But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsBut they set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to defile it.
They have placed their abominations in the house that bears My Name, and so have defiled it.
`And they set their abominations in the house over which My name is called, so as to defile it;
And they have set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to defile it;
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