Hello Isaac: Thanks for your responsive remarks.
Please allow me to reply in inverse order. a. It seems to me that a fair reading of the tense and tenor of jeremiah 17:4, and chapter 17 (your paragraph 2), ... yields the reasonable conclusion that these events will happen; not might; not maybe; not supposedly; not hypothetically ... happen. b. Taking the "forever" out of עד עולם here, appears to me anyhow, as theology arriving; and facts departing. No factual (versus theological) basis exists for dramatically changing the meaning of עד עולם in genesis 13:15; and jeremiah 17:4. b. As for jeremiah 18:16 (your paragraph1), I would respond with והיתה הקשת בענן וראיתיה לזכר ברית עולם בין אלהים ובן כל נפש חיה בכל בשר אשר על הארץ genesis 9:16 Does this covenant become a "world class" covenant or a "long term" convenant (versus a "forever covenant"), given the missing little עד ? I look forward to hearing from you, on your understanding of the meaning of עולם in genesis 9:16? Does it mean "forever?" or simply "world class?" or "long term?" regards, fred burlingame On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 3:36 PM, Isaac Fried <[email protected]> wrote: > 1. SHRIYQOT OLAM could be 'world class hissing' or 'hissing for a long > time'. The prophet is certainly not saying LA-SUM ARCAM LE-SHAMAH AD OLAM. > Otherwise, the hissing against this land is, indeed, without end. > > 2. The AD OLAM in Jer. 17:4 is only for the anger that is supposedly > forever, the promise given to ABRAHAM is not claimed to be revoked, because > the prophet knows that it is irrevocable. > > Isaac Fried, Boston University > > > _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
