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Jeremiah 4:9
9“In that day,” declares the Lord, “the king and the officials will lose heart, the priests will be horrified, and the prophets will be appalled.”
Jeremiah 4:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the Lord, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"In that day, declares the Lord, courage shall fail both king and officials. The priests shall be appalled and the prophets astounded."
- New King James Version (NKJV)“And it shall come to pass in that day,” says the Lord, “That the heart of the king shall perish, And the heart of the princes; The priests shall be astonished, And the prophets shall wonder.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)“In that day,” says the Lord, “the king and the officials will tremble in fear. The priests will be struck with horror, and the prophets will be appalled.”
Context of Jeremiah 4:9
7A lion has come out of his lair; a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his place to lay waste your land. Your towns will lie in ruins without inhabitant. 8So put on sackcloth, lament and wail, for the fierce anger of the Lord has not turned away from us. “In that day,” declares the Lord, “the king and the officials will lose heart, the priests will be horrified, and the prophets will be appalled.” 10Then I said, “Alas, Sovereign Lord! How completely you have deceived this people and Jerusalem by saying, ‘You will have peace,’ when the sword is at our throats!” 11At that time this people and Jerusalem will be told, “A scorching wind from the barren heights in the desert blows toward my people, but not to winnow or cleanse;
Read all of Jeremiah 4Jeremiah 4:9 word by word
וְהָיָ֤ה בַיּוֹם־הַהוּא֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה יֹאבַ֥ד לֵב־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וְלֵ֣ב הַשָּׂרִ֑ים וְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים וְהַנְּבִיאִ֖ים יִתְמָֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And it shall come to pass at that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- the heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
- of the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- shall perishאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
- of the princesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
- and the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
- shall be astonishedשָׁמֵםshâmêm · be desolate: appalledH8074
- and the prophetsנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
- shall wonderתָּמַהּtâmahh · to astoundedH8539
Cross-references for Jeremiah 4:9
- Jeremiah 39:4When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled; they left the city at night by way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls, and headed toward the Arabah.
- Jeremiah 52:7Then the city wall was broken through, and the whole army fled. They left the city at night through the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden, though the Babylonians were surrounding the city. They fled toward the Arabah,
- 1 Samuel 25:37Then in the morning, when Nabal was sober, his wife told him all these things, and his heart failed him and he became like a stone.
- 2 Kings 25:4Then the city wall was broken through, and the whole army fled at night through the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden, though the Babylonians were surrounding the city. They fled toward the Arabah,
- Psalms 102:4My heart is blighted and withered like grass; I forget to eat my food.
- Isaiah 19:3The Egyptians will lose heart, and I will bring their plans to nothing; they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead, the mediums and the spiritists.
- Isaiah 21:3At this my body is racked with pain, pangs seize me, like those of a woman in labor; I am staggered by what I hear, I am bewildered by what I see.
- Isaiah 22:3All your leaders have fled together; they have been captured without using the bow. All you who were caught were taken prisoner together, having fled while the enemy was still far away.
- Jeremiah 5:31The prophets prophesy lies, the priests rule by their own authority, and my people love it this way. But what will you do in the end?
- Jeremiah 6:13“From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit.
- Jeremiah 37:19Where are your prophets who prophesied to you, ‘The king of Babylon will not attack you or this land’?
- Isaiah 29:9Be stunned and amazed, blind yourselves and be sightless; be drunk, but not from wine, stagger, but not from beer.
- Ezekiel 13:9My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and utter lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of my people or be listed in the records of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.
- Acts 13:41“ ‘Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish, for I am going to do something in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.’”
Commentaries on Jeremiah 4:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9The heart of the king shall perish - Shall lose all courage.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-18Verses 5-18 The fierce conqueror of the neighbouring nations was to make Judah desolate. The prophet was afflicted to see the people lulled into security by false prophets. The approach of the enemy is described. Some attention was paid in Jerusalem to outward reformation; but it was necessary that their hearts should be washed, in the exercise of true repentance and faith, from the love and pollution of sin. When lesser calamities do not rouse sinners…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9The foreign invasion would reveal to Judah's leaders that they were not as invincible as they thought (Jeremiah 48:41; Isaiah 22:3–5).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. heart--The wisdom of the most leading men will be utterly at a loss to devise means of relief.Read the comment
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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
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