Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsLift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?
Lift up your eyes and see those coming from the north. Where is the flock entrusted to you, the sheep that were your pride?
Lift up your eyes, and see those coming in from the north, Where is the drove given to thee, thy beautiful flock?
Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north. Where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJeremiah — The weeping prophet of Judah's final generation — 627 BC call under Josiah to the 586 BC fall of Jerusalem and into Egyptian exile. Fifty-two chapters of lament, confrontation, and covenant promise, with the New Covenant glimpsed at the book's theological apex.
- Author
- Jeremiah, son of Hilkiah, of the priestly family of Anathoth (1:1); Baruch the scribe assisted with dictation (36:4, 45:1)
- Date
- Ministry c. 627–580 BC; book compiled during and after the 586 BC exile