Translation commentary on Jeremiah 8:10 - 8:12

These verses (except for the first two lines) are omitted from the Septuagint, and are almost the same as 6.12-15 (see there). Only the first two lines are slightly different.

I will give their wives to others can be translated similarly to Good News Translation, as in “I will give their wives to other men.” And [I will give] their fields to conquerors can be translated as “I will give their fields to new owners [or, to people who replace them].” Most commentators agree that the word Revised Standard Version has rendered conquerors is better understood as “those who displace,” not as victors in battle.

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 .

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