But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:
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Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsbut have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart, and after the Baalim, which their fathers taught them;
Instead, they have followed the stubbornness of their hearts and gone after the Baals, as their fathers taught them.”
And they walk after the stubbornness of their heart, And after the Baalim, that their fathers taught them,
but have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart, and after the Baals, as their fathers taught them;
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