Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsCan a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
Does a maiden forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding sash? Yet My people have forgotten Me for days without number.
Doth a virgin forget her ornaments? A bride her bands? And My people have forgotten Me days without number.
Doth a virgin forget her ornaments, a bride her attire? But my people have forgotten me days without number.
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