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Jeremiah 1:16
New English Translation
Jeremiah 1:16
New English Translation
16 In this way[a] I will pass sentence[b] on the people of Jerusalem and Judah[c] because of all their wickedness. For they rejected me and offered sacrifices to other gods, worshiping what they made with their own hands.[d]
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- Jeremiah 1:16 tn The Hebrew particle (the vav [ו] consecutive), which is often rendered in some English versions as “and” and in others is simply left untranslated, is rendered here epexegetically, reflecting a summary statement.
- Jeremiah 1:16 sn The Hebrew idiom (literally “I will speak my judgments against”) is found three other times in Jeremiah (4:12; 39:5; 52:9), where it is followed by the carrying out of the sentence. Here the carrying out of the sentence precedes in v. 15.
- Jeremiah 1:16 tn Heb “on them.” The antecedent goes back to Jerusalem and the cities of Judah (i.e., the people in them) in v. 15.
- Jeremiah 1:16 tn That is, idols.
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