Prepare the nations for war: See verse 27. The nations are again ordered to prepare for war, and this time the Median kings and officers are cited.

For the kings of the Medes, see verse 11 and 50.3. Good News Translation finds it more natural to begin a separate sentence with “Send for the kings of Media.”

Governors and deputies: See verse 23, where the same phrase is translated “governors and commanders” by Revised Standard Version.

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Stine, Philip C. A Handbook on Jeremiah. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2003. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .