And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;
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Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;
And if at another time I announce that I will build up and establish a nation or kingdom,
And the moment I speak concerning a nation, And concerning a kingdom, to build, and to plant,
And at the moment that I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant,
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