Jeremiah 15:5 New English Translation
5 The Lord cried out,[a]
“Who in the world[b] will have pity on you, Jerusalem?
Who will grieve over you?
Who will stop long enough[c]
to inquire about how you are doing?[d]
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 15:5 tn The words “The Lord cried out” are not in the text. However, they are necessary to show the shift in address between telling Jeremiah about the people in vv. 1-4, speaking to Jerusalem in vv. 5-6, and addressing Jeremiah again in vv. 7-9. The words “oracle of the Lord” are, moreover, found at the beginning of v. 6.
- Jeremiah 15:5 tn The words, “in the world” are not in the text but are the translator’s way of trying to indicate that this rhetorical question expects a negative answer.
- Jeremiah 15:5 tn Heb “turn aside.”
- Jeremiah 15:5 tn Or “about your well-being”; Heb “about your welfare” (שָׁלוֹם, shalom).
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