A Handbook on Jeremiah

Translators of Jeremiah meet difficulties on almost every page, and Jan de Waard writes for exactly that moment. Working section by section through the book, he identifies the textual problems a translator must resolve and sets out exegetical solutions, so that each passage can be understood before it is rendered into another language. A companion to his volume on Isaiah, it appears in a series published in collaboration with the United Bible Societies.

Although shaped by the needs of Bible translators, the handbook is equally valuable to anyone reading Jeremiah closely, whether their interest lies in textual criticism or in exegesis. This is a working reference for scholars, students and translators who want careful, practical guidance through one of the Old Testament's most demanding books.