See in Reader
1.4 KiB
All who abandon you
Here the word "you" refers to Yahweh.
those in the land who turn away from you will be written in the earth
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "you will write in the dust those in the land who turn away from you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
will be written in the earth
Possible meanings are 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://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
Yahweh, the fountain of living waters
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://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
the fountain of living waters
Jeremiah speaks of fresh, running water as if it were living water. Alternate translation: "the fountain of fresh, running water" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)