Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsThen they shall answer, Because they forsook the covenant of Jehovah their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.
Then people will reply, ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God and have worshiped and served other gods.’”
And they have said, `Because that they have forsaken The covenant of Jehovah their God, And bow themselves to other gods, and serve them.'
And they shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of Jehovah theirGod, and worshipped othergods, and served them.
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