And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd I subscribed the deed, and sealed it, and called witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.
I signed and sealed the deed, called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales.
And I write in a book, and seal, and cause witnesses to testify, and weigh the silver in balances;
And I subscribed the writing, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed the money in the balances.
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