Thus will I do unto this place, saith the Lord, and to the inhabitants thereof, and even make this city as Tophet:
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4 additional translationsThus will I do unto this place, saith Jehovah, and to the inhabitants thereof, even making this city as Topheth:
This is what I will do to this place and to its residents, declares the LORD. I will make this city like Topheth.
so I do to this place--an affirmation of Jehovah--and to its inhabitants, so as to make this city as Tophet;
Thus will I do unto this place, saith Jehovah, and to the inhabitants thereof, and make this city as Topheth.
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