en_tn/jer/15/17.md

I did not sit in the circle of

This is an idiom. Alternate translation: "I did not spend time with" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom)

of your powerful hand

Here Yahweh's "powerful hand" refers to his control and influence over Jeremiah. Alternate translation: "you powerfully influence me" or "you are the one who controls what I do" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)