The book of Yirməyāhū or Jeremiah who prophesied the imminent destruction of Beis Hamikdash and the consolation during the reign of Kings, Yoshiah, Yehoachaz Yehoyakim, Yehoyachin and the last King before Exile Tzidkia
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Did any ancient Jewish writers address the differences in Jeremiah's source texts?
The Septuagint's version of Jeremiah is one eighth shorter than the Masoretic Text's version. In the Dead Sea Scrolls is evidence of both versions.
Did any ancient Jewish writers (such as in the Mishnah, Talmud or Midrash) address the origin of the…
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What is the new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, spoken of by Jeremiah?(Jeremiah 31:31-34)
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah; not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of…
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Can somebody please help me translate this Metzudat David commentary on Yirmiyahu?
I'm studying Yirmiyahu and having some trouble translating this passage of the commentary on 12:4. I'm bolding the parts that I can't understand, but including the paragraph for context. Can somebody please help me translate? (I also can't figure…
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Is the fall of Babylon considered to be Israel's "darkest day"?
Jeremiah seems to be predicting Israel's "darkest day" or perhaps the most significant for other reasons:
Jeremiah 30:7 Ho! For that day is great, with none like it, and it
is a time of distress for Jacob, through which he shall be saved.
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In Jeremiah 7:30 what is meant by "in the house upon which My name is called"?
Jeremiah 7:30 JPS For the sons of Judah have done what is evil in My eyes, says the Lord; they placed their abominations in the house upon which My name is called, to pollute it.
Is this an idiom? Does it mean that his name was physically on the…
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The New Covenant
According to Jeremiah 31:31, days will come when the Lord will make a New Covenant with the House of Israel, and the House of Judah. What is this New Covenant about and how will it be different from the Sinaitic Covenant?
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