Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsArise thou therefore, get thee to thy house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.
As for you, get up and go home. When your feet enter the city, the child will die.
`And thou, rise, go to thy house; in the going in of thy feet to the city--hath the lad died;
And thou, arise, go to thine own house; when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
- Date
- Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile