For the third time in as many verses Jeremiah is mentioned by name. Most languages will have introduced a pronoun to refer to Jeremiah by this point.

When you come to Babylon: For many languages, “When you arrive in Babylon” will be more natural.

See that you read all these words: Since this is a reference to oral reading of a text to others, translators may need to follow the pattern of Good News Translation: “be sure to read aloud to the people….”

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 .