He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsHe shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
He will be buried like a donkey, dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.
The burial of an ass--he is buried, Dragged and cast out thence to the gates of Jerusalem.
He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, dragged along and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
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