New King James Version
Jeremiah 4:28
28For this shall the earth mourn, And the heavens above be black, Because I have spoken. I have purposed and will not relent, Nor will I turn back from it.
Jeremiah 4:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.
- New International Version (NIV)Therefore the earth will mourn and the heavens above grow dark, because I have spoken and will not relent, I have decided and will not turn back.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)"For this the earth shall mourn, and the heavens above be dark; for I have spoken; I have purposed; I have not relented, nor will I turn back."
- New Living Translation (NLT)The earth will mourn and the heavens will be draped in black because of my decree against my people. I have made up my mind and will not change it.”
Context of Jeremiah 4:28
26I beheld, and indeed the fruitful land was a wilderness, And all its cities were broken down At the presence of the Lord, By His fierce anger. 27For thus says the Lord: “The whole land shall be desolate; Yet I will not make a full end. For this shall the earth mourn, And the heavens above be black, Because I have spoken. I have purposed and will not relent, Nor will I turn back from it. 29The 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. 30“And when you are plundered, What will you do? Though you clothe yourself with crimson, Though you adorn yourself with ornaments of gold, Though you enlarge your eyes with paint, In vain you will make yourself fair; Your lovers will despise you; They will seek your life.
Read all of Jeremiah 4Jeremiah 4:28 word by word
עַל־זֹאת֙ תֶּאֱבַ֣ל הָאָ֔רֶץ וְקָדְר֥וּ הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם מִמָּ֑עַל עַ֤ל כִּי־דִבַּ֙רְתִּי֙ זַמֹּ֔תִי וְלֹ֥א נִחַ֖מְתִּי וְלֹא־אָשׁ֥וּב מִמֶּֽנָּה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- For this shall the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- mournאָבַל'âbal · to mournH56
- and the heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
- aboveמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
- be blackקָדַרqâdar · be darkH6937
- because I have spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- I have purposedזָמַםzâmam · to planH2161
- and will not repentנָחַםnâcham · to be sorry: relentH5162
- neither will I turn backשׁוּבshûb · to return: repentH7725
Cross-references for Jeremiah 4:28
- Jeremiah 4:23I beheld the earth, and indeed it was without form, and void; And the heavens, they had no light.
- Jeremiah 12:4How long will the land mourn, And the herbs of every field wither? The beasts and birds are consumed, For the wickedness of those who dwell there, Because they said, “He will not see our final end.”
- Jeremiah 23:10For the land is full of adulterers; For because of a curse the land mourns. The pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up. Their course of life is evil, And their might is not right.
- Isaiah 24:4The earth mourns and fades away, The world languishes and fades away; The haughty people of the earth languish.
- Isaiah 33:8The highways lie waste, The traveling man ceases. He has broken the covenant, He has despised the cities, He regards no man.
- Hosea 4:3Therefore the land will mourn; And everyone who dwells there will waste away With the beasts of the field And the birds of the air; Even the fish of the sea will be taken away.
- Joel 1:10The field is wasted, The land mourns; For the grain is ruined, The new wine is dried up, The oil fails.
- Isaiah 5:30In that day they will roar against them Like the roaring of the sea. And if one looks to the land, Behold, darkness and sorrow; And the light is darkened by the clouds.
- Isaiah 34:4All the host of heaven shall be dissolved, And the heavens shall be rolled up like a scroll; All their host shall fall down As the leaf falls from the vine, And as fruit falling from a fig tree.
- Isaiah 50:3I clothe the heavens with blackness, And I make sackcloth their covering.”
- Joel 2:30“And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: Blood and fire and pillars of smoke.
- Matthew 27:45Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land.
- Mark 15:33Now when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
- Luke 23:44Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.
- Revelation 6:12I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood.
- Jeremiah 7:16“Therefore do not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them, nor make intercession to Me; for I will not hear you.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 4:28
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28For - Because of this doom upon Judah. I have purposed it - The Septuagint arrangement restores the parallelism: For I have spoken, and will not repent, I have purposed, and will not turn back from it.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. 28At funerals in Hebrew society, people traditionally mourned and wore black (compare Isaiah 5:30; 50:3). The Lord had judged the people guilty and promised to keep his word (Jeremiah 5:10; 30:11, 24; Isaiah 5:30; 46:10–11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. For this--on account of the desolations just described (Is 5:30; Ho 4:3). not repent--(Nu 23:19).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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