Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsGo not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy, and terror, are on every side.
Do not go out to the fields; do not walk the road. For the enemy has a sword; terror is on every side.
Go not forth to the field, And in the way walk not, For a sword hath the enemy, fear is round about.
Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for [there is] the sword of the enemy, terror is on every side.
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