Peter: Look at the context, this is quoting YHWH with a couple of interjections by Jeremiah at the beginning of the first two verses. At least that’s how I read it.
Why would you prefer Israel as the subject? Karl W. Randolph. On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 11:18 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Hebrew-Friends, > > what is the subject of the last clause in Jerem 31,2: > > "HaLoKH LeHaRGi)o JiSRa(eL" > > Many German translation treat "Jahwe" as Subject. He will go to bring > Israel to its rest. But this rendering isn't clear to me. I'd rather treat > Israel as Subject: "when Israel walked to come to its rest". > > I'd be glad if you could help me ! > > Yours > Peter M. Streitenberger, Germany _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
