And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd the measuring line shall go out further straight onward unto the hill Gareb, and shall turn about unto Goah.
The measuring line will once again stretch out straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn toward Goah.
And gone out again hath the measuring line Over-against it, unto the height of Gareb, And it hath compassed to Goah.
And the measuring line shall yet go forth before it unto the hill Gareb, and shall turn toward Goath.
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