Now the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsNow the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the guard, saying,
And while Jeremiah had been confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD had come to him:
And unto Jeremiah hath a word of Jehovah been--in his being detained in the court of the prison--saying:
And the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the guard, saying,
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