Many nations is better understood in the sense of “People of many nations” (Revised English Bible, Die Bibel im heutigen Deutsch) or “many foreigners” (Good News Translation).

Every man will say to his neighbor may be rendered “each one who passes by will ask another person.” However, most English versions have something like “ask one another” (Good News Translation, New International 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 .