Jeremiah 23:39

Footnotes

1. 110 The translation of v. 38 and the first part of v. 39 represents the restructuring of a long and complex Hebrew sentence: Heb “But if you say, ‘The burden of the Lord, ’ therefore this is what the Lord says, ‘Because you said this word, “The burden of the Lord,” even though I sent unto saying, “you shall not say, ‘The burden of the Lord, ’ therefore …” The first “therefore” picks up the “if” ( 487 כֵּן 3.d) and the second answer the “because” ( 774 יַעַן 1).
2. 111 The translation follows a few Hebrew and the major versions. The majority of Hebrew read “I will totally forget [or certainly forget] you.” In place of וְנָשִׁיתִי (vénashiti) a few Hebrew , , Aquila, Symmachus, , and read וְנָשָׂאתִי (vénasa’ti). Instead of the infinitive absolute נָשׁאֹ (nasho’) a number of Hebrew , Aquila, Symmachus, , and read נָשׂאֹ (naso’). For the confusion of III א and III ה verbs presupposed by the miswriting of the Hebrew text see §75.qq and compare the forms of נָבָא (nava’) in Jer 26:9 and 1 Sam 10:6. While the verb “forget” would not be totally inappropriate here it does not fit the concept of “throwing away from my presence” as well as “pick up” does. For the verb נָשָׂא (nasa’) meaning “carry you off” compare the usage in 1 Kgs 15:22; 18:12 (and see 671 נָשָׂא 3.b). Many see the nuance “pick you up” carrying through on the wordplay in v. 33. While that may be appropriate for the repetition of the verb “throw away” (נָטַשׁ, natash) that follows, it does not seem as appropriate for the use of the infinitive absolute that follows the verb which expresses some kind of forcefulness (see §113.q).
3. 112 Heb “throw you and the city that I gave you and your fathers out of my presence.” The English sentences have been broken down to conform to contemporary English style.