Jeremiah 4:28

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 fruitful land was a wilderness, And all its cities were pulled down Before the Lord, before His fierce anger. 27For thus says the Lord, “The whole land shall be a desolation, Yet I will not execute a complete destruction. For this the earth shall mourn And the heavens above be dark, Because I have spoken, I have purposed, And I will not change My mind, nor will I turn from it.” 29At the sound of the horseman and bowman every city flees; They go into the thickets and climb among the rocks; Every city is forsaken, And no man dwells in them. 30And you, O desolate one, what will you do? Although you dress in scarlet, Although you decorate yourself with ornaments of gold, Although you enlarge your eyes with paint, In vain you make yourself beautiful. Your lovers despise you; They seek your life.

Jeremiah 4:28 word by word

עַל־זֹאת֙ תֶּאֱבַ֣ל הָאָ֔רֶץ וְקָדְר֥וּ הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם מִמָּ֑עַל עַ֤ל כִּי־דִבַּ֙רְתִּי֙ זַמֹּ֔תִי וְלֹ֥א נִחַ֖מְתִּי וְלֹא־אָשׁ֥וּב מִמֶּֽנָּה׃Read the interlinear

• For thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• shall mournאָבַל'âbal · to mournH56
• heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• aboveמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• aboveמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
• be darkקָדַרqâdar · be darkH6937
• Becauseעַל‛al · uponH5921
• Becauseכִּיkîy · forH3588
• spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• I have purposedזָמַםzâmam · to planH2161
• changeנָחַםnâcham · to be sorry: comfortH5162
• norלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• will I turnשׁוּבshûb · to return: repentH7725

Cross-references for Jeremiah 4:28

• Jeremiah 4:23I looked on the earth, and behold, it was formless and void; And to the heavens, and they had no light.
• Jeremiah 12:4How long is the land to mourn And the vegetation of the countryside to wither? For the wickedness of those who dwell in it, Animals and birds have been snatched away, Because men have said, “He will not see our latter ending.”
• Jeremiah 23:10For the land is full of adulterers; For the land mourns because of the curse. The pastures of the wilderness have dried up. Their course also is evil And their might is not right.
• Isaiah 24:4The earth mourns and withers, the world fades and withers, the exalted of the people of the earth fade away.
• Isaiah 33:8The highways are desolate, the traveler has ceased, He has broken the covenant, he has despised the cities, He has no regard for man.
• Hosea 4:3Therefore the land mourns, And everyone who lives in it languishes Along with the beasts of the field and the birds of the sky, And also the fish of the sea disappear.
• Joel 1:10The field is ruined, The land mourns; For the grain is ruined, The new wine dries up, Fresh oil fails.
• Isaiah 5:30And it will growl over it in that day like the roaring of the sea. If one looks to the land, behold, there is darkness and distress; Even the light is darkened by its clouds.
• Isaiah 34:4And all the host of heaven will wear away, And the sky will be rolled up like a scroll; All their hosts will also wither away As a leaf withers from the vine, Or as one withers from the fig tree.
• Isaiah 50:3I clothe the heavens with blackness And make sackcloth their covering.”
• Joel 2:30I will display wonders in the sky and on the earth, Blood, fire and columns of smoke.
• Matthew 27:45Now from the sixth hour darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour.
• Mark 15:33When the sixth hour came, darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour.
• Luke 23:44It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour,
• Revelation 6:12I looked when He broke 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“As for you, do not pray for this people, and do not lift up cry or prayer for them, and do not intercede with 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

Topics related to Jeremiah 4:28

• Condescension of God
• Darkness
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• War

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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