Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsThen shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee,
Then you are to shatter the jar in the presence of the men who accompany you,
`And thou hast broken the bottle before the eyes of the men who are going with thee,
And thou shalt break the flagon in the sight of the men that go with thee,
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