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Jeremiah 02 General Notes
Structure and formatting
Some translations prefer to set apart quotations. The ULB and many other English translations indent the lines of 2:1-31, which is an extended quotation.
The 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://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/reveal)
Special concepts in this chapter
The people refuse to learn
The 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://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/falsegod)
Important figures of speech in this chapter
Metaphor
Israel is compared to a female camel or a wild donkey for being unstable and lustful. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)