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Jeremiah 05 General Notes
Structure and formatting
Some translations prefer to set apart quotations. The ULB and many other English translations indent the lines of 5:1-31, which is an extended quotation.
Important figures of speech in this chapter
Hyperbole
It is possible that Yahweh is using the word "a" (meaning "even one") as hyperbole when he states, "If you can find a man or anyone who is acting justly and trying to act faithfully, then I will forgive Jerusalem." The purpose of this is to show how evil Jerusalem had become. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole, rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/justice, rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/faith, rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/forgive and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil)
Rhetorical questions
Yahweh asks several rhetorical questions in this chapter. This is intended to show Jeremiah the justness of his actions. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)