Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die.
KJV
Parallel translations
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die.
WEB
Then Zedekiah warned Jeremiah, “Do not let anyone know about this conversation, or you will die.
YLT
And Zedekiah saith unto Jeremiah, `Let no man know of these words, and thou dost not die;
DBT
And Zedekiah said unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die.
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