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Jeremiah 25:4-6
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Jeremiah 25:4-6
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4 Over and over again[a] the Lord has sent[b] his servants the prophets to you. But you have not listened or paid attention.[c] 5 He said through them,[d] ‘Each of you must turn from your wicked ways and stop doing the evil things you are doing.[e] If you do, I will allow you to continue to live here in the land that I gave to you and your ancestors as a lasting possession.[f] 6 Do not pay allegiance to[g] other gods and worship and serve them. Do not make me angry by the things that you do.[h] Then I will not cause you any harm.’
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- Jeremiah 25:4 tn For the idiom involved here see the notes at 7:13 and 11:7.
- Jeremiah 25:4 tn The vav consecutive with the perfect in a past narrative is a little unusual. Here it is probably indicating repeated action in past time in keeping with the idiom that precedes and follows it. See GKC 332 §112.f for other possible examples.
- Jeremiah 25:4 tn Heb “inclined your ear to hear.” This is idiomatic for “paying attention.” It is often parallel with “listen,” as here, or with “pay attention” (see, e.g., Prov 4:20; 5:1).
- Jeremiah 25:5 tn Heb “saying.” The infinitive goes back to “he sent”; i.e., “he sent, saying.”
- Jeremiah 25:5 tn Heb “Turn [masc. pl.] each person from his wicked way and from the evil of your [masc. pl.] doings.” See the same demand in 23:22.
- Jeremiah 25:5 tn Heb “gave to you and your fathers with reference to from ancient times even unto forever.” See the same idiom in 7:7.
- Jeremiah 25:6 tn Heb “follow after.” See the translator’s note on 2:5 for this idiom.
- Jeremiah 25:6 tn Heb “make me angry with the work of your hands.” The phrase “work of your hands” is often interpreted as a reference to idolatry, as is clearly the case in Isa 2:8 and 37:19. However, the parallelism in 25:14 and the context in 32:30 show that it is more general and refers to what they have done. That is likely the meaning here as well.
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