In the latter days: Good News Translation has “later on” and Die Bibel im heutigen Deutsch “later.” See 48.47.

Restore the fortunes: See verse 6, and also 29.14; 48.47. Good News Translation renders “make … prosperous again.” An alternative interpretation of the Hebrew idiom is “bring Elam’s captives back” (New Jerusalem Bible); see the comments on 48.47.

Says the LORD: See 1.8.

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 .