At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAt what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it;
At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed.
The moment I speak concerning a nation, And concerning a kingdom, To pluck up and to break down, and to destroy,
At the moment that I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to break down, and to destroy,
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