Hear ye the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Hear ye the word of Jehovah, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:
WEB
Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all you families of the house of Israel.
YLT
Hear a word of Jehovah, O house of Jacob, And all ye families of the house of Israel.
DBT
Hear the word of Jehovah, house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel.
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