Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsThe word of Jehovah which came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations.
This is the word of the LORD about the nations—the word that came to Jeremiah the prophet
That which hath been the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations,
The word of Jehovah that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations.
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