They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsThey are all grievous revolters, going about with slanders; they are brass and iron: they all of them deal corruptly.
All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.
All of them are turned aside by apostates, Walking slanderously--brass and iron, All of them are corrupters.
They are all the most rebellious of rebels, going about with slander: they are bronze and iron; they are all corrupters.
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