We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and, behold, dismay!
WEB
We hoped for peace, but no good has come, for a time of healing, but there was only terror.
YLT
Looking for peace--and there is no good, For a time of healing, and lo, terror.
DBT
Peace is looked for, and there is no good; a time of healing, and behold, terror.
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