Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 4:20-29

20DisasterH7667 afterH5921 disasterH7667 is proclaimedH7121, forH3588 the wholeH3605 landH776 is laid wasteH7703. My tentsH168 are destroyedH7703 in an instantH6597, my curtainsH3407 in a momentH7281.21How longH5704 H4970 must I seeH7200 the signal flagH5251 and hearH8085 the soundH6963 of the hornH7782?

22“ForH3588 My peopleH5971 are foolsH191;they have notH3808 known MeH3045.TheyH1992 are foolishH5530 childrenH1121,withoutH3808 understandingH995.TheyH1992 are skilledH2450 H1992 in doing evilH7489,but they knowH3045 notH3808 how to do goodH3190.”

23I lookedH7200 at the earthH776 H2009,and it was formlessH8414 and voidH922;I looked toH413 the heavensH8064,and they had noH369 lightH216.24I lookedH7200 at the mountainsH2022,and beholdH2009, they were quakingH7493;allH3605 the hillsH1389 were swayingH7043.25I lookedH7200 H2009, and noH369 man was leftH120;allH3605 the birdsH5775 of the airH8064 had fledH5074.26I lookedH7200 H2009, and the fruitful landH3759 was a desertH4057.AllH3605 its citiesH5892 were torn downH5422beforeH6440 the LORDH3068,beforeH6440 His fierceH2740 angerH639.

27ForH3588 this is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 saysH559:

“The wholeH3605 landH776 will beH1961 desolateH8077,but I will notH3808 finish its destructionH3617 H6213.28ThereforeH5921 H2063 the earthH776 will mournH56and the heavensH8064 aboveH4605 H5921 H3588 will grow darkH6937.I have spokenH1696, I have plannedH2161,and I will notH3808 relentH5162 H3808 or turn backH7725 H4480.”

29EveryH3605 cityH5892 fleesH1272at the soundH6963 of the horsemanH6571 and archerH7411 H7198.They enterH935 the thicketsH5645and climbH5927 among the rocksH3710.EveryH3605 cityH5892 is abandonedH5800;noH369 inhabitant is leftH3427 H376.

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