Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters, in this place.
WEB
“You must not marry or have sons or daughters in this place.”
YLT
Thou dost not take to thee a wife, Nor hast thou sons and daughters in this place.
DBT
Thou shalt not take thee a wife, and thou shalt not have sons nor daughters in this place.
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