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Jeremiah 4:2
New English Translation
Jeremiah 4:2
New English Translation
2 You must be truthful, honest, and upright
when you take an oath saying, ‘As surely as the Lord lives!’[a]
If you do,[b] the nations will pray to be as blessed by him as you are
and will make him the object of their boasting.”[c]
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 4:2 tn Heb “If you [= you must; see the translator’s note on the word “do” later in this verse] swear/take an oath, ‘As the Lord lives,’ in truth, justice, and righteousness…”
- Jeremiah 4:2 tn 4:1-2a consists of a number of “if” clauses. Some are formally introduced by the Hebrew particle אִם (ʾim), while others are introduced by the conjunction “and.” Another conjunction (“and” = “then”) with a perfect in 4:2b introduces the consequence. The translation “You must…. If you do,” was chosen to avoid a long and complicated sentence.
- Jeremiah 4:2 tn Heb “bless themselves in him and make their boasts in him.”
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