And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.
And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down all the walls around Jerusalem.
and all the walls of Jerusalem round about broken down have all the forces of the Chaldeans that are with the chief of the executioners.
And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the body-guard, broke down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.
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