And hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsand gavest them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;
You gave them this land that You had sworn to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.
And thou givest to them this land that thou didst swear to their fathers to give to them, a land flowing with milk and honey,
and didst give them this land, which thou hadst sworn unto their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey.
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