Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Am I a God at hand, saith Jehovah, and not a God afar off?
WEB
“Am I only a God nearby,” declares the LORD, “and not a God far away?”
YLT
A God near am I--an affirmation of Jehovah, And not a God afar off?
DBT
Am I aGod at hand, saith Jehovah, and not aGod afar off?
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