The word … came to Jeremiah may be rendered “Then the Lord said to Jeremiah” (Die Bibel im heutigen Deutsch) or “Then the Lord gave this command to Jeremiah” (Bible en français courant); see 1.4.
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 .