Divine and human violence and destruction in Jeremiah 20:7-13

Jeremiah 20:7-13 is a text presenting the interpreter with a multitude of problems. Five main areas of research are briefly highlighted. This paper focuses on the interpretation of hamas wasod in Jer 20:8. Eight different interpretations have been offered but no conclusive answer to the exact meani...

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Main Author: SD Snyman
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Language:English
Published: University of the Free State 1999-06-01
Series:Acta Theologica
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Online Access:https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/5990
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description Jeremiah 20:7-13 is a text presenting the interpreter with a multitude of problems. Five main areas of research are briefly highlighted. This paper focuses on the interpretation of hamas wasod in Jer 20:8. Eight different interpretations have been offered but no conclusive answer to the exact meaning of the phrase has been given yet. It is argued that due to the ambiguity and structural features of the text the prophet experienced violence and destruction from the divine side as well as from a human side.
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spelling doaj-art-1f8a35d4a56f423ca26bf222a09341bc2025-02-11T12:37:52ZengUniversity of the Free StateActa Theologica1015-87582309-90891999-06-0119110.38140/at.v19i1.5990Divine and human violence and destruction in Jeremiah 20:7-13SD Snyman0University of the Orange Free State, South Africa Jeremiah 20:7-13 is a text presenting the interpreter with a multitude of problems. Five main areas of research are briefly highlighted. This paper focuses on the interpretation of hamas wasod in Jer 20:8. Eight different interpretations have been offered but no conclusive answer to the exact meaning of the phrase has been given yet. It is argued that due to the ambiguity and structural features of the text the prophet experienced violence and destruction from the divine side as well as from a human side. https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/5990JeremiahInterpretationHamas wasodBiblical text
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Divine and human violence and destruction in Jeremiah 20:7-13
Acta Theologica
Jeremiah
Interpretation
Hamas wasod
Biblical text
title Divine and human violence and destruction in Jeremiah 20:7-13
title_full Divine and human violence and destruction in Jeremiah 20:7-13
title_fullStr Divine and human violence and destruction in Jeremiah 20:7-13
title_full_unstemmed Divine and human violence and destruction in Jeremiah 20:7-13
title_short Divine and human violence and destruction in Jeremiah 20:7-13
title_sort divine and human violence and destruction in jeremiah 20 7 13
topic Jeremiah
Interpretation
Hamas wasod
Biblical text
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