Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 4:5-20

5AnnounceH5046 in JudahH3063, proclaimH8085 in JerusalemH3389, and sayH559:

“BlowH8628 the ram’s hornH7782 throughout the landH776.Cry aloudH7121 H4390 and sayH559,‘Assemble yourselvesH622and let us fleeH935 toH413 the fortifiedH4013 citiesH5892.’6RaiseH5375 a signal flagH5251 toward ZionH6726.Seek refugeH5756! Do notH408 delayH5975!ForH3588 IH595 am bringingH935 disasterH7451 from the northH6828,and terribleH1419 destructionH7667.7A lionH738 has gone upH5927 from his thicketH5441,and a destroyerH7843 of nationsH1471 has set outH5265.He has leftH3318 his lairH4725to layH7760 wasteH8047 your landH776.Your citiesH5892 will be reducedH369 to ruinsH5327and lie uninhabitedH3427.8SoH5921 H2063 put onH2296 sackclothH8242,mournH5594 and wailH3213,forH3588 the fierceH2740 angerH639 of the LORDH3068has notH3808 turned awayH7725 from usH4480.”

9 “In thatH1931 dayH3117,” declaresH5002 the LORDH3068,“the kingH4428 H3820 and officialsH8269 will loseH6 their courageH3820.The priestsH3548 will tremble in fearH8074,and the prophetsH5030 will be astoundedH8539.”

10Then I saidH559, “AhH162, LordH136 GODH3069, how completelyH403 You have deceivedH5377 thisH2088 peopleH5971 and JerusalemH3389 by sayingH559, ‘You will haveH1961 peaceH7965,’ while a swordH2719 is atH5704 our throatsH5315.”

11At thatH1931 timeH6256 it will be saidH559 to thisH2088 peopleH5971 and to JerusalemH3389, “A searingH6703 windH7307 from the barren heightsH8205 in the desertH4057 blows towardH1870 the daughterH1323 of My peopleH5971, but notH3808 to winnowH2219 H3808 or to siftH1305; 12a windH7307 too strongH4392 for thatH428 comesH935 from Me. NowH6258 IH589 alsoH1571 pronounceH1696 judgmentsH4941 against themH854.”

13BeholdH2009, he advancesH5927 like the cloudsH6051,his chariotsH4818 like the whirlwindH5492.His horsesH5483 are swifterH7043 than eaglesH5404.WoeH188 to us, forH3588 we are ruinedH7703!14WashH3526 the evilH7451 from your heartH3820, O JerusalemH3389,so thatH4616 you may be savedH3467.How longH5704 H4970 will you harborH3885wickedH205 thoughtsH4284 within youH7130?15ForH3588 a voiceH6963 resoundsH5046 from DanH1835,proclaimingH8085 disasterH205 from the hillsH2022 of EphraimH669.16WarnH2142 the nationsH1471 nowH2009!ProclaimH8085 toH5921 JerusalemH3389:“A besieging armyH5341 comesH935 from a distantH4801 landH776;they raiseH5414 their voicesH6963 againstH5921 the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063.17They surround herH5439 like men guardingH8104 a fieldH7704 H1961 H5921,becauseH3588 she has rebelled against MeH4784,” declaresH5002 the LORDH3068.18“Your waysH1870 and deedsH4611have broughtH6213 thisH428 upon you.ThisH2063 is your punishmentH7451; how bitter it isH4751 H3588,becauseH3588 it piercesH5060 to theH5704 heartH3820!”

19My anguishH4578, my anguishH4578! I writhe in painH2342!Oh, the painH7023 in my chestH3820!My heartH3820 poundsH1993 within me;I cannotH3808 be silentH2790.ForH3588 IH5315 have heardH8085 the soundH6963 of the hornH7782,the alarmH8643 of battleH4421.20DisasterH7667 afterH5921 disasterH7667 is proclaimedH7121,forH3588 the wholeH3605 landH776 is laid wasteH7703.My tentsH168 are destroyedH7703 in an instantH6597,my curtainsH3407 in a momentH7281.

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