They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsThey deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
They adorn it with silver and gold and fasten it with hammer and nails, so that it will not totter.
With silver and with gold they beautify it, With nails and with hammers they fix it, And it doth not stumble.
they deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
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