Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streets.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd they shall fall down slain in the land of the Chaldeans, and thrust through in her streets.
And they will fall slain in the land of the Chaldeans, and pierced through in her streets.
And fallen have the wounded in the land of the Chaldeans, And the pierced-through in her streets.
And the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streets.
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