Jeremiah 4
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Jeremiah 4:5-20

5DeclareH5046 in JudahH3063 and proclaimH8085 in JerusalemH3389, and sayH559, “1BlowH8628 the trumpetH7782 in the landH776; CryH7121 aloudH4390 and sayH559, ‘2AssembleH622, and let’s goH935 Into the fortifiedH4013 citiesH5892.’6RaiseH5375 a 3flagH5251 toward ZionH6726! TakeH5756 refugeH5756, do not standH5975 still, For I am bringingH935 4evilH7463 from the northH6828, And greatH1419 destructionH7667.7A 5lionH743 has goneH5927 upH5927 from his thicketH5441, And a 6destroyerH7843 of nationsH1471 has setH5265 outH5265; He has goneH3318 outH3318 from his placeH4725 To 7makeH7760 your landH776 a wasteH8047. Your citiesH5892 will be ruinsH5327, WithoutH369 an inhabitantH3427.8For thisH2088, 8putH2296 onH2296 sackclothH8242, MournH5594 and wailH3213; For the 9fierceH2740 angerH639 of the LordH3068 Has not turnedH7725 awayH7725 from us.” 9“And it shall comeH1961 aboutH1961 on that dayH3117,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “that the 10heartH3820 of the kingH4428 and the heartsH3820 of the leadersH8269 will failH6; and the priestsH3548 will trembleH8074, and the 11prophetsH5030 will beH8539 astonishedH8539.”

10Then I saidH559, “OhH162, LordH136 12GodH3068! SurelyH403 You have utterlyH5378 13deceivedH5378 thisH2088 peopleH5971 and JerusalemH3389, sayingH559, ‘14You will haveH1961 peaceH7965’; yet a swordH2719 touchesH5060 the 15throatH5315.”

11At that timeH6256 it will be saidH559 to thisH2088 peopleH5971 and to JerusalemH3389, “A 16scorchingH6703 windH7307 from the bareH8205 heightsH8205 in the wildernessH4057, in the directionH1870 of the daughterH1323 of My peopleH5971--not to winnowH2219 and not to cleanseH1305, 12a windH7307 tooH4480 17strongH4392 for 18thisH428--will comeH935 19at My command; nowH6258 I will alsoH1571 pronounceH1696 judgmentsH4941 against them.”13“BeholdH2009, he 20goesH5927 upH5927 like cloudsH6051, And his 21chariotsH4818 like the whirlwindH5492; His horsesH5483 areH7043 22swifterH7043 thanH4480 eaglesH5404. WoeH188 to us, for 23we are ruinedH7703!”

14WashH3526 your heartH3820 from evilH7463, JerusalemH3389, SoH4616 thatH4616 you may be savedH3467. HowH4970 longH5704H4970 will your 24wickedH205 thoughtsH4284 LodgeH3885 withinH7130 you?15For a voiceH6963 declaresH5046 from 25DanH1835, And proclaimsH8085 wickednessH205 from MountH2022 EphraimH669.16“ReportH2142 it to the nationsH1471, nowH2009! ProclaimH8085 toH5921 JerusalemH3389, ‘26EnemiesH6862 are comingH935 from a 27remoteH4801 countryH776, And 28they raiseH5414 their voicesH6963 againstH5921 the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063.17Like watchmenH8104 of a fieldH7706 they are 29againstH5921 her allH5439 aroundH5439, BecauseH3588 she has 30rebelledH4784 against Me,’ declaresH5002 the LordH3068.18Your 31waysH1870 and your deedsH4611 Have 32broughtH6213 theseH428 thingsH428 upon you. ThisH2088 is your evilH7463. HowH3588 33bitterH4751! HowH3588 it has touchedH5060 your heartH3820!”

1934My 35soulH4578, my 36soulH4578! I amH2342 inH2342 anguishH2342! 37OhH7023, my heartH3820! My 38heartH3820 is poundingH1993 in me; I cannotH3808 keep silentH2790, BecauseH3588, 39my soulH5315, you have heardH8085 The 40soundH6963 of the trumpetH7782, The alarmH8643 of warH4421.2041DisasterH7667 upon disasterH7667 is proclaimedH7121, For the 42wholeH3605 landH776 is devastatedH7703; SuddenlyH6597 my 43tentsH168 are devastatedH7703, And my curtainsH3407 in an instantH7281.

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Notes

  1. 1. Jeremiah 4:5 Jer 6:1; Hos 8:1 ↩
  2. 2. Jeremiah 4:5 Josh 10:20; Jer 8:14 ↩
  3. 3. Jeremiah 4:6 Is 62:10; Jer 4:21; 50:2 ↩
  4. 4. Jeremiah 4:6 Jer 1:14, 15; 6:1, 22 ↩
  5. 5. Jeremiah 4:7 Jer 5:6; 25:38; 50:17 ↩
  6. 6. Jeremiah 4:7 Jer 25:9; Ezek 26:7-10 ↩
  7. 7. Jeremiah 4:7 Is 1:7; 6:11; Jer 2:15 ↩
  8. 8. Jeremiah 4:8 Is 22:12; Jer 6:26 ↩
  9. 9. Jeremiah 4:8 Is 5:25; 10:4; Jer 30:24 ↩
  10. 10. Jeremiah 4:9 Is 22:3-5; Jer 48:41 ↩
  11. 11. Jeremiah 4:9 Is 29:9, 10; Ezek 13:9-16 ↩
  12. 12. Jeremiah 4:10 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord ↩
  13. 13. Jeremiah 4:10 Ezek 14:9; 2 Thess 2:11 ↩
  14. 14. Jeremiah 4:10 Jer 5:12; 14:13 ↩
  15. 15. Jeremiah 4:10 Or life ↩
  16. 16. Jeremiah 4:11 Jer 13:24; 51:1; Ezek 17:10; Hos 13:15 ↩
  17. 17. Jeremiah 4:12 Lit full from ↩
  18. 18. Jeremiah 4:12 Lit these ↩
  19. 19. Jeremiah 4:12 Lit for Me ↩
  20. 20. Jeremiah 4:13 Is 19:1; Nah 1:3 ↩
  21. 21. Jeremiah 4:13 Is 5:28; 66:15 ↩
  22. 22. Jeremiah 4:13 Lam 4:19; Hab 1:8 ↩
  23. 23. Jeremiah 4:13 Is 3:8 ↩
  24. 24. Jeremiah 4:14 Prov 1:22; Jer 6:19; 13:27; James 4:8 ↩
  25. 25. Jeremiah 4:15 Jer 8:16 ↩
  26. 26. Jeremiah 4:16 As indicated in LXX; MT watchmen ↩
  27. 27. Jeremiah 4:16 Is 39:3; Jer 5:15 ↩
  28. 28. Jeremiah 4:16 Ezek 21:22 ↩
  29. 29. Jeremiah 4:17 2 Kin 25:1, 4 ↩
  30. 30. Jeremiah 4:17 Is 1:20, 23; Jer 5:23 ↩
  31. 31. Jeremiah 4:18 Ps 107:17; Is 50:1; Jer 2:17, 19 ↩
  32. 32. Jeremiah 4:18 Lit done ↩
  33. 33. Jeremiah 4:18 Jer 2:19 ↩
  34. 34. Jeremiah 4:19 Is 15:5; 16:11; 21:3; 22:4; Jer 9:1, 10; 20:9 ↩
  35. 35. Jeremiah 4:19 Lit inward parts ↩
  36. 36. Jeremiah 4:19 Lit inward parts ↩
  37. 37. Jeremiah 4:19 Lit The walls of my heart ↩
  38. 38. Jeremiah 4:19 Hab 3:16 ↩
  39. 39. Jeremiah 4:19 Another reading is I have heard ↩
  40. 40. Jeremiah 4:19 Num 10:9 ↩
  41. 41. Jeremiah 4:20 Ps 42:7; Ezek 7:26 ↩
  42. 42. Jeremiah 4:20 Jer 4:27 ↩
  43. 43. Jeremiah 4:20 Jer 10:20 ↩

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