Yeremia 4:26
Konteks4:26 I looked and saw that the fruitful land had become a desert
and that all of the cities had been laid in ruins.
The Lord had brought this all about
because of his blazing anger. 1
Yeremia 23:13
Konteks23:13 The Lord says, 2 “I saw the prophets of Samaria 3
doing something that was disgusting. 4
They prophesied in the name of the god Baal
and led my people Israel astray. 5
[4:26] 1 tn Heb “because of the
[23:13] 2 tn The words “The
[23:13] 3 map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.
[23:13] 4 tn According to BDB 1074 s.v. תִּפְלָּה this word means “unseemly, unsavory.” The related adjective is used in Job 6:6 of the tastelessness of something that is unseasoned.
[23:13] sn Prophesying in the name of the god Baal was a clear violation of Mosaic law and punishable by death (see Deut 13:1-5). For an example of the apostasy encouraged by prophets of Baal in the northern kingdom of Israel see 1 Kgs 18:16-40.