So Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come upon Babylon, even all these words that are written against Babylon.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come upon Babylon, even all these words that are written concerning Babylon.
Jeremiah had written on a single scroll about all the disaster that would come upon Babylon—all these words that had been written concerning Babylon.
and Jeremiah writeth all the evil that cometh unto Babylon on one book--all these words that are written concerning Babylon.
And Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come upon Babylon, all these words that are written against Babylon.
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