And that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.
KJV
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsand the passages are seized, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.
The fords have been seized, the marshes set on fire, and the soldiers are terrified.”
And the passages have been captured, And the reeds they have burnt with fire, And the men of war have been troubled.
and the passages are seized, and the reedy places are burnt with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.
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