I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsI have heard what the prophets have said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
“I have heard the sayings of the prophets who prophesy lies in My name: ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’
I have heard that which the prophets said, Who prophesy in My name falsehood, saying, `I have dreamed, I have dreamed.'
I have heard what the prophets say, who prophesy falsehood in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
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