Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Prepare ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
WEB
“Deploy your shields, small and large; advance for battle!
YLT
`Set ye in array shield and buckler, And draw nigh to battle.
DBT
Make ready buckler and shield, and draw near to battle!
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