Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.
WEB
Moab’s calamity is at hand, and his affliction is rushing swiftly.
YLT
Near is the calamity of Moab to come, And his affliction hath hasted exceedingly.
DBT
The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.
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