Yeremia 3:19
Konteks‘Oh what a joy it would be for me to treat you like a son! 2
What a joy it would be for me to give 3 you a pleasant land,
the most beautiful piece of property there is in all the world!’ 4
I thought you would call me, ‘Father’ 5
and would never cease being loyal to me. 6
Ulangan 32:6
Konteks32:6 Is this how you repay 7 the Lord,
you foolish, unwise people?
Is he not your father, your creator?
He has made you and established you.
Mazmur 89:27
Konteks89:27 I will appoint him to be my firstborn son, 8
the most exalted of the earth’s kings.
Yesaya 63:16
Konteks63:16 For you are our father,
though Abraham does not know us
and Israel does not recognize us.
You, Lord, are our father;
you have been called our protector from ancient times. 9
[3:19] 1 tn Heb “I, myself, said.” See note on “I thought that she might come back to me” in 3:7.
[3:19] 2 tn Heb “How I would place you among the sons.” Israel appears to be addressed here contextually as the
[3:19] sn The imagery here appears to be that of treating the wife as an equal heir with the sons and of giving her the best piece of property.
[3:19] 3 tn The words “What a joy it would be for me to” are not in the Hebrew text but are implied in the parallel structure.
[3:19] 4 tn Heb “the most beautiful heritage among the nations.”
[3:19] 6 tn Heb “turn back from [following] after me.”
[89:27] 8 sn The firstborn son typically had special status and received special privileges.
[63:16] 9 tn Heb “our protector [or “redeemer”] from antiquity [is] your name.”