And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd they shall drink, and reel to and fro, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them.
And they will drink and stagger and go out of their minds, because of the sword that I will send among them.”
And they have drunk, and shaken themselves and shewn themselves foolish, because of the sword that I am sending among them.
And they shall drink, and reel to and fro, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them.
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