Jeremiah 13:15–16

Footnotes

1. 36 The words “Then I said to the people of Judah” are not in the text but are implicit from the address in v. 15 and the content of v. 17. They are supplied in the translation for clarity to show the shift from the Lord speaking to Jeremiah.
2. 37 Heb “Give glory/respect to the Lord your God.” For this nuance of the word “glory” (כָּבוֹד, kavod), see 459 כָּבוֹד 6.b and compare the usage in Mal 1:6 and Josh 7:19.
3. 38 The words “of disaster” are not in the text. They are supplied in the translation to explain the significance of the metaphor to readers who may not be acquainted with the metaphorical use of light and darkness for salvation and joy and distress and sorrow respectively. For the metaphorical use of these terms the reader should consult O. A. Piper, “Light, Light and Darkness,” 3:130–32. For the association of darkness with the Day of the Lord, the time when he will bring judgment, see, e.g., Amos 5:18–20. For the association of darkness with exile see Isa 9:1–2 (8:23–9:1 ).
4. 39 Heb “your feet stumble.”
5. 40 Heb “you stumble on the mountains at twilight.” The added words are again supplied in the translation to help explain the metaphor to the uninitiated reader.
6. 41 Heb “and while you hope for light he will turn it into deep darkness and make [it] into gloom.” The meaning of the metaphor is again explained through the addition of the “of” phrases for readers who are unacquainted with the metaphorical use of these terms. For the meaning and usage of the term “deep darkness” (צַלְמָוֶת, tsalmavet), see the notes on . For the association of the term with exile see Isa 9:2 (9:1 ). For the association of the word gloom with the Day of the Lord see Isa 60:2; Joel 2:2; Zeph 1:15.