And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape.
KJV
Parallel translations
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape.
WEB
Flight will evade the shepherds, and escape will elude the leaders of the flock.
YLT
And perished hath refuge from the shepherds, And escape from the honourable of the flock.
DBT
And refuge shall perish from the shepherds, and escape from the noble ones of the flock.
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