The priests and the prophets: Both groups were probably connected with the temple and its worship. For priests see 1.1. For prophets see 1.5.

Jeremiah: We should note that beginning in verse 2 Good News Translation shifts to a first person reference for Jeremiah, and this is continued throughout the chapter. Most other versions prefer to retain the third person reference.

Speaking these words in the house of the LORD: Good News Translation has “saying these things in the Temple.”

In Die Bibel im heutigen Deutsch the verse appears as:

• The priests, the prophets and all the people heard what Jeremiah said in the court of the temple.

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 .