Jeremiah 16 Study Notes
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16:10-12 The question about what guilt has led to such disaster is answered first regarding the fathers who had abandoned the Lord. But then are the words, You did more evil than your fathers.
16:13 The Hebrew verb for worship is the same stem as the noun for “servant” or “vassal.” Worship, then, is “service.” The expression day and night means “all the time.”
16:14-15 These verses sound a theme that will reverberate later—a new exodus from Babylon.
16:16-17 The double imagery of God sending out many fishermen and many hunters was a frequent metaphor in Israel (Ezk 12:13; 29:4-5; Am 4:2; 9:1-4; Hab 1:14-17).
16:18 The Hebrew word mishneh usually means “twofold” or double (cp. Is 40:2), but tablets from Alalakh contain a similar word meaning “equivalent.” If “double” is the correct translation, it means “ample, full, or complete” punishment. If “equivalent” is the correct rendering, the sentence means God would repay them the equivalent of their sinful iniquity. In either case, the Israelites reaped what they sowed.