Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress them.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsTheir children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me; and I will punish all that oppress them.
Their children will be as in days of old, and their congregation will be established before Me; and I will punish all their oppressors.
And his sons have been as aforetime, And his company before Me is established, And I have seen after all his oppressors.
And their sons shall be as aforetime; and their assembly shall be established before me; and I will punish all that oppress 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