And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
WEB
And Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done.
YLT
and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that Jehoiakim hath done,
DBT
And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
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