Jeremiah 27:22 New English Translation
22 He has said, ‘They will be carried off to Babylon. They will remain there until it is time for me to show consideration for them again.[a] Then I will bring them back and restore them to this place.’ I, the Lord, affirm this!”[b]
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- Jeremiah 27:22 tn This verb is a little difficult to render here. The word is used in the sense of taking note of something and acting according to what is noticed. It is the word that has been translated several times throughout Jeremiah as “punish [someone].” Contrariwise, it can also mean to take note and “show consideration for” (or “care for;” see, e.g., Ruth 1:6). Here the nuance is positive and is further clarified by God’s actions that follow, bringing the people back and restoring them.
- Jeremiah 27:22 tn Heb “oracle of the Lord.”
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