Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsDBT
And Jeremiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:
ASV
Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:
WEB
But Jeremiah answered, “You are to tell Zedekiah that
YLT
And Jeremiah saith unto them, `Thus do ye say unto Zedekiah,
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