New American Standard Bible 1995
Jeremiah 4:29
29At the sound of the horseman and bowman 1every city flees; They 2go into the thickets and climb among the rocks; 3Every city is forsaken, And no man dwells in them.
Jeremiah 4:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.
- New International Version (NIV)At the sound of horsemen and archers every town takes to flight. Some go into the thickets; some climb up among the rocks. All the towns are deserted; no one lives in them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)At the noise of horseman and archer every city takes to flight; they enter thickets; they climb among rocks; all the cities are forsaken, and no man dwells in them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The whole city shall flee from the noise of the horsemen and bowmen. They shall go into thickets and climb up on the rocks. Every city shall be forsaken, And not a man shall dwell in it.
Context of Jeremiah 4:29
27For thus says the Lord, “The whole land shall be a desolation, Yet I will not execute a complete destruction. 28For 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.” At 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. 31For I heard a cry as of a woman in labor, The anguish as of one giving birth to her first child, The cry of the daughter of Zion gasping for breath, Stretching out her hands, saying, “Ah, woe is me, for I faint before murderers.”
Read all of Jeremiah 4Jeremiah 4:29 word by word
מִקּ֨וֹל פָּרָ֜שׁ וְרֹ֣מֵה קֶ֗שֶׁת בֹּרַ֙חַת֙ כָּל־הָעִ֔יר בָּ֚אוּ בֶּעָבִ֔ים וּבַכֵּפִ֖ים עָל֑וּ כָּל־הָעִ֣יר עֲזוּבָ֔ה וְאֵין־יוֹשֵׁ֥ב בָּהֵ֖ן אִֽישׁ׃Read the interlinear
- At the soundקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
- of the horsemanפָּרָשׁpârâsh · horsemanH6571
- and bowmanרָמָהrâmâh · to shootH7411
- and bowmanקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
- everyכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- fleesבָּרַחbârach · to fleeH1272
- goבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- into the thicketsעָב‛âb · cloudH5645
- and climbעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- among the rocksכֵּףkêph · rockH3710
- is forsakenעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
- And noאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
- manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
- dwellsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
Cross-references for Jeremiah 4:29
- Jeremiah 39:4When Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, they fled and went out of the city at night by way of the king’s garden through the gate between the two walls; and he went out toward the Arabah.
- Jeremiah 52:7Then the city was broken into, and all the men of war fled and went forth from the city at night by way of the gate between the two walls which was by the king’s garden, though the Chaldeans were all around the city. And they went by way of the Arabah.
- 2 Kings 25:4Then the city was broken into, and all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls beside the king’s garden, though the Chaldeans were all around the city. And they went by way of the Arabah.
- Isaiah 30:17One thousand will flee at the threat of one man; You will flee at the threat of five, Until you are left as a flag on a mountain top And as a signal on a hill.
- Amos 9:1I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said, “Smite the capitals so that the thresholds will shake, And break them on the heads of them all! Then I will slay the rest of them with the sword; They will not have a fugitive who will flee, Or a refugee who will escape.
- 1 Samuel 13:6When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait (for the people were hard-pressed), then the people hid themselves in caves, in thickets, in cliffs, in cellars, and in pits.
- 2 Chronicles 33:11Therefore the Lord brought the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria against them, and they captured Manasseh with hooks, bound him with bronze chains and took him to Babylon.
- Isaiah 2:19Men will go into caves of the rocks And into holes of the ground Before the terror of the Lord And the splendor of His majesty, When He arises to make the earth tremble.
- Luke 23:30Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’
- Revelation 6:15Then the kings of the earth and the great men and the commanders and the rich and the strong and every slave and free man hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains;
- Jeremiah 4:27For thus says the Lord, “The whole land shall be a desolation, Yet I will not execute a complete destruction.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 4:29
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29The whole city - Rather, Every city is fleeing. All the inhabitants of the tokens flee to Jerusalem for protection, or seek refuge in the woods and rocks. The horsemen and bowmen - The cavalry Jeremiah 4:13 and bowmen formed the chief strength of the Assyrian armies. They shall go - They have gone.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. 29flees...enter...climb: Panic took hold of the people of Judah because of the war's horrors. Their arrogance and smug confidence vanished (see Jeremiah 6:23–24).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. whole city--Jerusalem: to it the inhabitants of the country had fled for refuge; but when it, too, is likely to fall, they flee out of it to hide in the "thickets." Henderson translates, "every city." noise--The mere noise of the hostile horsemen shall put you to flight.Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Jeremiah 4:29 2 Kin 25:4 ↩
- 2. Jeremiah 4:29 Is 2:19-21; Jer 16:16 ↩
- 3. Jeremiah 4:29 Jer 4:7 ↩
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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