Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsSlay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.
Kill all her young bulls; let them go down to the slaughter. Woe to them, for their day has come— the time of their punishment.
Slay all her kine, they go down to slaughter, Woe is on them, for come hath their day, The time of their inspection.
Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.
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