So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open:
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsSo I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, according to the law and custom, and that which was open:
Then I took the deed of purchase—the sealed copy with its terms and conditions, as well as the open copy—
And I take the purchase-book, the sealed one, according to law and custom, and the open one.
And I took the writing of the purchase, that which was sealed [according to] the law and the statutes, and that which was open;
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