And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd the wild asses stand on the bare heights, they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.
Wild donkeys stand on barren heights; they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail for lack of pasture.”
And wild asses have stood on high places, They have swallowed up wind like dragons, Consumed have been their eyes, for there is no herb.
And the wild asses stand on the heights, they snuff up the wind like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.
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