Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsLet not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; in the north by the river Euphrates have they stumbled and fallen.
“The swift cannot flee, and the warrior cannot escape! In the north by the River Euphrates they stumble and fall.
The swift do not flee, nor do the mighty escape, Northward, by the side of the river Phrat, They have stumbled and fallen.
Let not the swift flee away, neither let the mighty man escape! — Toward the north, hard by the river Euphrates, they have stumbled and fallen.
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