For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsFor thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Houses and fields and vineyards shall yet again be bought in this land.
For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Houses, fields, and vineyards will again be bought in this land.”
For thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Again are houses and fields and vineyards bought in this land.'
For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, theGod of Israel: Houses and fields and vineyards shall again be purchased in this land.
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