And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
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Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsand I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
and I have given to them one heart, and one way, to fear Me all the days, for good to them, and to their sons after them:
And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me all [their] days, for the good of them, and of their children after 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