Jeremiah 4
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Jeremiah 4:19-31

191My 2soulH4578, my 3soulH4578! I am in anguishH2342! 4OhH7023, my heartH3820! My 5heartH3820 is poundingH1993 in me; I cannotH3808 be silentH2790, BecauseH3588 6you have heardH8085, O my soulH5315, The 7soundH6963 of the trumpetH7782, The alarmH8643 of warH4421.208DisasterH7667 on disasterH7667 is proclaimedH7121, For the 9wholeH3605 landH776 is devastatedH7703; SuddenlyH6597 my 10tentsH168 are devastatedH7703, My curtainsH3407 in an instantH7281.21HowH4970 longH5704H4970 must I seeH7200 the standardH5251 And hearH8085 the soundH6963 of the trumpetH7782?22“11For My peopleH5971 are foolishH191, They knowH3045 Me not; They are stupidH5530 childrenH1121 And haveH995 noH3808 understandingH995. They are shrewdH2450 to 12doH7489 evilH7489, But to doH3190 goodH3190 they do not knowH3045.”

23I lookedH7200 on the earthH776, and beholdH2009, it was 1314formlessH8414 and voidH922; And to the heavensH8064, and they hadH369 noH369 lightH216.24I lookedH7200 on the mountainsH2022, and beholdH2009, they were 15quakingH7493, And allH3605 the hillsH1389 16movedH7043 to and froH7043.25I lookedH7200, and beholdH2009, thereH369 was noH369 manH120, And allH3605 the 17birdsH5775 of the heavensH8064 had fledH5074.26I lookedH7200, and beholdH2009, 18the 19fruitfulH3759 landH3759 was a wildernessH4057, And allH3605 its citiesH5892 were pulledH5422 downH5422 BeforeH4480H6440 the LordH3068, beforeH4480H6440 His fierceH2740 angerH639.

27For thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, “The 20wholeH3605 landH776 shall be a desolationH8077, Yet I will 21not executeH6213 a completeH3617 destructionH3617.28For thisH2088 the 22earthH776 shall mournH56 And the 23heavensH8064 aboveH4480H4605 be darkH6937, BecauseH5921H3588 I have 24spokenH1696, I have purposedH2161, And I will not 25changeH5162 My mindH5162, norH3808 will I turnH7725 from it.”29At the soundH6963 of the horsemanH6571 and bowmanH7411H7198 26everyH3605 cityH5892 fleesH1272; They 27goH935 into the thicketsH5645 and climbH5927 among the rocksH3710; 28EveryH3605 cityH5892 is forsakenH5800, And noH369 manH376 dwellsH3427 in them.30And you, O desolateH7703 one, 29whatH4100 will you doH6213? AlthoughH3588 you dressH3847 in scarletH8144, AlthoughH3588 you decorateH5710 yourself with ornamentsH5716 of goldH2091, AlthoughH3588 you 30enlargeH7167 your eyesH5869 with paintH6320, In vainH7723 you makeH3302 yourself beautifulH3302. Your 3132loversH5689 despiseH3988 you; They seekH1245 your lifeH5315.31For I heardH8085 a 33cryH6963 as of a woman in laborH2342, The anguishH6869 as of one givingH1069 birthH1069 to her firstH1069 childH1069, The 34cryH6963 of the daughterH1323 of ZionH6726 35gaspingH3306 for breathH3306, 36StretchingH6566 out her 37handsH3709, saying, “AhH4994, woeH188 is me, for 38I faintH5888 before murderersH2026.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Jeremiah 4:19 Is 15:5; 16:11; 21:3; 22:4; Jer 9:1, 10; 20:9 ↩
  2. 2. Jeremiah 4:19 Lit inward parts ↩
  3. 3. Jeremiah 4:19 Lit inward parts ↩
  4. 4. Jeremiah 4:19 Lit The walls of my heart ↩
  5. 5. Jeremiah 4:19 Hab 3:16 ↩
  6. 6. Jeremiah 4:19 Or I, my soul, heard ↩
  7. 7. Jeremiah 4:19 Num 10:9 ↩
  8. 8. Jeremiah 4:20 Ps 42:7; Ezek 7:26 ↩
  9. 9. Jeremiah 4:20 Jer 4:27 ↩
  10. 10. Jeremiah 4:20 Jer 10:20 ↩
  11. 11. Jeremiah 4:22 Jer 5:4, 21; 10:8; Rom 1:22 ↩
  12. 12. Jeremiah 4:22 Jer 9:3; 13:23; Rom 16:19; 1 Cor 14:20 ↩
  13. 13. Jeremiah 4:23 Or a waste and emptiness ↩
  14. 14. Jeremiah 4:23 Gen 1:2; Is 24:19 ↩
  15. 15. Jeremiah 4:24 Is 5:25; Jer 10:10; Ezek 38:20 ↩
  16. 16. Jeremiah 4:24 Lit moved lightly ↩
  17. 17. Jeremiah 4:25 Jer 9:10; 12:4; Zeph 1:3 ↩
  18. 18. Jeremiah 4:26 Or Carmel ↩
  19. 19. Jeremiah 4:26 Jer 9:10 ↩
  20. 20. Jeremiah 4:27 Jer 12:11, 12; 25:11 ↩
  21. 21. Jeremiah 4:27 Jer 5:10, 18; 30:11; 46:28 ↩
  22. 22. Jeremiah 4:28 Jer 12:4, 11; 14:2; Hos 4:3 ↩
  23. 23. Jeremiah 4:28 Is 5:30; 50:3; Joel 2:30, 31 ↩
  24. 24. Jeremiah 4:28 Num 23:19; Jer 23:20; 30:24 ↩
  25. 25. Jeremiah 4:28 Lit be sorry ↩
  26. 26. Jeremiah 4:29 2 Kin 25:4 ↩
  27. 27. Jeremiah 4:29 Is 2:19-21; Jer 16:16 ↩
  28. 28. Jeremiah 4:29 Jer 4:7 ↩
  29. 29. Jeremiah 4:30 Is 10:3; 20:6; Jer 13:21 ↩
  30. 30. Jeremiah 4:30 2 Kin 9:30; Ezek 23:40 ↩
  31. 31. Jeremiah 4:30 Lit paramours ↩
  32. 32. Jeremiah 4:30 Jer 22:20, 22; Lam 1:2, 19; Ezek 23:9, 10, 22 ↩
  33. 33. Jeremiah 4:31 Lit sound ↩
  34. 34. Jeremiah 4:31 Lit sound ↩
  35. 35. Jeremiah 4:31 Is 42:14 ↩
  36. 36. Jeremiah 4:31 Is 1:15; Lam 1:17 ↩
  37. 37. Jeremiah 4:31 Lit palms ↩
  38. 38. Jeremiah 4:31 Lit my soul faints ↩

Commentaries on Jeremiah 4

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