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Jeremiah 2 General Notes
Structure and formatting
Some translations set poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to show that it is poetry. The ULB does this with the poetry in 2:1-31.
The prophecy revealed to Jeremiah is recorded in 2:1-3:5. Despite covering more than one chapter, this should be seen as one unit. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/reveal)
Special concepts in this chapter
The people refuse to learn
The people worshiped other gods, particularly the fertility gods of Baal and Ashtoreth. Even when the nation was punished, the people did not learn. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/falsegod)
Important figures of speech in this chapter
Metaphor
Israel is compared to a female camel or a wild donkey for being unstable and lustful. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)