Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsGather up thy wares out of the land, O thou that abidest in the siege.
Gather up your belongings from this land, you who live under siege.
Gather from the land thy merchandise, O dweller in the bulwark,
Gather up thy baggage out of the land, O inhabitress of the fortress.
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