And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army,
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Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd it came to pass that, when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army,
When the Chaldean army withdrew from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army,
And it hath come to pass, in the going up of the force of the Chaldeans from off Jerusalem, because of the force of Pharaoh,
And it came to pass when the army of the Chaldeans was gone up from Jerusalem because of Pharaoh's army,
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