases mean the same thing. The phrase “bowed down” describes the posture that people used in worship. Alternate translation: “they worshiped other gods” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
1535	22:10	mwb9				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh has shifted from addressing the King of Judah and is now speaking to a general audience.
1536	22:10	n3gc			the one who is dead	0	This is singular, and refers to King Josiah who had been killed.
1537	22:10	nz1s			him who is about to go away	0	This refers to King Jehoahaz who was taken into exile in Egypt.
1538	22:10	mc5c			never return and see his native land	0	Alternate translation: “never come back and see the land of Israel again” or “never see his homeland again”
1539	22:11	gm4b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Jehoahaz	0	The name in Hebrew is “Shallum,” but he is better known as Jehoahaz. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
1540	22:11	rw5q			who served as king instead of Josiah his father	0	Alternate translation: “who became king when his father, Josiah, died”
1541	22:13	qz4r			him who builds … his upper rooms … who makes … for him … he does not give	0	The words “him” and “his” and “who” and “he” refer to King Jehoahaz (verse 11).
1542	22:13	qb7j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	builds his house by unrighteousness, his upper rooms by injustice	0	The abstract nouns “unrighteousness” and “injustice” have similar meanings, are repeated for emphasis, and can be stated as actions. Alternate translation: “unjustly forced men to build his house and his upper rooms” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
1543	22:13	rzx8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	his house	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to Jehoahaz (verse 11) and his family. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1544	22:13	b5uz			him his wages	0	This refers to any of the neighbors of King Jehoahaz (verse 11) whom the king forces to work.
1545	22:14	m567			he says … he cuts … he panels … he paints	0	These refer to King Jehoahaz (verse 11).
1546	22:14	ub8w			a large house with spacious upper rooms … large windows … cedar … red	0	These characteristics all describe a very expensive house.
1547	22:15	ag7u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Is this what makes you a good king, that you wanted to have boards of cedar?	0	Yahweh asks this rhetorical question to rebuke Jehoiakim for his expensive palace. Alternate translation: “Having a cedar palace does not make you a good king.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
1548	22:15	b88r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Did not your father also eat and drink, yet do … righteousness?	0	Yahweh asks this rhetorical question to remind Jehoiakim about the example of his father, King Josiah. Alternate translation: “Your father King Josiah enjoyed his life, yet did … righteousness.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
1549	22:15	y86v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	do justice and righteousness	0	These abstract nouns have similar meanings, are repeated for emphasis and can be stated as actions. Alternate translation: “act justly and fairly” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
1550	22:16	nkx5			It was good then	0	Alternate translation: “Things went well for him”
1551	22:16	y4lk		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Is this not what it means to know me?	0	Yahweh asks this rhetorical question to rebuke Jehoiakim for not following the example of his father, King Josiah. Alternate translation: “This is what it means to know me.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
1552	22:16	rd6y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
1553	22:17	tab3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	there is nothing in your eyes and heart except worry … crushing of others	0	Here “eyes” is a metonym for seeing and “heart” is a metonym for thinking. Alternate translation: “you never look for or think about anything except … crushing of others” or “you only look for and think about ways to cheat others and pour out innocent blood, and to oppress and crush others” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1554	22:17	u23t			unjust profit	0	This is getting money by cheating or by using unfair means.
1555	22:17	idh3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	pouring out innocent blood	0	Here “pouring out … blood” is associated with murder, and “blood” refers to the murdered people. Alternate translation: “murdering innocent people” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
1556	22:17	l1rn			crushing of others	0	Alternate translation: “doing violence to others in order to get money”
1557	22:18	h7h1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis	They will not lament for him	0	In verse 18, Yahweh stops speaking directly to Jehoiakim and begins to speak to other people. Here “lament” refers to grieving at Jehoiakim’s death. Alternate translation: “They will not lament for Jehoiakim when he dies” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
1558	22:18	n6j5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	Woe, my brother! & Woe, my sister! & Woe, master! & Woe, majesty!	0	Yahweh uses the word “Woe” several times for emphasis. He addresses the various people who would normally show great sadness when someone dies. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
1559	22:19	s435		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	He will be buried with a donkey’s burial, dragged away and thrown out	0	The burial of Jehoiakim is spoken of as being the same as the manner in which people would bury a donkey. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “They will bury his dead body the way they would bury a dead donkey; they will drag it away and throw it out” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1560	22:20	ggs2				0	# General Information:\n\nIt appears that Yahweh is here speaking to the people of Jerusalem, telling them that they will be destroyed.
1561	22:20	gv51		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	Lift your voice	0	This idiom refers to shouting. In this case, they are crying out in grief. Alternate translation: “Cry out” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1562	22:20	ptb6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Abarim mountains	0	a mountain range that was southeast of Jerusalem (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
1563	22:21	t5yr			I spoke to you when you were safe	0	Alternate translation: “I spoke to you when you were doing well”
1564	22:21	fs7b			This was your custom	0	Alternate translation: “This was your way of life”
1565	22:21	n4fz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	you have not listened to my voice	0	Listening is a metonym for obeying. Alternate translation: “you have not obeyed me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1566	22:22	l2p1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	The wind will shepherd away all your shepherds	0	This is a wordplay—Yahweh uses the idea of “shepherd” in two different ways. Here “shepherds” is a metaphor for the leaders of Jerusalem, and the wind “leads” them away. The wind represents Yahweh. Alternate translation: “I will take your leaders away as if the wind had blown them away” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1567	22:22	m6ua			go into captivity	0	Alternate translation: “become captives” or “go into exile”
1568	22:23	i6fc		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	You who live in ‘Lebanon,’ who is nestled in cedar buildings	0	Yahweh speaks of the royal palace as “Lebanon” and “cedar buildings” because it was constructed with a lot of cedar. Alternate translation: “You who live in a palace made from the cedars of Lebanon” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1569	22:23	n9dg		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you	You who live	0	This “You” is singular and refers to the king. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
1570	22:23	x4j2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	how you will be pitied	0	The meaning of the Hebrew is not clear. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. This could mean: (1) “they will greatly pity you” or (2) “you will groan greatly.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1571	22:23	vfv9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	when the labor pains come upon you, pain like that of a woman in labor	0	The pain that the king will feel when his enemies defeat him will be as intense as the pain a woman feels in childbirth. Alternate translation: “when you experience pain as intense as the pain of a woman in childbirth” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
1572	22:24	lcv6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo	even if you … were the signet on my right hand	0	Yahweh speaks to Jehoiachin as if it were possible for him to be the ring on Yahweh’s hand. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo]])
1573	22:24	fu3p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the signet on my right hand	0	A signet ring was used by a king to place his seal of authority on documents. The signet ring therefore represents authority to rule. The right hand also represents authority to rule. Alternate translation: “the signet ring on my right hand that represented my authority to be king” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1574	22:24	dv7c			I would tear you off	0	Alternate translation: “I would tear you off from my hand” or “I would quickly pull you off of my hand”
1575	22:25	s6ia		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	I have given you to the hand of the ones seeking your life	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I have made it possible for the ones seeking your life to capture you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1576	22:25	h93i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	to the hand of	0	Here the metonym “hand” represents power and control. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1577	22:25	sr7r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	seeking your life	0	This phrase represents wanting or trying to kill someone. See how this phrase is translated in [Jeremiah 11:21](../11/21.md). Alternate translation: “trying to kill you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1578	22:27	cm6e			this land to which they will want to return	0	This refers to the land of Judah.
1579	22:28	clg1			Is this a despised and shattered vessel? & did not know?	0	It is not clear who is speaking in verse 28.
1580	22:28	h3sy		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Is this a despised and shattered vessel? Is this man Jehoiachin a pot that pleases no one?	0	Jehoiachin is spoken of as a pot that was completely worthless and not liked by anyone. The questions emphasize that he has no value or friends. Alternate translation: “Jehoiachin is as useless as a broken vessel and no one is happy with him.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
1581	22:28	qal1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Why have they thrown him and his descendants out, and have poured them out into a land that they did not know?	0	This rhetorical question explains what will happen to the worthless Jehoiachin. Alternate translation: “Therefore the enemy will remove Jehoiachin and his family from the land and take them to a foreign land.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
1582	22:28	vh5v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	have poured them out	0	Jehoiachin and his descendants are spoke of as if they had been poured out in another country like garbage from a vessel. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1583	22:29	ac8x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe	Land, Land, Land	0	Yahweh speaks his message to all the people of the land by calling out to the land where they live. The title is repeated to call attention to the message. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe]])
1584	22:30	ll6p		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	He will be childless	0	Jehoiachin has several sons. This phrase, then, means it is as if he was childless. His children will not succeed him as king. Alternate translation: “It will be as if he did not have any children” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
1585	22:30	h57d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	sit on David’s throne	0	Sitting on a throne is a metonym for ruling as king. Alternate translation: “become king” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1586	23:intro	u767				0	# Jeremiah 23 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nSome translations set each line of poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to make it easier to read. The ULT does this with the poetry in 23:5–6, 9–24.\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Prophesying lies\n\nThe false prophets had encouraged people to continue sinning by saying everything will be alright. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]])\n\n## Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter\n\n### Wordplay\n\nIn Hebrew, the word for “message” can also mean “burden.” In translations that are using footnotes, you may want to explain the wordplay in a footnote. In translations that are not using footnotes or which will primarily be distributed in an oral form, you may need a sentence like “What message has the Lord burdened you with now?” or “You (plural) call God’s message a heavy burden on you.”
1587	23:1	q9nk		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor		0	# General Information:\n\nIn verses 1–4, Yahweh refers to Israel as his pasture, the people of Israel as his sheep, and the leaders of Israel as the shepherds. Shepherds have a duty to protect the sheep, but the leaders were not doing that. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1588	23:1	z9sb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
1589	23:2	hus7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	You have scattered my flock and have driven them away	0	These two phrases have similar meanings. The second one strengthens the thought in the first. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
1590	23:3	n6wn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	to a grazing place	0	Yahweh refers to the land of Israel as if it were good pasture for his people. This good pasture is a metonym for provision for their needs. Alternate translation: “to good pasture” or “to where all their needs will be supplied” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1591	23:3	k44c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	they will be fruitful and increase	0	The word “increase” explains how they will be “fruitful.” Alternate translation: “they will increase greatly in number” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
1592	23:4	ybw9			I will raise up	0	Alternate translation: “I will appoint”
1593	23:4	t983		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	they will no longer fear or be shattered	0	The words “be shattered” mean that someone has caused them to be afraid and mean basically the same thing as “fear.” If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “no one will make them afraid anymore” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1594	23:4	n8p6			None of them	0	Alternate translation: “None of my people”
1595	23:4	ku28		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
1596	23:5	xn4x			See	0	This word alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
1597	23:5	wru3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	I will raise up	0	This idiom means he will appoint a successor. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1598	23:5	wi4u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	a righteous branch	0	This future king descended from David is spoken of as if he were a branch grown on a tree. Alternate translation: “a righteous descendant” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1599	23:5	he9a			a righteous branch	0	Some modern versions translate this as “a legitimate successor to the throne.”
1600	23:5	ki8r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	cause justice and righteousness in the land	0	The abstract nouns “justice” and “righteousness” can be stated as actions. Alternate translation: “cause people to act justly and rightly” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
1601	23:5	k63x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	in the land	0	Here “land” refers to the people who live in the land. Alternate translation: “for all the people in the nation” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1602	23:6	ls7f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Judah will be rescued	0	Here “Judah” refers to the people of Judah. Alternate translation: “the people of Judah will be rescued” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1603	23:6	cl3x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	Judah will be rescued	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “He will rescue Judah from their enemies” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
1604	23:6	y7s1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Israel will live in security	0	Here “Israel” refers to the people of Israel. Alternate translation: “the people of Israel will live in security” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1605	23:6	b9n9			he will be called	0	this refers to the king
1606	23:6	tg6a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	Yahweh is our righteousness	0	If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **righteousness**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “Yahweh, the one who does what is right for us” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
1607	23:7	kss4				0	# General Information:\n\nThis verse is very similar to [Jeremiah 16:14](../16/14.md), although not exactly the same. Compare how you translated that verse.
1608	23:7	t4jx			see	0	The word “see” here alerts the reader to pay attention to the important information that follows.
1609	23:7	xb5a		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	As Yahweh lives	0	“as surely as Yahweh is alive.” The people use this expression to show that what they say next is certainly true. This is a way of making a solemn promise. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 4:2](../04/02.md). Alternate translation: “I solemnly swear” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1610	23:8	d1ds				0	# General Information:\n\nThis verse is very similar to [Jeremiah 16:15](../16/15.md), although not exactly the same. Compare how you translated that verse.
1611	23:8	yqm5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	who brought up and who led back	0	These two phrases mean the same thing and can be combined. Alternate translation: “who brought back” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
1612	23:8	e2wl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the house of Israel	0	The word “house” is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to the kingdom of Israel. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 3:18](../03/18.md). Alternate translation: “Israel” or “the kingdom of Israel” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1613	23:8	eqs7			the northern land and all the lands where they had been driven	0	This refers to the way the northern ten tribes of Israel were captured and spread out among the surrounding countries.
1614	23:8	c7iz		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Then they will live in their own land	0	This refers to Israel, from where they were scattered. This can be stated explicitly. Alternate translation: “Then they will live in their own land again” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
1615	23:9	j7qj				0	# General Information:\n\nIn verses 9–32 Jeremiah delivers Yahweh’s message to the false prophets and the priests. Jeremiah is speaking in verse 9, but it is not clear if verse 10 are the words of Jeremiah or of Yahweh.
1616	23:9	f11c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Regarding the prophets, my heart is broken in me, and all of my bones tremble	0	The prophet speaks of his heart being broken and his bones trembling because he is afraid of the judgment that will result from the lies of the false prophets. Alternate translation: “I have great fear for what will happen because of the false prophets” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1617	23:9	lb5c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	my heart is broken in me	0	This idiom refers to deep sadness. Alternate translation: “I am very sad” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1618	23:9	g6mk		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	all of my bones tremble	0	Here trembling is associated with fear. Alternate translation: “I am very afraid” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1619	23:9	a63q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	I have become like a drunk man, like a man whom wine has overpowered	0	People who are drunk are not able to control themselves. Likewise, Jeremiah has lost control of himself out of fear of Yahweh’s punishment. Alternate translation: “I am like a drunk man; I cannot control myself” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
1620	23:10	v7jt		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole	the land is full of adulterers	0	The land is spoken of as if it were a container and the adulterers were objects that filled the container completely. That is, everyone in the land is an adulterer, which in turn is an exaggeration for very many people being adulterers. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
1621	23:10	pz91		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	adulterers	0	This word here probably has two senses. It has the literal meaning that the men in the nation had committed adultery against their own wives, and it also has the figurative meaning that they had abandoned Yahweh in order to worship idols. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1622	23:10	t6w1			the land is dried up	0	Some modern versions interpret this Hebrew phrase as “the land mourns.”
1623	23:10	u1vx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	These prophets’ paths are wicked	0	The wicked actions of the false prophets are spoken of as if they were walking on an evil path. Alternate translation: “These prophets are doing things that are wicked” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1624	23:11	g5xv			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nJeremiah continues to deliver Yahweh’s message about the false prophets and priests that he began in [Jeremiah 23:9](../23/09.md).
1625	23:11	pq1v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the prophets and the priests are polluted	0	The prophets and priests are defiled by sin in the same way that water can be polluted by filth. Alternate translation: “the prophets and the priests are sinful” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1626	23:12	fgb1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	their way will be like a slippery place in the darkness	0	The danger of their actions is spoken of as if they were about to fall off the slippery edge of a cliff in the dark and injure themselves. Alternate translation: “there actions are unstable and dangerous, like walking on a slippery place in the darkness” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
1627	23:12	cdv6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will send disaster against them	0	Yahweh speaks of disaster as an enemy that he will send to attack the priests and false prophets. Alternate translation: “I will cause them to experience disaster” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1628	23:13	q2w8			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nJeremiah continues to deliver Yahweh’s message about the false prophets and priests that he began in [Jeremiah 23:9](../23/09.md).
1629	23:13	sqi5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	led my people Israel astray	0	The deception of the people by the false prophets is spoken of as leading them down the wrong path. Alternate translation: “deceived my people, the Israelites” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1630	23:14	kpq8			They commit adultery	0	This could mean: (1) they were literally unfaithful to their wives or (2) their worship of other gods is spoken of as spiritual adultery.
1631	23:14	gu9j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	walk in deceit	0	This idiom means they lived a life of deceit. Alternate translation: “live in dishonesty” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1632	23:14	v93v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	They strengthen the hands of evildoers	0	Here “hands” refers to the whole person. Alternate translation: “They strengthen those who do evil” or “They encourage people who do evil” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
1633	23:14	hf5u			no one turns back from his evildoing	0	This can be state in positive form. Alternate translation: “everyone continues in their sin”
1634	23:14	cc8r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	All of them have become like Sodom … like Gomorrah	0	Sodom and Gomorrah were cities that were so wicked that God destroyed them with fire from heaven. Alternate translation: “They all became as evil as Sodom … as wicked as Gomorrah” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
1635	23:15	t5fw			Yahweh of hosts says this	0	Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:6](../06/06.md).
1636	23:15	cv5x			Look	0	The word “look” here alerts the reader to pay attention to the important information that follows.
1637	23:15	ug5g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I am about to make them eat wormwood and drink poisonous water	0	Wormwood is a plant that is very bitter and unpleasant to eat. This phrase describes the punishment that Yahweh was going to bring about on the evil prophets. In the same way wormwood was bitter and the water was poisonous, so would Yaweh’s judgment be on the evil prophets. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1638	23:15	wjd4			I am about to	0	Alternate translation: “I will soon”
1639	23:15	zxk6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	pollution has gone out from the prophets	0	Here the evil teaching of the priests and false prophets is spoken of as if it were something filthy that ruined the land. Alternate translation: “evil has come from the prophets” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1640	23:15	fxa4			pollution	0	dirty and unsafe things that spoil the air, water, or land where they are found
1641	23:16	z212			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nJeremiah continues to deliver Yahweh’s message about the false prophets and priests that he began in [Jeremiah 23:9](../23/09.md).
1642	23:16	u2nu			Yahweh of hosts says this	0	Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:6](../06/06.md).
1643	23:16	yu7d			They have deluded you!	0	Alternate translation: “The prophets have caused you to believe something that is not true!”
1644	23:16	qzm5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	visions from their own minds	0	Here “minds” refers to the thoughts of the false prophets. Alternate translation: “visions that they imagined” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1645	23:16	nij1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	not from Yahweh’s mouth	0	Here “mouth” refers to what Yahweh said. Alternate translation: “not what Yahweh said” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1646	23:17	e3yb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole	They are constantly saying	0	The word “constantly” is an exaggeration to emphasize that this is what they normally say. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
1647	23:17	kg1k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	everyone walking in the stubbornness of his own heart says	0	Here “heart” refers to their desires. To follow those desires is spoken of as walking in them. Alternate translation: “everyone stubbornly does whatever they desire to do” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1648	23:17	ww1a			Disaster will not come upon you	0	Alternate translation: “Nothing bad will happen to you”
1649	23:18	rtl1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Yet who has stood in Yahweh’s council meeting? Who sees and hears his word? Who pays attention to his word and listens?	0	These questions are used to rebuke the priests and false prophets for not obeying Yahweh. Alternate translation: “No one advises Yahweh. No one understands what Yahweh says. No one obeys Yahweh’s commands.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
1650	23:18	crs3			pays attention to his word and listens	0	These two phrases mean the same thing. They can be combined in one phrase. Alternate translation: “obeys his word at all”
1651	23:19	sv8q			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nJeremiah continues to deliver Yahweh’s message about the false prophets and priests that he began in [Jeremiah 23:9](../23/09.md).
1652	23:19	b4tl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	there is a storm coming from Yahweh … His fury is going out … a tempest is whirling about	0	These three phrases all refer to a great storm that is a metaphor for Yahweh’s anger. This can be stated as a simile. Alternate translation: “Yahweh’s anger is coming like a great storm, going out with fury and whirling like a tempest” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
1653	23:19	gsy3			a tempest	0	a violent windstorm
1654	23:19	w4qs		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	It is whirling around the heads of the wicked	0	Yahweh’s anger is spoken of as if it were a windstorm whirling around the wicked. Alternate translation: “It is coming upon the wicked like a windstorm” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
1655	23:20	n8pg		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	Yahweh’s wrath will not return until it	0	Yahweh’s wrath is spoken of as if it were alive and could act on its own. Alternate translation: “Yahweh will not stop being angry until he” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
1656	23:20	p9sd		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	carried out and brought into being his heart’s intentions	0	Here “heart’s intentions” refers to the things that Yahweh wanted to happen. Alternate translation: “completed and accomplished all the punishment that he had planned” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1657	23:20	b1p2			the final days	0	Alternate translation: “the future”
1658	23:21	duz4				0	# General Information:\n\nYahweh is the speaker in verses 21–40.
1659	23:21	e2zq			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nJeremiah continues to deliver Yahweh’s message about the false prophets and priests that he began in [Jeremiah 23:9](../23/09.md).
1660	23:21	jy71		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	they have still prophesied	0	It is understood that they are prophesying falsely. This can be made explicit. Alternate translation: “they have prophesied falsely anyway” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
1661	23:22	nx49		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo	if they had stood in my council meeting	0	Yahweh states what would have happened if the priests and false prophets had participated in Yahweh’s council meeting in heaven. This hypothetical situation is impossible. Alternate translation: “if they had truly listened to me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo]])
1662	23:22	kym3			my council meeting	0	In ancient times, God was thought to hold meetings with the angels in heaven. Yahweh is referring to this kind of meeting, which humans could not attend. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 23:18](../23/18.md).
1663	23:22	n2ix		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	to turn from	0	This idiom means they would stop doing these things. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1664	23:23	w171			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues to deliver his message about the false prophets and priests that he began in [Jeremiah 23:9](../23/09.md) and completes in [Jeremiah 23:40](./40.md).
1665	23:23	dpw9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Am I only a God nearby … and not also a God far away?	0	Yahweh uses this question to rebuke the priests and false prophets for thinking that he did not rule everywhere. Alternate translation: “I am not only a God who is here in Jerusalem … but I am everywhere!” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
1666	23:23	ek7y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
1667	23:24	s2d6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Can anyone hide in a secret place so I cannot see him?	0	Yahweh uses this question to rebuke the priests and false prophets for thinking that he did not see the evil that they were doing. Alternate translation: “No one can hide in a secret place so I cannot see him.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
1668	23:24	asa4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	do I not fill the heavens and the earth?	0	Yahweh uses this question to emphasize that he is everywhere in heaven and on earth. Alternate translation: “I am everywhere, both in the heavens and on the earth.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
1669	23:25	efh2			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues to deliver his message about the false prophets and priests that he began in [Jeremiah 23:9](../23/09.md) and completes in [Jeremiah 23:40](./40.md).
1670	23:25	z8fx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	prophesying deceit	0	The word “deceit” can be expressed as an adjective or an adverb. Alternate translation: “prophesying deceit things” or “prophesying deceitfully” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
1671	23:25	aqc3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	in my name	0	This phrase refers to speaking with Yahweh’s power and authority or as his representative. See how you translated this phrase in [Jeremiah 14:14](../14/14.md). (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1672	23:25	ax5f		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	I had a dream!	0	They meant that this dream was from God. This can be made explicit. Alternate translation: “I had a dream from Yahweh” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
1673	23:26	ud78		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	How long will this go on, prophets who prophesy lies from their minds, and who prophesy from the deceit in their hearts?	0	Yahweh asks this question to emphasize that this is something that should not continue. Alternate translation: “This should not continue, prophets declaring lies which they themselves have made up.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
1674	23:26	acr3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	prophesy lies from their minds … prophesy from the deceit in their hearts	0	These two phrases mean the same thing and emphasize that the false prophets made up their prophesies. Alternate translation: “prophesy things that come only from their own minds” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
1675	23:27	z1ge		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	forget my name … forgot my name	0	Here the word “name” refers to the whole being of Yahweh. Alternate translation: “forget me … forgot me” or “forget who I am … forgot who I am” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1676	23:27	ph7r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	in favor of Baal’s name	0	Here “Baal’s name” refers to the god Baal. Alternate translation: “leading my people to worship Baal instead of me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1677	23:28	uu8f			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues to deliver his message about the false prophets and priests that he began in [Jeremiah 23:9](../23/09.md) and completes in [Jeremiah 23:40](./40.md).
1678	23:28	nf21		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
1679	23:29	cmi2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Is not my word like fire? & and like a hammer that shatters a rock into pieces?	0	Yahweh uses these questions to emphasize that his word is much more powerful than the words of mere men. In that way, his word is like fire or a hammer. Alternate translation: “My word is powerful like fire … and powerful like a hammer that shatters a rock into pieces.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
1680	23:30	s9jd			I am against	0	Alternate translation: “I am opposed to”
1681	23:30	za3e			steals words from another person	0	This implies that the false prophets are thieves. They are so evil that they take each other’s messages without permission rather than make up their own false messages.
1682	23:31	fj9k			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues to deliver his message about the false prophets and priests that he began in [Jeremiah 23:9](../23/09.md) and completes in [Jeremiah 23:40](./40.md).
1683	23:31	eh6r			See	0	This alerts the reader to pay special attention to what follows. Alternate translation: “Pay attention”
1684	23:31	cyr7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	who use their tongues	0	Here “tongues” is a metonym for the ability to speak. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1685	23:33	a291				0	# General Information:\n\nIn verses 33–40 there is a wordplay with the word “burden.” Sometimes it means “a message” and other times it means “a heavy load to carry.” This wordplay should be retained if possible.
1686	23:33	c2ph			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues to deliver his message about the false prophets and priests that he began in [Jeremiah 23:9](../23/09.md) and completes in [Jeremiah 23:40](./40.md).
1687	23:33	rek5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you	asks you … you will say	0	These two instances of “you” are singular and refer to Jeremiah. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
1688	23:33	t7eb			What is the burden of Yahweh?	0	Here “burden” means a message or prophecy from Yahweh.
1689	23:33	smx4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you	You are the burden … cast you off	0	These two instances of “you” are plural and refer to the false prophets and the priests. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
1690	23:33	gg8m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	You are the burden	0	Here “burden” means a heavy load. This is a metaphor that means they annoy Yahweh and he no longer wants to put up with them. Alternate translation: “You are a burden that I am tired of carrying” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1691	23:33	ct8x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
1692	23:34	dnw7			This is the burden of Yahweh	0	Here “burden” means a message or prophecy from Yahweh.
1693	23:34	zc9i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	his house	0	Here “house” is a metonym for the family that lives inside it. Alternate translation: “his family” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1694	23:35	x255				0	# General Information:\n\nIn verses 33–40 there is a wordplay with the word “burden.” Sometimes it means “a message” and other times it means “a heavy load to carry.” This wordplay should be retained if possible.
1695	23:35	lj8n			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues to deliver his message about the false prophets and priests that he began in [Jeremiah 23:9](../23/09.md) and completes in [Jeremiah 23:40](./40.md).
1696	23:35	m2dm			You continue to say & ‘What did Yahweh declare?’	0	It may be helpful to reorder this sentence. Alternate translation: “Each person continues to ask his neighbor and his brother, ‘What did Yahweh answer?’ and ‘What did Yahweh declare?’”
1697	23:36	c4en			But you must no longer talk about the ‘burden of Yahweh,’ for the burden is every man’s own word, and	0	This could mean: (1) both instances of “burden” mean “message.” Alternate translation: “You must no longer call your visions the ‘burden of Yahweh’ because they are really only every man’s own words, and” or (2) the first ‘burden’ means “message” and the second means “heavy load.” Alternate translation: “You must no longer talk about the ‘message of Yahweh’ because the words that each of you speak are what is a ‘heavy load.’ In this way”
1698	23:36	ppq7			you have perverted the words … our God	0	To “pervert” something is to twist or distort it. Alternate translation: “you have changed the message of the living God, Yahweh of hosts, our God, to say what you want it to say and not what God said”
1699	23:37	ntt4				0	# General Information:\n\nIn verses 33–40 there is a wordplay with the word “burden.” Sometimes it means “a message” and other times it means “a heavy load to carry.” This wordplay should be retained if possible.
1700	23:37	pg4g			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh completes his message about the false prophets and priests that he began in [Jeremiah 23:9](../23/09.md).
1701	23:37	u96b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you	This is what you will say	0	Here “you” is singular and refers to Jeremiah. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
1702	23:38	da5b		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you	But if you say … Because you have said … when I sent to you … You will not say	0	All of these instances of “you” are plural and refer to the priests and false prophets. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
1703	23:39	uyp8			therefore, behold	0	“therefore, pay attention.” This alerts the reader to pay special attention to what follows.
1704	23:39	w43s		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I am about to pick you up and throw you away from me	0	Yahweh speaks of sending these priests and false prophets into exile as if they were an object that he was going to throw far away. Alternate translation: “I am about to drive you away from me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1705	23:39	u7cv		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you	pick you up … throw you … I gave you	0	All of these instances of “you” are plural and refer to the priests and false prophets. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
1706	23:39	ad6n			the city that I gave you	0	This refers to Jerusalem.
1707	23:40	bq3w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you	insult on you	0	This instance of “you” is plural and refers to the priests and false prophets. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
1708	23:40	t2qe			I will put everlasting shame and insult on you that will not be forgotten	0	“I will cover you with shame that will last forever and insult that you will never forget” or “I will cause people to make fun of you forever. People will never forget that you were disgraced.” Yahweh speaks of the humiliation of the priests and false prophets as if he would put shame and insult on them like clothing.
1709	23:40	p6n8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	that will not be forgotten	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “that will last forever” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1710	24:intro	fru9				0	# Jeremiah 24 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### The exiles are blessed and the others punished\n\nGod will bless the people who were taken away into Babylon but punish the people left in the land because they still did not repent and turn to him. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/bless]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/repent]])
1711	24:1	dy22			me	0	All instances of this pronoun refer to Jeremiah.
1712	24:1	gh4c			Behold	0	The word “Behold” here shows that Jeremiah saw something interesting.
1713	24:1	mx54		rc://*/ta/man/translate/writing-background	This vision happened … them to Babylon	0	This part of the story is used to provide historical information to show when the events of the happened. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
1714	24:1	gms2			craftsmen	0	people skilled at building things
1715	24:1	i6yi			metalworkers	0	people skilled at creating things out of metal
1716	24:2	yn27		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	they could not be eaten	0	These can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: “no one could eat them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1717	24:3	wk1l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	they cannot be eaten	0	These can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: “no one could eat them … no one can eat them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1718	24:4	th8u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,	0	This idiom is used to introduce a special message from God. See how you translated it in [Jeremiah 1:4](../01/04.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh gave me a message. He said,” or “Yahweh spoke this message to me:” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1719	24:5	bn7y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	I will look on the exiles of Judah for their benefit	0	Here “look on” is an idiom that means Yahweh will take care of them. Alternate translation: “I will take good care of the exiles of Judah” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1720	24:5	vt5h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	just like these good figs	0	The good figs represent those Judean exiles sent to the land of Chaldea. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
1721	24:6	p9np		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will set my eyes on them for good	0	Here “set my eyes” means he will see them. Seeing them is a metonym for caring for them. Alternate translation: “I will bless them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1722	24:6	i7sm		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism	I will build them up, and not tear them down. I will plant them, and not uproot them	0	These two metaphors have similar meanings. The second one strengthens the thought in the first. Alternate translation: “I will help them to prosper in Chaldea” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
1723	24:6	pp2q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will build them up, and not tear them down	0	Yahweh speak of the exiles as a building which Yahweh will build and not tear down. Alternate translation: “I will help them flourish in the land, and not ruin them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1724	24:6	whb1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will plant them, and not uproot them	0	Yahweh speak of the exiles as plants which Yahweh will plant in good soil and not pull out. Alternate translation: “I will establish them in the land, and not remove them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1725	24:9	hi95		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	I will turn them into a frightening thing, a disaster … a disgrace and a subject for proverbs, taunts, and curses	0	These phrases mean the same thing and emphasize how thoroughly Yahweh will judge the people of Jerusalem. They will become something that will frighten other people when they see it. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1726	24:10	f8lu			I will send out sword, famine, and plague against them	0	Alternate translation: “I will kill them with war, famine and sicknesses”
1727	24:10	j4rn		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will send out sword	0	Here “sword” refers to war or enemy armies. Alternate translation: “I will send enemy armies” or “I will send out war” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1728	24:10	k2as		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	sword, famine, and plague	0	These things are spoken of as if they were living things that could attack the people of Jerusalem. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
1729	24:10	l4fs			they are destroyed from the land	0	Alternate translation: “none of them remain in the land”
1730	25:intro	uf7k				0	# Jeremiah 25 General Notes\n\n## Structure and formatting\n\nSome translations set each line of poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to make it easier to read. The ULT does this with the poetry in 25:30–38.\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Seventy years\n\nBabylon will rule over Judah for seventy years. Because Yahweh is just, he will soon punish Babylon for their evil actions. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/justice]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]])\n\n## Important figures of speech in this chapter\n\n### Idiom\n\nJeremiah uses the idiom of drinking the cup of wine of God’s punishment to say that Babylon will destroy all the surrounding nations and then be destroyed. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1731	25:1	jgw9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	This is the word that came to Jeremiah	0	It is implied that the word that came to Jeremiah was from Yahweh. This idiom is used to introduce a special message from God. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Jeremiah 7:1](../07/01.md). Alternate translation: “This is the message that Yahweh gave to Jeremiah” or “This is the message that Yahweh spoke to Jeremiah” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1732	25:1	a9rv		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal	the fourth … the first	0	(See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
1733	25:3	q39g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Amon	0	This is a man’s name. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
1734	25:5	nw93		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Let each man turn from his wicked way and the corruption of his practices	0	Jeremiah speaks of people who stop committing an action as if those people were turning away from that action. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1735	25:5	xe34		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	his wicked way and the corruption of his practices	0	The terms “wicked way” and “corruption of his practices” mean the same thing and refer to every sinful thing that they do. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
1736	25:5	jc1p			the corruption of his practices	0	Alternate translation: “his corrupt practices”
1737	25:6	yxs7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	do not walk after other gods	0	Jeremiah speaks of a person being devoted to a god as if the person were walking behind the god. Alternate translation: “do not become devoted to other gods” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1738	25:6	cgg6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	do not provoke him with the work of your hands	0	The word “him” refers to Yahweh. Here, the phrase **the work of your hands** could mean: (1) it is a reference to the idols that the people have made with their hands. Alternate translation: “do not provoke Yahweh with the idols that you have made” or (2) It is an idiom that refers to the actions of a person, with the word “hands” being a synecdoche that represents the person who does those actions. Alternate translation: “do not provoke Yahweh by the things that you do” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1739	25:7	fz11		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	you have provoked me with the work of your hands to do harm to you	0	See how you translated a similar phrase in [Jeremiah 25:6](../25/06.md). Here, the phrase **the work of your hands** could mean: (1) it is a reference to the idols that the people have made with their hands. Alternate translation: “you have provoked me to harm you because of the idols that you have made with your hands” or (2) It is an idiom that refers to the actions of a person, with the word “hands” being a synecdoche that represents the person who does those actions. Alternate translation: “you have provoked me to harm you because of the things that you do” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1740	25:7	t2s6			to do harm to you	0	Alternate translation: “so that I do harm to you”
1741	25:8	i8m8			Yahweh of hosts says this	0	Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:6](../06/06.md).
1742	25:9	rd1n			see	0	Alternate translation: “look” or “listen” or “pay attention to what i am about to tell you”
1743	25:9	kxv7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	bring them against this land	0	The idiom to “bring … against this land” means that they will attack the people who live in the land. Alternate translation: “bring them to attack this land” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1744	25:9	h39v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	I will set them apart for destruction	0	The idiom “set … apart for destruction” means to destroy something completely. Alternate translation: “I will destroy them completely” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1745	25:9	h2cj		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	I will turn them into a horror	0	The word “horror” may be translated with a verbal phrase. Alternate translation: “I will turn them into something that horrifies people” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
1746	25:9	e1u4			an object for hissing	0	The word “hissing” refers to a sound that shows strong disapproval and can be translated with a verbal phrase. Alternate translation: “an object at which people will hiss”
1747	25:10	nzy3			millstones	0	These are two large, round stones used to grind grain.
1748	25:10	n68f			the sound of joy and sound of gladness, the sound of the groom and the sound of the bride	0	See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 7:34](../07/34.md).
1749	25:11	zyt1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	all of this land will become a desolation and a horror	0	The words “desolation” and “horror” can be translated with a verbal phrase. Alternate translation: “I will cause this land to be desolate and something that horrifies people” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
1750	25:12	m9ye			when seventy years have been completed	0	Alternate translation: “after seventy years” or “after seventy years have passed”
1751	25:12	pua7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	an unending desolation	0	The noun “desolation” can be translated as an adjective. Alternate translation: “desolate forever” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
1752	25:13	dbu3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	everything written in this book	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “everything that Jeremiah has written in this book” or “everything that one has written in this book” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1753	25:14	tv7d		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will repay them for their deeds and the works of their hands	0	Yahweh speaks of punishing the people of the nations for what they have done as if he were paying them back. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1754	25:14	l9f2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	their deeds and the works of their hands	0	These two phrases mean basically the same thing. The idiom “the works of their hands” refers to the actions of a person, with the word “hands” being a synecdoche that represents the person who does those actions. Alternate translation: “everything that they have done” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
1755	25:15	uqa7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Take this cup of the wine of fury	0	Yahweh speaks of his extreme anger as if it were wine that fills a cup. Alternate translation: “Take this cup of wine that represents my fury” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1756	25:15	nl26		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	make all the nations … drink it	0	The word “nations” represents the people of the nations. Yahweh speaks of people experiencing his fury as if they were to drink the wine that is in the cup. Alternate translation: “make all the people of the nations … drink the wine” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1757	25:16	y8ww		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	they will drink and then stagger about and rant madly	0	Yahweh speaks of the people being terrified about his fury as if they were drunk from drinking the wine from the cup. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1758	25:16	ftn1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	before the sword that I am sending out among them	0	Here the word “sword” represents war. Alternate translation: “because of the wars that I am causing to happen among them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1759	25:17	ti8x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor		0	This passage continues the metaphor of Yahweh’s extreme anger as wine that he causes the people of the nations to drink from a cup. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1760	25:17	h4ut		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I made all the nations … drink it	0	The word “nations” represents the people of the nations. Alternate translation: “I made all the people of the nations … drink the wine from the cup” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1761	25:18	a2nm			something terrifying	0	The adjective “terrifying” can be translated with a verbal phrase. Alternate translation: “something that terrifies people”
1762	25:18	m6p4			an object for hissing and cursing	0	The word “hissing” refers to a sound that shows strong disapproval. Both “hissing” and “cursing” can be translated with a verbal phrase. Alternate translation: “an object at which people hiss and which they curse”
1763	25:18	jbw1			they are at this present day	0	Here, this phrase could mean: (1) refers to the time when the book of Jeremiah was written and some time after Jeremiah had proclaimed this prophecy or (2) means that the things about which Jeremiah prophesies here have already started to happen.
1764	25:19	zv1x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor		0	This passage continues the metaphor of Yahweh’s extreme anger as wine that he causes the people of the nations to drink from a cup. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1765	25:19	c8ay		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Other nations also had to drink it	0	The word “nations” represents the people of the nations. Alternate translation: “People from other nations also had to drink the wine from the cup” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1766	25:20	lnv5			people of mixed heritage	0	This could mean: (1) people whose ancestors were from different people groups or (2) foreigners who lived in Egypt.
1767	25:20	y7a1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Uz	0	This is the name of a place. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
1768	25:22	q9z1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor		0	This passage continues the metaphor of Yahweh’s extreme anger as wine that he causes the people of the nations to drink from a cup. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1769	25:22	e275			the sea	0	This is a reference to the Mediterranean Sea.
1770	25:23	ufe5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Dedan, Tema, and Buz	0	These are the names of places. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
1771	25:23	ak9u			all the ones who cut the hair on the sides of their heads	0	This probably refers to people who cut their hair short in order to honor a pagan god. Some modern versions interpret this Hebrew expression as “all the people who live on the edge of the wilderness.” See how you translated a similar phrase in [Jeremiah 9:26](../09/26.md).
1772	25:23	dgh2			they also had to drink it	0	Alternate translation: “they also had to drink the wine from the cup”
1773	25:24	gv4u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor		0	This passage continues the metaphor of Yahweh’s extreme anger as wine that he causes the people of the nations to drink from a cup. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1774	25:25	dg7i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Zimri	0	This is the name of a place. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
1775	25:26	kn4i		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	everyone with his brother	0	This is an idiom that means every person, one after another. Alternate translation: “one after another” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1776	25:26	f9h6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	all of them had to drink the cup from Yahweh’s hand	0	Here “the cup” is a metonym for the wine that it contains. Alternate translation: “all of these people had to drink the wine from the cup in Yahweh’s hand” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1777	25:27	p9dl		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor		0	This passage continues the metaphor of Yahweh’s extreme anger as wine that he causes the people of the nations to drink from a cup. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1778	25:27	dq9j			Yahweh of hosts … says this	0	Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:6](../06/06.md).
1779	25:27	v2lj		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	before the sword that I am sending among you	0	Here the word “sword” represents war. Alternate translation: “before the wars that I am causing to happen among you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1780	25:29	ut1e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the city that is called by my name	0	This refers to Jerusalem and can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “the city that I have called by my name” or “Jerusalem, which I have called by my name” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1781	25:29	xp4x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	and should you yourselves be free from punishment?	0	Yahweh asks this question to rebuke the people and to emphasize that he will certainly punish them. Alternate translation: “so do not think that you yourselves will be free from punishment.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
1782	25:29	xg8j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I am calling a sword against all the inhabitants of the land	0	Here the word “sword” represents war. Yahweh speaks of declaring war against the people as if he were calling a sword against them. Alternate translation: “I am declaring war against all the inhabitants of the land” or “I am bringing war against all the inhabitants of the land” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1783	25:30	c55r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Yahweh will roar	0	Jeremiah speaks of Yahweh shouting very loudly as if he were roaring like a lion. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1784	25:30	l53r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	from the heights	0	This phrase is a metonym for heaven. Alternate translation: “from heaven” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1785	25:30	x8nc		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	he will roar mightily against his fold	0	Jeremiah speaks of Yahweh as if he were a lion and his people were a flock of sheep. The people will be helpless when Yahweh comes to punish them, as sheep are helpless when a lion attacks. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1786	25:30	ct53			those who tread the grapes	0	This refers to people who crush grapes in a winepress with their feet in order to make wine.
1787	25:31	fjq3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	to the ends of the earth	0	This is an idiom that means the farthest places on the earth. By referencing both ends, it refers to everywhere in between. Alternate translation: “to the farthest places on the earth” or “to everywhere on earth” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])
1788	25:31	ytv7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	on all flesh	0	Here the word “flesh” represents humanity. Alternate translation: “on all mankind” or “on all people” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1789	25:31	luq6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
1790	25:32	gee1			Yahweh of hosts says this	0	Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:6](../06/06.md).
1791	25:32	vv51			See	0	Alternate translation: “Look” or “Listen” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you”
1792	25:32	zv4e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification	disaster is going out from nation to nation	0	Yahweh speaks of great disasters happening in each nation as if “disaster” were a person who goes from nation to nation. Alternate translation: “great disasters are going to happen in one nation after another” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
1793	25:32	dfh9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	a great storm is beginning from the farthest parts of the earth	0	Here, this metaphor could mean: (1) Yahweh speaks of Babylonian army and the destruction that it will cause as if it were a great storm or (2) Yahweh speaks of his great anger as if it were a great storm that causes much destruction. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1794	25:33	nd4h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	those killed by Yahweh	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “those whom Yahweh killed” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1795	25:33	zab4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-merism	will on that day extend from one end of the earth to the other	0	By mentioning both ends of the earth, this phrase represents everywhere in between those ends. Alternate translation: “will on that day cover the entire earth” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])
1796	25:33	gm43		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	they will not be mourned, gathered, or buried	0	If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “no one will mourn them, gather them, or bury them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1797	25:33	brq6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	They will be like dung on the ground	0	The bodies are compared to dung on the ground to emphasize that they will be disgusting and that no one will bury them. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Jeremiah 16:4](../16/04.md). (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
1798	25:34	i7rd		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	shepherds	0	Yahweh speaks of the leaders of Israel as if they were shepherds who are responsible for protecting and caring for the people, who, implicitly, are spoken of as if they are the sheep. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1799	25:34	tec2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction	Roll about in the dust	0	This is a sign of sorrow, mourning or distress. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
1800	25:34	ufa1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	you leaders of the flock	0	This phrase also refers to the leaders of Israel who are responsible to care for the people, who are spoken of as if they were a flock of sheep. Alternate translation: “you leaders of the people” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1801	25:34	chn4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-irony	for the days of your slaughter have come	0	Usually it is the sheep that are slaughtered, but here Yahweh says that he will slaughter the shepherds. The word “slaughter” can be translated with a verbal phrase. Alternate translation: “for the time has come for me to slaughter you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-irony]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
1802	25:34	cj7k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	you will be scattered when you fall like fine pottery	0	Yahweh speaks of the leaders of Israel being destroyed as if they are pieces of pottery that shatter when they fall to the ground. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “you will fall like fine pottery and your shattered pieces will scatter on the ground” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1803	25:36	taa7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Yahweh is destroying their pastures	0	Yahweh speaks of the nation in which the leaders think that they live peacefully as if it were the “pastures” in which they care for the sheep (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1804	25:37	n1fc		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	So the peaceful pastures will be devastated	0	Yahweh continues to speak of the leaders of Israel as if they were shepherds. Here he speaks of the nation as the “pastures” in which they think they live peacefully. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1805	25:37	nz1v		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	the peaceful pastures will be devastated because of Yahweh’s fierce anger	0	This can be put into active form. Alternate translation: “Yahweh will devastate the peaceful pastures because of he extremely angry” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1806	25:38	gc84		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Like a young lion, he has left his den	0	Yahweh punishing his people in his extreme wrath is spoken of as if Yahweh were a lion who leaves his den in search of prey. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1807	25:38	tr4c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns	their land will become a horror	0	The word “horror” may be translated with a verbal phrase. Alternate translation: “their land will become something that horrifies people” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
1808	25:38	ef4f			the oppressor’s anger	0	This refers to the anger of Israel’s enemies.
1809	26:intro	m6jw				0	# Jeremiah 26 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### The people want to kill Jeremiah\n\nThe people wanted to kill Jeremiah but other people intervened and said that they should listen to Jeremiah and repent. They represent the remnant of the faithful Jews. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/repent]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/remnant]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/faithful]])
1810	26:1	hc6c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	this word came from Yahweh, saying	0	This idiom is used to introduce a special message from God. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Jeremiah 18:1](../18/01.md), and make any changes as needed. Alternate translation: “This message came from Yahweh. He said” or “Yahweh spoke this message” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1811	26:1	v8wh		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	this word came from Yahweh, saying	0	It can be stated clearly who Yahweh gave this message to. Alternate translation: “this word came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying” or “Yahweh spoke this message to Jeremiah” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
1812	26:2	f1ff		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	cities of Judah	0	The word “cities” is a metonym for the people who live in the city. Alternate translation: “people from the cities of Judah” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1813	26:2	aun6			Do not cut short any word!	0	Alternate translation: “Do not leave anything out from what I have told you!”
1814	26:3	x43j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	each man will turn from his wicked ways	0	Yahweh speaks of a person’s lifestyle as if it were a “way” or path along which the person walks. Alternate translation: “each man will stop his wicked way of living” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1815	26:3	v13u			so I will relent concerning the disaster	0	This is conditional destruction. If Judah repents, God will not destroy but heal them.
1816	26:3	ig56			the wickedness of their practices	0	Alternate translation: “the wicked way that they live” or “the wicked things that they do”
1817	26:6	vka9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	then I will make this house like Shiloh	0	Yahweh had destroyed a place of worship at Shiloh, and he was threatening to destroy this place of worship. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
1818	26:6	qd3h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I will turn this city into a curse	0	What Yahweh would turn the city into is a metonym for what people would use the city for. Alternate translation: “I will make this city so that people will ask me to destroy others the way I have destroyed this city” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1819	26:6	w3q2			in the sight of all the nations on earth	0	Alternate translation: “so that all the nations on earth can see me do it”
1820	26:7	id3z			Yahweh’s house	0	the temple
1821	26:8	zr32			all the people seized him and said, “You will certainly die!	0	This could mean: (1) The people chose to believe the lie of false peace and did not want to be confronted with the truth, or (2) the people believed the other prophets proclaiming peace and saw Jeremiah as a false prophet who should be stoned for leading the people astray.
1822	26:9	sb1y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Why have you prophesied … inhabitant?	0	This rebuke can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: “You should not have prophesied … inhabitant.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
1823	26:10	kp6h			the New Gate	0	the name of the gate through which people went into the temple
1824	26:11	n24j			you heard with your own ears	0	Alternate translation: “you heard”
1825	26:12	m8sc			this house and this city	0	Alternate translation: “the people who worship in Yahweh’s temple and those who live in the city of Jerusalem”
1826	26:13	u7ib		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	your ways … your practices	0	These two phrases mean almost the same thing. Alternate translation: “the things you do” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
1827	26:13	u76z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	listen to the voice of Yahweh	0	The voice is a synecdoche for the person, and the same word can be translated “listen” or “obey.” Alternate translation: “obey Yahweh” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
1828	26:14	kr6k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	Do to me what is good and right in your eyes	0	The words “good” and “right” mean the same thing. The eye is a metonym for the person’s thoughts. Alternate translation: “Do to me whatever you think is the right thing to do” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1829	26:15	r93l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	you are bringing innocent blood on yourselves and on this city and its inhabitants	0	Blood is a metonym for violent death, and to bring blood on someone is to make them guilty of violent death. Alternate translation: “you are making yourselves and this city and its inhabitants guilty of the violent death of an innocent person” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1830	26:15	cu9w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet	this city and its inhabitants	0	These are two ways of speaking of the same people, perhaps first as a group and then as individuals. The city is a metonym for the people in the city. Alternate translation: “all the people in the city and every one of the people who live here” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
1831	26:15	mi1q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	for your ears	0	The ear is a metonym for what the ear hears. Alternate translation: “for you to hear” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1832	26:16	jf98		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	in the name of Yahweh our God	0	The person’s name is a metonym for his authority. Alternate translation: “with the authority of Yahweh our God” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1833	26:18	z8nb		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names		0	# General Information:\n\nSee: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names]]
1834	26:18	t6dn			Morashite	0	a person from the town or region of Moresheth
1835	26:18	az6u			Yahweh of hosts says this	0	Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:6](../06/06.md).
1836	26:18	pi1j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	Zion will become a plowed field … and the hill of the temple will become a thicket	0	“Zion” and “the hill of the temple” refer to the same place. When a farmer plows a field, he turns over all the dirt and uproots all the plants that are growing there. A thicket is so full of bushes that no one can use it for anything. These two metaphors cannot be literally true at the same time, but they emphasize that Yahweh will allow the invaders to completely destroy the temple area. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1837	26:19	qp3q		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Did Hezekiah … put him to death?	0	The speakers are trying to get the hearers to agree with what they are saying. Alternate translation: “You know very well that Hezekiah … did not put him to death.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
1838	26:19	pa6c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	all of Judah	0	The land is a metonym for the people who live there. Alternate translation: “all the people of Judah” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1839	26:19	vxq8			Did he not fear Yahweh and appease the face of Yahweh … them?	0	The speakers are trying to get the hearers to agree with what they are saying. Alternate translation: “You know very well that he feared Yahweh and appeased the face of Yahweh so that Yahweh … them.”
1840	26:19	gxw9		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	appease the face of Yahweh	0	The face is a synecdoche for the whole person. Alternate translation: “cause Yahweh to be less angry” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
1841	26:19	fc9w		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	So will we do greater evil against our own lives?	0	The speakers are trying to get the hearers to agree with what they are saying. The word “lives” is a metonym for the people. Alternate translation: “If we kill Jeremiah, we will do greater evil against our own lives.” or “We do not want to do worse things to ourselves.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
1842	26:20	vwh1			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nJeremiah stops telling about his own life and begins telling about what happened to another prophet.
1843	26:20	lp4c			Meanwhile there was	0	Alternate translation: “While what I was just telling you about was happening, there was”
1844	26:20	dij2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	prophesied against this city and this land	0	The words “city” and “land” are metonyms for the people who live there. Alternate translation: “prophesied that bad things would happen to the people who lived in this city and this land” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1845	26:21	m5dp			heard his word	0	Alternate translation: “heard what he said”
1846	26:22	pux5			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nThis is the end of the story of Uriah.
1847	26:22	q88r		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Elnathan … Akbor	0	men’s names (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
1848	26:23	dgv1			corpse	0	dead body
1849	26:24	d2pc		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the hand of Ahikam … was with Jeremiah	0	The hand is a metonym for the power that the hand exercises. Ahikam was not a soldier, so he probably was able to talk to people and change their minds. Alternate translation: “Ahikam … was able to help Jeremiah” or “Ahikam … was able to keep the people from harming Jeremiah” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1850	26:24	t71n		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Ahikam … Shaphan	0	men’s names (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
1851	26:24	y6jk		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	he was not given into the hand of the people to be put to death	0	The hand is a metonym for the power that the hand exercises. This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “Ahikam did not allow the people to have the power to put Jeremiah to death” or “the people could not kill Jeremiah because Ahikam did not give them the power to” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1852	27:intro	ka54				0	# Jeremiah 27 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### The nations should serve Babylon\n\nJeremiah told the king of Judah, and all the surrounding nations, to serve the Babylonians and live in their land. If they refused, Babylon would take them as captives to another land.
1853	27:2	w3cz			fetters	0	things that keep a person from moving freely
1854	27:3	ak1w			Then send them out	0	This seems to mean that Jeremiah was to send a set of fetters and yoke to each king listed. But some versions of the Bible translate this as “Then send out messages.”
1855	27:3	tkx8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	Send them by the hand of those kings’ ambassadors who … Judah	0	The hand is a synecdoche for the person. Alternate translation: “Have those kings’ ambassadors, who … Judah, take them” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
1856	27:4	tqe7			Give commands to them for their masters	0	Jeremiah was instructed to give a set of chains and yoke to each ambassador and a message for each king regarding the chains and yoke.
1857	27:4	ujr8			Yahweh of hosts … says this	0	Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:6](../06/06.md).
1858	27:5	si5k		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	by my great strength and my raised arm	0	The phrase “raised arm” refers to great power and intensifies the first phrase. Alternate translation: “by my very great power” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
1859	27:5	yla5			I give it to anyone who is right in my eyes	0	Another possible meaning is “I give it to anyone I want to.”
1860	27:6	p2p5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I … am giving all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar … servant	0	The hand is a metonym for the power that the hand exercises, and the word “lands” is a metonym for the people who live in those lands. Alternate translation: “I … am putting the people who live in all these lands under the power of Nebuchadnezzar … servant” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1861	27:7	j598		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	the time for his land comes	0	You may need to make explicit the nature of the time. Alternate translation: “the time for me to destroy his land” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
1862	27:7	q3bv		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	subdue him	0	Here “him” refers to Nebuchadnezzar who represents the kingdom of Babylon. Alternate translation: “will defeat Babylon” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1863	27:8	p98j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	that does not put its neck under the yoke of the king	0	Being the king’s slave is spoken of as being an animal on to the shoulders of which the king puts a yoke so it can do heavy work. Alternate translation: “and whose people do not willingly become slaves of the king” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1864	27:8	e21c		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I have destroyed it by his hand	0	The hand here could be a metonym for Nebuchadnezzar’s power, or it could be a metonym for Nebuchadnezzar’s armies. Alternate translation: “I have used Nebuchadnezzar’s power to destroy it” or “I have enabled Nebuchadnezzar’s armies to destroy i” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1865	27:9	vwe7			soothsayers	0	people who say what will happen in the future
1866	27:11	l1up		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	the nation that places its neck under the yoke of the king	0	Being the king’s slave is spoken of as being an animal onto the shoulders of which the king puts a yoke so it can do heavy work. See how similar words are translated in [Jeremiah 27:8](../27/08.md). Alternate translation: “the nation whose people willingly becomes slaves of the king” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1867	27:11	hi97			the nation that places	0	The nation here is a metonym for the people of that nation. Alternate translation: “the nation of people who place”
1868	27:11	w1tr			cultivate	0	This means to prepare and use land to grow food crops
1869	27:11	eq6b			make their homes in it	0	Alternate translation: “make their homes in their own land”
1870	27:12	s392			Place your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon	0	Being the king’s slave is spoken of as being an animal onto the shoulders of which the king puts a yoke so it can do heavy work. See how similar words were translated in [Jeremiah 27:8](../27/08.md).
1871	27:12	gls2		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you	Place your necks	0	The word “your” refers to Zedekiah and the people of Judah and so is plural. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
1872	27:13	dl31		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Why will you die … king of Babylon?	0	Jeremiah uses this question to warn the king that his actions will lead to his death. Alternate translation: “For if you do not do this, you will surely die … king.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
1873	27:14	dre5			Do not listen to the words	0	Yahweh is warning the people about all the false prophets that he did not send and that are lying to them.
1874	27:15	xb8h		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	they are prophesying deceit in my name	0	The phrase “in my name” represents speaking with Yahweh’s power and authority or as his representative. Here these prophets claim that they received their message from Yahweh, but that had not. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word **deceit**, you can express the same idea with a verbal form such as “deceiving.” Alternate translation: “they say they are speaking for me when they prophesy, but they are deceiving you” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
1875	27:15	qnt1			I will drive you out	0	Alternate translation: “I will force you to leave your home country”
1876	27:16	cbz7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	The objects belonging to Yahweh’s house are being returned from Babylon now!	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “People are bringing back all the gold items that they took from Yahweh’s temple!” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1877	27:17	sk8y		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion	Why should this city become a ruin?	0	Yahweh uses a question to warn the people. Alternate translation: “You can keep this city from becoming a ruin if you do what Yahweh wants you to do.” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
1878	27:18	a925		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo	If they are prophets, and if the word of Yahweh has truly come to them, let them beg	0	This is a hypothetical situation that Yahweh knows is not true. Alternate translation: “If they were prophets, and if the word of Yahweh had truly come to them, they would beg” or “Because they are not prophets and the word of Yahweh has not truly come to them, they will not beg” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo]])
1879	27:18	p374			if the word of Yahweh has truly come to them	0	The phrase “word of Yahweh” refers to messages from God. Alternate translation: “if Yahweh has truly given them messages” or “if Yahweh truly spoke messages to them”
1880	27:18	tay8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	the word of Yahweh … beg Yahweh of hosts not	0	Yahweh is speaking of himself in third person. Alternate translation: “my word … be me, Yahweh of hosts, not” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
1881	27:18	ej1m			the house of the king of Judah	0	The word “house” has a range of possible meanings. In this case it refers to the royal palace where the king lived. Alternate translation: “the palace of the king of Judah”
1882	27:19	sly4			Yahweh of hosts says this	0	Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:6](../06/06.md).
1883	27:19	mv9m			the pillars, the large basin known as “The Sea” and its base	0	These were objects that were in the temple. “The Sea” was a large bronze bowl.
1884	27:20	x7ff			Jehoiachin	0	The Hebrew text has “Jeconiah,” which is a variation of the name “Jehoiachin.” Many modern versions have “Jehoiachin” in order to make it clear that the same king is being referred to.
1885	27:21	x7vp			Yahweh of hosts … says this	0	Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:6](../06/06.md).
1886	27:21	trv4			the house of the king of Judah	0	The word “house” has a range of possible meanings. In this case it refers to the royal palace there the king lived. Alternate translation: “the palace of the king of Judah”
1887	27:22	s56l		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	They will be brought to Babylon	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “People will bring them to Babylon” or “I will bring them to Babylon” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1888	27:22	au73		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
1889	27:22	jjc7			I will bring them up	0	The reader should understand that Yahweh will have people carry them up.
1890	28:intro	r9mb				0	# Jeremiah 28 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### False prophecies continue\n\nA false prophet prophesied that the captives would return from Babylon with all the temple vessels. Jeremiah told the false prophet that he would die that year for prophesying lies, and he did die. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/temple]])
1891	28:1	eue8				0	# General Information:\n\nHananiah claims to speak for God.
1892	28:1	uk8e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths	in the fourth year and the fifth month	0	This is the fifth month of the Hebrew calendar. It is during the dry season. It is during the last part of July and the first part of August on Western calendars. This was after Zedekiah had been king for three years. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
1893	28:1	i5s1		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Azzur	0	This is the name of a man. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
1894	28:2	nwh3			Yahweh of hosts … says this	0	Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:6](../06/06.md).
1895	28:2	aar4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I have broken the yoke imposed by the king of Babylon	0	Hananaiah speaks of the people being in slavery as if they were oxen on which the Babylonians had put yokes to make them do heavy work. Alternate translation: “I have made it so you are no longer slaves of the king of Babylon” or “I have set you free from slavery to the king of Babylon” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1896	28:4	p8wn			Jehoiachin	0	The Hebrew text has “Jeconiah,” which is a variation of the name “Jehoiachin.” Many modern versions have “Jehoiachin” in order to make it clear that the same king is being referred to.
1897	28:4	g5wx		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	who were sent	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “whom I sent” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1898	28:6	jm3q			May Yahweh confirm the words that you prophesied	0	Alternate translation: “May Yahweh prove you have prophesied truly”
1899	28:8	kgg7			The prophets who existed before me and you from long ago	0	Alternate translation: “The prophets who lived long ago before you and I”
1900	28:9	v7cm		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	then it will be known that he is indeed a prophet sent out by Yahweh	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “then you will know that he is indeed a true prophet and that Yahweh has sent him out” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1901	28:11	ski8			Just like this	0	Alternate translation: “Just as Hananiah has taken the yoke off Jeremiah’s neck”
1902	28:11	aj19		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I will break from off the neck of every nation the yoke imposed by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon	0	Hananaiah speaks of the people being in slavery as if they were oxen on which the Babylonians had put yokes to make them do heavy work. Alternate translation: “I will make it so all nations are no longer slaves of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon” or “I will set every nation free from slavery to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1903	28:11	u45s		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	every nation	0	The word “nation” is a metonym for the people of that nation. Alternate translation: “the people of every nation” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1904	28:11	dg28		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	the yoke imposed by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “the yoke that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has imposed” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1905	28:11	ahp8			imposed	0	put on people
1906	28:12	qez4		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom	the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah, saying,	0	This idiom is used to introduce a special message from God. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Jeremiah 1:4](../01/04.md). Alternate translation: “Yahweh gave a message to Jeremiah. He said,” or “Yahweh spoke this message to Jeremiah:” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
1907	28:13	k1s2			You broke a yoke of wood, but I will make instead a yoke of iron	0	Alternate translation: “You broke a weak yoke, but I will replace it with a yoke that you cannot break”
1908	28:14	u3bq			Yahweh of hosts … says this	0	Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:6](../06/06.md).
1909	28:14	y7rs		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor	I have placed a yoke of iron on the neck of all of these nations to serve Nebuchadnezzar	0	Yahweh speaks of making nations to be slaves of Nebuchadnezzar as if he were putting yokes on oxen to make them do heavy work. Alternate translation: “I have made all of these nations slaves, and they will have to serve Nebuchadnezzar” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
1910	28:16	mdf5		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	you proclaimed rebellion against Yahweh	0	It is not clear why Yahweh speaks of himself by name. Alternate translation: “you urged people to rebel against me” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
1911	28:17	gp9j		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths	In the seventh month	0	This is the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. It is during the last part of September and the first part of October on Western calendars. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
1912	29:intro	l6ne				0	# Jeremiah 29 General Notes\n\n## Special concepts in this chapter\n\n### Two letters\n\nJeremiah sent a letter to Babylon telling the exiles to prepare for a long stay. A false prophet in Babylon wrote back to the chief priest telling him to punish Jeremiah. Even though Jeremiah had prophesied the exile, the Jews still did not believe him. (See: [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]] and [[rc://*/tw/dict/bible/kt/believe]])
1913	29:1	j1gt			sent out from Jerusalem	0	Alternate translation: “proclaimed from Jerusalem”
1914	29:1	kv6v			remaining elders	0	Alternate translation: “elders who were still alive”
1915	29:2	ici1			Jehoiachin	0	The Hebrew text has “Jeconiah,” which is a variation of the name “Jehoiachin.” Many modern versions have “Jehoiachin” in order to make it clear that the same king is being referred to.
1916	29:2	lph9			the queen mother	0	the king’s mother
1917	29:2	dd2l			high officials	0	Alternate translation: “very important officials”
1918	29:3	jx8m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche	by the hand of Elasah	0	Jeremiah gave the scroll to Elasah so that Elasah could take it to Babylon. The reader should understand that Elasah probably put the scroll in a container to keep it safe as he traveled. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
1919	29:3	c79u		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Elasah … Shapan … Gemariah … Hilkiah	0	These are the names of men. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
1920	29:4	wj14			Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this to all the captives	0	When people wrote letters in that society, they would write their name first, then the name of the person to whom they were writing, and then the main part of the letter. Yahweh speaks of himself by name as if he were writing the letter himself.
1921	29:4	zdg1			Yahweh of hosts … says this	0	Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:6](../06/06.md).
1922	29:5	b9h6		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	Build houses and live in them. Plant gardens and eat their fruit	0	Yahweh is telling them they will be there for a long time. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
1923	29:6	x2ss			take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands	0	Parents commonly arranged their children’s marriages.
1924	29:7	e28z		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	Seek the peace of the city	0	The peace of the city is a metonym for the people living in peace. Alternate translation: “Do everything you can so the people of the city live in peace” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1925	29:7	y2ms			the city … its behalf … it is at peace	0	These words refer to the city of Babylon.
1926	29:8	ty27			Yahweh of hosts … says this	0	Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:6](../06/06.md).
1927	29:8	uw13			you yourselves are having	0	Another possible meaning is “you are encouraging the prophets to have for you.”
1928	29:9	k591			they are prophesying deceitfully … I did not send them	0	This could mean: (1) these words refer to the prophets and diviners, not to the dreams or (2) “they are prophesying deceitfully” refers to the dreams, and “I did not send them” refers to the prophets and diviners.
1929	29:9	dl19		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
1930	29:10	j5jj			you	0	the captive Israelites
1931	29:10	f7ht		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers	seventy years	0	“70 years” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
1932	29:12	t5ie		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	you will call to me	0	Praying is spoken of as calling out with a loud voice. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1933	29:12	chj7		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit	I will listen to you	0	This implies that Yahweh will give them what they want. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
1934	29:13	t4q8		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	you will seek me	0	Wanting to know what Yahweh requires is spoken of as trying to find where Yahweh is. Alternate translation: “you will want to do what I require you to do” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1935	29:13	w17i			you will seek me with all your heart	0	Alternate translation: “you will be completely sincere when you seek me”
1936	29:14	wng6			I will bring back your fortunes	0	Alternate translation: “I will cause things to go well for you again” or “I will cause you to live well again”
1937	29:14	e84g		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive	I caused you to be exiled	0	This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “I sent you into exile” or “I sent you to be exiles” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
1938	29:15	mq78				0	# General Information:\n\nJeremiah speaks to the captive Israelites.
1939	29:16	nxs3		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	the king who sits on the throne of David	0	Sitting on the throne is a metonym for ruling as king. Alternate translation: “the king who rules the Israelites as David did” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
1940	29:17	v7vj			Yahweh of hosts says this	0	Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 6:6](../06/06.md).
1941	29:17	c4i2			See	0	This alerts the reader to pay attention to what follows. Alternate translation: “Look” or “Listen” or “Pay attention”
1942	29:17	u8ah		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	I am about to send sword, famine, and disease on them	0	The word “sword” is a metonym for war. The sword, famine, and disease are spoken of as people who can obey Yahweh’s command to harm the Israelites. Alternate translation: “I am going to punish them by having them die in war, from hunger, and from illness” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
1943	29:17	u3lc		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile	For I will make them like rotten figs that are too bad to be eaten	0	Rotten figs are useless because they cannot be eaten, and Yahweh sees no use for the people of Israel. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
1944	29:18	pv3g			Connecting Statement:	0	# Connecting Statement:\n\nYahweh continues speaking about what will happen to Israel.
1945	29:18	c9s9			a horror, an object of curses and hissing, and a shameful thing	0	These words all share similar meanings and describe how the people of other nations will react when they see what Yahweh has done to the people of Judah.
1946	29:18	m2u4			hissing	0	the sound people make when they disapprove of something
1947	29:19	xg4e		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person	this is Yahweh’s declaration	0	Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/08.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared” (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
1948	29:20	n6ah			So you yourselves listen	0	Yahweh is now about to issue a command and wants them to pay attention. Alternate translation: “But as for you, listen carefully”
1949	29:21	hg4m		rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names	Kolaiah … Maaseiah	0	These are the names of men. (See: [[rc://*/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
1950	29:21	li6x		rc://*/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy	who prophesy falsely to you in my name	0	Here “name” is a metonym for the person. Alternate translation: <20>

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