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Yahweh of hosts says this
Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in Jeremiah 6:6.
Is there no longer any wisdom to be found in Teman?
Yahweh uses a question to scold the people of Teman for not acting wisely. This can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "It seems that there are no longer any wise people in Teman!" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion)
Teman
This is the name of a district in Edom. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names)
Has good advice ... understanding? Has their wisdom become corrupted?
The same idea is expressed in two different ways. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism)
Has good advice disappeared from those who have understanding?
Yahweh uses this question to scold the people. It can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "It seems that there are no longer any wise people in Teman district in Edom!" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion)
Has their wisdom become corrupted?
Yahweh uses this question to scold the people. This question may be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "Their advice is no longer wise." (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion)