And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd the Chaldeans burned the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.
The Chaldeans set fire to the palace of the king and to the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
And the house of the king, and the house of the people, have the Chaldeans burnt with fire, and the walls of Jerusalem they have broken down.
And the Chaldeans burned the king's house and the houses of the people with fire, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
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