Thus saith the Lord; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,
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Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsThus said Jehovah: Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,
This is what the LORD says: “Go down to the palace of the king of Judah and proclaim this message there,
Thus said Jehovah, `Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and thou hast spoken there this word, and hast said,
Thus saith Jehovah: Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,
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