But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsbut we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
But we have lived in tents and have obeyed and done exactly as our forefather Jonadab commanded us.
and we dwell in tents, and we hearken, and we do according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us;
but we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
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