Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
KJV
Parallel translations
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4 additional translationsASV
nor to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
WEB
Nor have we built houses in which to live, and we have not owned any vineyards or fields or crops.
YLT
nor to build houses for our dwelling; and vineyard, and field, and seed, we have none;
DBT
and not to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed;
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