Book of Jeremiah, Vol. 1: A New English Translation

Judaica Books of the Prophets

by Anonymous, Rashi (Commentary), A.J. Rosenberg (Translator)

The books of Jeremiah contain the prophecies of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah. The divine ethics. Morality and prayer. Injunctions addressed to the leaders of the people, priests and false prophets. Lamentations over the calamitous destruction of the Temple and of the land of Israel. Words of encouragement and consolation. Israel's mission. Prophecies concerning the fate of other nations beside Israel. Chronicle of the events leading up to the exile and of the period immediately afterwards. Gedaliah, son of Hilkiah, and departure for Egypt. This invaluable aid to learning Tanach is used by students around the world! It provides the benefit of owning two books in one, since this volume features the complete Hebrew Mikraoth Gedoloth Navi plus facing pages contain a concise, modern English translation of the text with extensive commentary. Each and every Rashi is translated, in addition to selections from the Ramban, Sforno, Rashbam, Ibn Ezra, from Talmudic and Midrashic sources, and from numerous other commentaries never before translated. Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, zt"l, gave his unstinting approbation to this now classic series on the Prophets & Writings.
BY:
Rabbi A.J. Rosenberg

480 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

Books can be attributed to "Anonymous" for several reasons:

* They are officially published under that name
* They are traditional stories not attributed to a specific author
* They are religious texts not generally attributed to a specific author

Books whose authorship is merely uncertain should be attributed to Unknown.

See also: Anonymous

Reviews

[Guy H · Rating 3 out of 5]

The translation is somewhat awkward in English, but it gets the meaning of the Hebrew better than most. The commentary is mostly Rashi and other rabbis from the Middle Ages. Not for reading as much as it is for studying, probably in an Orthodox Jewish setting.