Jeremiah 4
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Jeremiah 4:19-31

191My 2soulH4578, my 3soulH4578! I amH2342 inH2342 anguishH2342! 4OhH7023, my heartH3820! My 5heartH3820 is poundingH1993 in me; I cannotH3808 keep silentH2790, BecauseH3588, 6my soulH5315, you have heardH8085 The 7soundH6963 of the trumpetH7782, The alarmH8643 of warH4421.208DisasterH7667 upon disasterH7667 is proclaimedH7121, For the 9wholeH3605 landH776 is devastatedH7703; SuddenlyH6597 my 10tentsH168 are devastatedH7703, And my curtainsH3407 in an instantH7281.21HowH4970 longH5704H4970 must I seeH7200 the flagH5251 And hearH8085 the soundH6963 of the trumpetH7782?22“11For My peopleH5971 are foolishH191, They do not knowH3045 Me; They are foolishH5530 childrenH1121 And haveH995 noH3808 understandingH995. They are skillfulH2450 at 12doingH7489 evilH7489, But they do not knowH3045 how to doH3190 goodH3190.”

23I lookedH7200 at the earthH776, and beholdH2009, it was a 1314formlessH8414 and desolateH922 emptinessH922; And to the heavensH8064, and they hadH369 noH369 lightH216.24I lookedH7200 on the mountainsH2022, and beholdH2009, they were 15quakingH7493, And allH3605 the hillsH1389 joltedH7043 backH7043 andH7043 forthH7043.25I lookedH7200, and beholdH2009, thereH369 wasH369 noH369 humanH120, And allH3605 the 16birdsH5775 of the skyH8064 had fledH5074.26I lookedH7200, and beholdH2009, 17the 18fruitfulH3759 landH3759 was a wildernessH4057, And allH3605 its citiesH5892 were pulledH5422 downH5422 BeforeH4480H6440 the LordH3068, beforeH4480H6440 His fierceH2740 angerH639.

27For thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559: “The 19wholeH3605 landH776 shall be a desolationH8077, Yet I will 20not executeH6213 a completeH3617 destructionH3617.28For thisH2088 the 21earthH776 will mournH56, And the 22heavensH8064 aboveH4480H4605 will become darkH6937, BecauseH5921H3588 I have 23spokenH1696, I have purposedH2161, And I have not 24changedH5162 My mindH5162, norH3808 will I turnH7725 from it.”29At the soundH6963 of the horsemanH6571 and archerH7411H7198 25everyH3605 cityH5892 fleesH1272; They 26goH935 into the thicketsH5645 and climbH5927 among the rocksH3710; 27EveryH3605 cityH5892 is abandonedH5800, And noH369 oneH376 livesH3427 in them.30And you, desolateH7703 one, 28whatH4100 will you doH6213? AlthoughH3588 you dressH3847 in scarletH8144, AlthoughH3588 you adornH5710 yourself with jewelryH5716 of goldH2091, AlthoughH3588 you 29enlargeH7167 your eyesH5869 with makeupH6320, In vainH7723 you makeH3302 yourself beautifulH3302. Your 3031loversH5689 despiseH3988 you; They seekH1245 your lifeH5315.31For I heardH8085 a voiceH6963 cry as of a woman inH2342 laborH2342, The anguishH6869 as of one givingH1069 birthH1069 toH1069 herH1069 firstH1069 childH1069. The voiceH6963 of the daughterH1323 of ZionH6726 32gaspingH3306 forH3306 breathH3306, 33StretchingH6566 outH6566 her 34handsH3709, saying, “AhH4994, woeH188 to me, for 35I 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 Another reading is I have 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 waste ↩
  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 4:25 Jer 9:10; 12:4; Zeph 1:3 ↩
  17. 17. Jeremiah 4:26 Or Carmel ↩
  18. 18. Jeremiah 4:26 Jer 9:10 ↩
  19. 19. Jeremiah 4:27 Jer 12:11, 12; 25:11 ↩
  20. 20. Jeremiah 4:27 Jer 5:10, 18; 30:11; 46:28 ↩
  21. 21. Jeremiah 4:28 Jer 12:4, 11; 14:2; Hos 4:3 ↩
  22. 22. Jeremiah 4:28 Is 5:30; 50:3; Joel 2:30, 31 ↩
  23. 23. Jeremiah 4:28 Num 23:19; Jer 23:20; 30:24 ↩
  24. 24. Jeremiah 4:28 Or been sorry ↩
  25. 25. Jeremiah 4:29 2 Kin 25:4 ↩
  26. 26. Jeremiah 4:29 Is 2:19-21; Jer 16:16 ↩
  27. 27. Jeremiah 4:29 Jer 4:7 ↩
  28. 28. Jeremiah 4:30 Is 10:3; 20:6; Jer 13:21 ↩
  29. 29. Jeremiah 4:30 2 Kin 9:30; Ezek 23:40 ↩
  30. 30. Jeremiah 4:30 Lit paramours ↩
  31. 31. Jeremiah 4:30 Jer 22:20, 22; Lam 1:2, 19; Ezek 23:9, 10, 22 ↩
  32. 32. Jeremiah 4:31 Is 42:14 ↩
  33. 33. Jeremiah 4:31 Is 1:15; Lam 1:17 ↩
  34. 34. Jeremiah 4:31 Lit palms ↩
  35. 35. Jeremiah 4:31 Lit my soul faints ↩

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