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Jeremiah 4:28
28For this reason the earth shall mourn And the heavens above shall become dark, Because I have spoken, I have decided, And I will not change my mind (relent), nor will I turn back from it.”
Jeremiah 4:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.
- New International Version (NIV)Therefore the earth will mourn and the heavens above grow dark, because I have spoken and will not relent, I have decided and will not turn back.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)"For this the earth shall mourn, and the heavens above be dark; for I have spoken; I have purposed; I have not relented, nor will I turn back."
- New King James Version (NKJV)For this shall the earth mourn, And the heavens above be black, Because I have spoken. I have purposed and will not relent, Nor will I turn back from it.
Context of Jeremiah 4:28
26I looked, and behold, the fertile land was a wilderness, And all its cities were pulled down Before the [presence of the] Lord, before His fierce anger. 27Therefore says the Lord, “The whole land shall be a desolation, Yet I will not cause total destruction. For this reason the earth shall mourn And the heavens above shall become dark, Because I have spoken, I have decided, And I will not change my mind (relent), nor will I turn back from it.” 29Every city runs away at the sound of the horsemen and archers. They go into the thickets and climb among the rocks; Every city is deserted, And no man lives in them. 30And you, O desolate one, what will you do? Though you clothe yourself in scarlet, Though you adorn yourself with ornaments of gold, Though you enlarge your eyes with paint, You make yourself beautiful in vain. Your lovers (allies) despise you; They seek your life.
Read all of Jeremiah 4Jeremiah 4:28 word by word
עַל־זֹאת֙ תֶּאֱבַ֣ל הָאָ֔רֶץ וְקָדְר֥וּ הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם מִמָּ֑עַל עַ֤ל כִּי־דִבַּ֙רְתִּי֙ זַמֹּ֔תִי וְלֹ֥א נִחַ֖מְתִּי וְלֹא־אָשׁ֥וּב מִמֶּֽנָּה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- For this shall the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- mournאָבַל'âbal · to mournH56
- and the heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
- aboveמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
- be blackקָדַרqâdar · be darkH6937
- because I have spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- I have purposedזָמַםzâmam · to planH2161
- and will not repentנָחַםnâcham · to be sorry: relentH5162
- neither will I turn backשׁוּבshûb · to return: repentH7725
Cross-references for Jeremiah 4:28
- Jeremiah 4:23I looked at the earth [in my vision], and behold, it was [as at the time of creation] formless and void; And to the heavens, and they had no light.
- Jeremiah 12:4How long must the land mourn And the grass of the countryside wither? Because of the wickedness and hypocrisy of those who live in it, The beasts and the birds are consumed and are swept away [by the drought], Because men [mocking me] have said, “He will not [live long enough to] see [what happens at] our final end.”
- Jeremiah 23:10For the land is full of adulterers (unfaithful to God); The land mourns because of the curse [of God upon it]. The pastures of the wilderness have dried up. The course of action [of the false prophets] is evil and they rush into wickedness; And their power is not right.
- Isaiah 24:4The earth dries up and crumbles away, the world dries out and crumbles away, the exalted of the people of the earth fade away.
- Isaiah 33:8The highways are deserted, the traveler has ceased [to appear]. The enemy has broken the covenant, he has rejected the cities, He has no regard for [any] man.
- Hosea 4:3Therefore the land [continually] mourns, And everyone who lives in it languishes [in tragic suffering] Together with the animals of the open country and the birds of the heavens; Even the fish of the sea disappear.
- Joel 1:10The field is ruined, The ground mourns; For the grain is ruined, The new wine is dried up, The fresh oil fails.
- Isaiah 5:30And in that day they will roar against them (Judah) like the roaring of the sea. And if one looks to the land, in fact, there is darkness and distress; Even the light will be darkened by its clouds.
- Isaiah 34:4All the host of heaven will be dissolved, And the skies will be rolled up like a scroll; All their hosts [the stars and the planets] will also wither away As a leaf withers from the vine, And as a fig withers from the fig tree.
- Isaiah 50:3I clothe the heavens with the blackness [of storm clouds] And make sackcloth [of mourning] their clothing.”
- Joel 2:30I will show signs and wonders [displaying My power] in the heavens and on the earth, Blood and fire and columns of smoke.
- Matthew 27:45Now from the sixth hour (noon) there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.).
- Mark 15:33When the sixth hour (noon) came, darkness covered the whole land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.).
- Luke 23:44It was now about the sixth hour (noon), and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.),
- Revelation 6:12I looked when He (the Lamb) broke open the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth [made] of hair, and the whole moon became like blood;
- Jeremiah 7:16“Therefore, do not pray for this people [of Judah] or lift up a cry or entreaty for them or make intercession to Me, for I do not hear you.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 4:28
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28For - Because of this doom upon Judah. I have purposed it - The Septuagint arrangement restores the parallelism: For I have spoken, and will not repent, I have purposed, and will not turn back from it.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-31Verses 19-31 The prophet had no pleasure in delivering messages of wrath. He is shown in a vision the whole land in confusion. Compared with what it was, every thing is out of order; but the ruin of the Jewish nation would not be final. Every end of our comforts is not a full end. Though the Lord may correct his people very severely, yet he will not cast them off. Ornaments and false colouring would be of no avail. No outward privileges or profession, no…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28At funerals in Hebrew society, people traditionally mourned and wore black (compare Isaiah 5:30; 50:3). The Lord had judged the people guilty and promised to keep his word (Jeremiah 5:10; 30:11, 24; Isaiah 5:30; 46:10–11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. For this--on account of the desolations just described (Is 5:30; Ho 4:3). not repent--(Nu 23:19).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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