Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
How say ye, We are mighty men, and valiant men for the war?
WEB
How can you say, ‘We are warriors, mighty men ready for battle’?
YLT
How do ye say, We are mighty, And men of strength for battle?
DBT
How do ye say, We are mighty, and men of valour for the war?
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