Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the judgment of their God.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsThen I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish; for they know not the way of Jehovah, nor the law of their God:
Then I said, “They are only the poor; they have played the fool, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.
And I--I said, `Surely these are poor, They have been foolish, For they have not known the way of Jehovah, The judgment of their God.
And I said, Surely these are the wretched ones, they are foolish; for they know not the way of Jehovah, the judgment of theirGod.
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