Jeremiah 4:14

Jeremiah 4:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
• New International Version (NIV)Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart and be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts?
• English Standard Version (ESV)O Jerusalem, wash your heart from evil, that you may be saved. How long shall your wicked thoughts lodge within you?
• New King James Version (NKJV)O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, That you may be saved. How long shall your evil thoughts lodge within you?

Context of Jeremiah 4:14

12It will be a stronger wind than that. It will come from me. Now, I will pass sentence on them.” 13The enemy comes up like clouds. His chariots are like a raging wind. His horses are faster than eagles. How horrible it will be for us! We will be destroyed! Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart so that you may be rescued. Don’t continue making evil plans. 15A message is heard from Dan, and a report of disaster comes from the mountains of Ephraim. 16Warn the nations about these things. Bring them to the attention of Jerusalem. “Hostile troops are coming from a distant country. They are shouting battle cries against the cities of Judah.

Jeremiah 4:14 word by word

כַּבְּסִ֨י מֵרָעָ֤ה לִבֵּךְ֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם לְמַ֖עַן תִּוָּשֵׁ֑עִי עַד־מָתַ֛י תָּלִ֥ין בְּקִרְבֵּ֖ךְ מַחְשְׁב֥וֹת אוֹנֵֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• O Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• washכָּבַסkâbas · to washH3526
• thine heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• from wickednessרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: evilH7451
• that thou mayest be savedיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
• How long shall thy vainאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205
• thoughtsמַחֲשָׁבָהmachăshâbâh machăshebeth · plotH4284
• lodgeלוּןlûn lîyn · to lodgeH3885
• withinקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130

Cross-references for Jeremiah 4:14

• Isaiah 1:16“Wash yourselves! Become clean! Get your evil deeds out of my sight. Stop doing evil.
• Isaiah 55:7Let wicked people abandon their ways. Let evil people abandon their thoughts. Let them return to the Lord, and he will show compassion to them. Let them return to our God, because he will freely forgive them.
• Ezekiel 18:31Stop all the rebellious things that you are doing. Get yourselves new hearts and new spirits. Why do you want to die, nation of Israel?
• Matthew 12:33“Make a tree good, and then its fruit will be good. Or make a tree rotten, and then its fruit will be rotten. A person can recognize a tree by its fruit.
• Matthew 15:19Evil thoughts, murder, adultery, ⌞other⌟ sexual sins, stealing, lying, and cursing come from within.
• Matthew 23:26You blind Pharisees! First clean the inside of the cups and dishes so that the outside may also be clean.
• Luke 11:39The Lord said to him, “You Pharisees clean the outside of cups and dishes. But inside you are full of greed and evil.
• James 4:8Come close to God, and he will come close to you. Clean up your lives, you sinners, and clear your minds, you doubters.
• Jeremiah 13:27I have seen you commit adultery and squeal with delight. I have seen you act like a shameless prostitute on the hills and in the fields. How horrible it will be for you, Jerusalem! Will you ever be clean?”
• Psalms 66:18If I had thought about doing anything sinful, the Lord would not have listened ⌞to me⌟.
• Psalms 119:113I hate two-faced people, but I love your teachings.
• Proverbs 1:22“How long will you gullible people love being so gullible? How long will you mockers find joy in your mocking? How long will you fools hate knowledge?
• Acts 8:22So change your wicked thoughts, and ask the Lord if he will forgive you for thinking like this.
• Romans 1:21They knew God but did not praise and thank him for being God. Instead, their thoughts were pointless, and their misguided minds were plunged into darkness.
• 1 Corinthians 3:20Again Scripture says, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are pointless.”

Commentaries on Jeremiah 4:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14O Jerusalem, wash thine heart - Why do ye not put away your wickedness, that ye may be saved from these tremendous judgments? How long shall thy vain thoughts of safety and prosperity lodge within thee? Whilst thou continuest a rebel against God, and provokest him daily by thy abominations!Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Thy vain thoughts - “Thy” iniquitous “thoughts.” “Aven,” the word used here, is especially applied to the sin of idolatry: thus Bethel is generally called Bethaven by Hosea (Hosea 4:15; Hosea 5:8, … ), because instead of being the house of God, El, it was the house of an iniquity, Aven, the golden calf.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-18Verses 5-18 The fierce conqueror of the neighbouring nations was to make Judah desolate. The prophet was afflicted to see the people lulled into security by false prophets. The approach of the enemy is described. Some attention was paid in Jerusalem to outward reformation; but it was necessary that their hearts should be washed, in the exercise of true repentance and faith, from the love and pollution of sin. When lesser calamities do not rouse sinners…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-15Jeremiah still hoped his people would purify their hearts, abandon their evil thoughts, and completely reject idolatry. Otherwise, they would face God's judgment (Jeremiah 4:1; 6:19; 13:27; 50:17; Proverbs 1:22; Isaiah 1:16; James 4:8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. Only one means of deliverance is left to the Jews--a thorough repentance. vain thoughts--namely, projects for deliverance, such as enlisting the Egyptians on their side. Gesenius translates, "How long wilt thou harbor vain thoughts?"Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 4:14

• Backsliders
• Condescension of God
• Heart
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jeremiah
• Repentance

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Bless
• Fallow
• Pain
• Wise
• Backslide
• Genesis
• Jeremiah (2)
• Lodge
• Wash; Washing

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