And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
And this whole land will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.
And all this land hath been for a waste, for an astonishment, and these nations have served the king of Babylon seventy years.
And this whole land shall become a waste, an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
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