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NASB | Jeremiah 3:19 ¶ "Then I said, 'How I would set you among My sons And give you a pleasant land, The most beautiful inheritance of the nations!' And I said, 'You shall call Me, My Father, And not turn away from following Me.' |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Jeremiah 3:19 ¶ "Then I said, 'How [gloriously and honorably] I would set you among My children And give you a pleasant land--a wonderful heritage, The most beautiful inheritance of the nations!' And I said, 'You shall call Me, My Father And not turn away from following Me.' |
Subject: Whose quotation marks or capitalization |
Bible Note: Hi Searcher56, You are correct that Hebrew nor Greek have quotation marks. They can influence who is speaking which means for me, is it a man or God; is the pronoun capitalized or not. Kalos has said that some translations do not use quotation marks but I must point out that the NASB does. The translation says that, and I agree with you that God is speaking, "You shall call Me, My Father, And not turn away from following Me." I am reminded of John 10:29,30 where if we used the marginal notes and the early manuscripts, would read, "What My Father has given to Me is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. I and My Father are one." Searcher, I would like to talk about verse 4 later for it is certainly a significant part of this passage. You have written "It is his desire that they call Him 'my Father' (vs 4). Can you tell me, first, if that is a typo or whether you think that that is Jeremiah's desire. It is important to be able to use capital letters and I would hope that RAINONME would be able, and see fit to use both BTW. Later, Ray |