Yeremia 8:11

8:11 They offer only superficial help

for the hurt my dear people ¹  have suffered. ² 

They say, “Everything will be all right!”

But everything is not all right! ³ 

Yeremia 37:9

37:9 Moreover, I, the Lord, warn you not to deceive yourselves into thinking that the Babylonian forces ⁴  will go away and leave you alone. For they will not go away. ⁵ 

[8:11]  ¹ tn Heb “daughter of my people.” For the translation given here see 4:11 and the note on the phrase “dear people” there.

[8:11]  ² tn Heb “They heal the wound of my people lightly.”

[8:11]  ³ tn Heb “They say, ‘Peace! Peace!’ and there is no peace!”

[37:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “the Chaldeans.” See the study note on 21:4 for the rendering “Babylonian.” The word “forces” is supplied in the translation here for the sake of clarity.

[37:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “Thus says the Lord, ‘Do not deceive yourselves, saying, “The Chaldeans will surely go away from against us” because they will not go away.’” The first person “I, the Lord,” has been used because the whole of vv. 7-8 has been a quote from the Lord and it would be confusing to go back and start a separate quote. The indirect quote has been used instead of the direct quote to avoid the proliferation of quote marks at the end and the possible confusion that creates.