Went to Gedaliah: Whether to have the verb at the beginning of the verse, as in Revised Standard Version, or at the end, as in Good News Translation, will depend on what is most natural in each language.

The men named here were Judean officers (see 2 Kgs 25.23); Ishmael was also a member of the royal family (see 2 Kgs 25.25).

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Stine, Philip C. A Handbook on Jeremiah. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2003. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .