2014/01/20 by Klaas Smelik · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Ancient Near East History #Biblical Studies and Interpretation #Historical and Linguistic Studies #Servant #Biblical studies #Hebrew Bible #Relation (database) #Literature #Philosophy #Adversary #Hebrew #Theology #Classics #History #Art #Computer science #Computer security
paper · doi:10.1163/15685330-12301142
openalex publication_date 2014/01/20 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02
Abstract In the book of Jeremiah, the title עבדי (“my servant”) is conferred on the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar, the personal suffix referring to God. However, in the same book of the Hebrew Bible, this king is depicted as a cruel enemy. This makes it difficult to understand why in three instances, Jeremiah 25:9; 27:6 and 43:10, the title עבדי is nevertheless used in relation to the Babylonian king. In this article, various solutions to this problem are discussed and a new one is proposed.