And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first.
I will restore Judah and Israel from captivity and will rebuild them as in former times.
And I have turned back the captivity of Judah, And the captivity of Israel, And I have built them as at the first,
And I will turn the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel, and will build them, as at the beginning.
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