Yeremia 31:17
Konteks31:17 Indeed, there is hope for your posterity. 1
Your children will return to their own territory.
I, the Lord, affirm it! 2
Yeremia 33:1
Konteks33:1 The Lord spoke 3 to Jeremiah a second time while he was still confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse. 4
Yeremia 38:28
Konteks38:28 So Jeremiah remained confined 5 in the courtyard of the guardhouse until the day Jerusalem 6 was captured.
The following events occurred when Jerusalem 7 was captured. 8
Yeremia 39:15
Konteks39:15 9 Now the Lord had spoken to Jeremiah while he was still confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse, 10
[31:17] 1 tn For this nuance for the Hebrew word אַחֲרִית (’akharit) see BDB 31 s.v. אַחֲרִית d and compare usage in Pss 37:38; 109:13. Others translate “your future” but the “future” lies with the return of her descendants, her posterity.
[31:17] 2 tn Heb “Oracle of the
[33:1] 3 sn The introductory statement here ties this incident in with the preceding chapter which was the first time that the
[33:1] 4 tn Heb “And the word of the
[38:28] 5 tn Heb “And Jeremiah stayed/remained in the courtyard of the guardhouse…” The translation once again intends to reflect the situation. Jeremiah had a secret meeting with the king at the third entrance to the temple (v. 14). He was returned to the courtyard of the guardhouse (cf. v. 13) after the conversation with the king where the officials came to question him (v. 27). He was not sent back to the dungeon in Jonathan’s house as he feared, but was left confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse.
[38:28] 6 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[38:28] 7 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[38:28] 8 tc The precise meaning of this line and its relation to the context are somewhat uncertain. This line is missing from the Greek and Syriac versions and from a few Hebrew
[39:15] 9 sn Jer 39:15-18. This incident is out of chronological order (see Jer 38:7-13). It is placed here either due to a desire not to interrupt the sequential ordering of events centering on Jeremiah’s imprisonment and his release (38:14–39:14) or to contrast God’s care and concern for the faithful (Ebed-Melech who, though a foreigner, trusted in God) with his harsh treatment of the faithless (Zedekiah who, though informed of God’s will, was too weak-willed in the face of opposition by his courtiers to carry it out).
[39:15] 10 tn Heb “Now the word of the