For thus hath the Lord said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsFor thus saith Jehovah, The whole land shall be a desolation; yet will I not make a full end.
For this is what the LORD says: “The whole land will be desolate, but I will not finish its destruction.
For thus said Jehovah: All the land is a desolation, but a completion I make not.
For thus saith Jehovah: The whole land shall be a desolation; but I will not make a full end.
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