For thus saith the Lord; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
For thus saith Jehovah: We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.
WEB
Yes, this is what the LORD says: “A cry of panic is heard— a cry of terror, not of peace.
YLT
Surely thus said Jehovah: A voice of trembling we have heard, Fear--and there is no peace.
DBT
for thus saith Jehovah: We have heard a voice of trembling, there is fear, and no peace.
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