Jeremiah 4:19

Jeremiah 4:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.
• New International Version (NIV)Oh, my anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain. Oh, the agony of my heart! My heart pounds within me, I cannot keep silent. For I have heard the sound of the trumpet; I have heard the battle cry.
• English Standard Version (ESV)My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh the walls of my heart! My heart is beating wildly; I cannot keep silent, for I hear the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.
• New King James Version (NKJV)O my soul, my soul! I am pained in my very heart! My heart makes a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, Because you have heard, O my soul, The sound of the trumpet, The alarm of war.

Context of Jeremiah 4:19

17They surround Jerusalem like watchmen around a field, for my people have rebelled against me,” says the Lord. 18“Your own actions have brought this upon you. This punishment is bitter, piercing you to the heart!” My heart, my heart—I writhe in pain! My heart pounds within me! I cannot be still. For I have heard the blast of enemy trumpets and the roar of their battle cries. 20Waves of destruction roll over the land, until it lies in complete desolation. Suddenly my tents are destroyed; in a moment my shelters are crushed. 21How long must I see the battle flags and hear the trumpets of war?

Jeremiah 4:19 word by word

מֵעַ֣י׀ מֵעַ֨י׀ אוֹחִ֜ילָה קִיר֥וֹת לִבִּ֛י הֹֽמֶה־לִּ֥י לִבִּ֖י לֹ֣א אַחֲרִ֑ישׁ כִּ֣י ק֤וֹל שׁוֹפָר֙ שָׁמַ֣עַתְּ נַפְשִׁ֔י תְּרוּעַ֖ת מִלְחָמָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• My bowelsמֵעֶהmê‛eh · bellyH4578
• I am painedיָחַלyâchal · to wait: waitH3176
• I am painedחוּלchûl chîyl · to twist: trembleH2342
• at my veryקִירqîyr qir qîyrâh · wallH7023
• heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• maketh a noiseהָמָהhâmâh · to roarH1993
• in me; I cannot hold my peaceחָרֵשׁchârash · be quietH2790
• because thou hast heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• O my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315
• the soundקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
• of the trumpetשֹׁפָרshôphâr shôphâr · trumpetH7782
• the alarmתְּרוּעָהterû‛âh · shoutH8643
• of warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421

Cross-references for Jeremiah 4:19

• Jeremiah 9:1If only my head were a pool of water and my eyes a fountain of tears, I would weep day and night for all my people who have been slaughtered.
• Jeremiah 13:17And if you still refuse to listen, I will weep alone because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the Lord’s flock will be led away into exile.
• Jeremiah 14:17Now, Jeremiah, say this to them: “Night and day my eyes overflow with tears. I cannot stop weeping, for my virgin daughter—my precious people— has been struck down and lies mortally wounded.
• Jeremiah 23:9My heart is broken because of the false prophets, and my bones tremble. I stagger like a drunkard, like someone overcome by wine, because of the holy words the Lord has spoken against them.
• Jeremiah 48:31So now I wail for Moab; yes, I will mourn for Moab. My heart is broken for the men of Kir-hareseth.
• Psalms 119:53I become furious with the wicked, because they reject your instructions.
• Isaiah 15:5My heart weeps for Moab. Its people flee to Zoar and Eglath-shelishiyah. Weeping, they climb the road to Luhith. Their cries of distress can be heard all along the road to Horonaim.
• Isaiah 16:11My heart’s cry for Moab is like a lament on a harp. I am filled with anguish for Kir-hareseth.
• Isaiah 21:3My stomach aches and burns with pain. Sharp pangs of anguish are upon me, like those of a woman in labor. I grow faint when I hear what God is planning; I am too afraid to look.
• Isaiah 22:4That’s why I said, “Leave me alone to weep; do not try to comfort me. Let me cry for my people as I watch them being destroyed.”
• Lamentations 1:16“For all these things I weep; tears flow down my cheeks. No one is here to comfort me; any who might encourage me are far away. My children have no future, for the enemy has conquered us.”
• Lamentations 2:11I have cried until the tears no longer come; my heart is broken. My spirit is poured out in agony as I see the desperate plight of my people. Little children and tiny babies are fainting and dying in the streets.
• Lamentations 3:48Tears stream from my eyes because of the destruction of my people!
• Daniel 7:15I, Daniel, was troubled by all I had seen, and my visions terrified me.
• Daniel 8:27Then I, Daniel, was overcome and lay sick for several days. Afterward I got up and performed my duties for the king, but I was greatly troubled by the vision and could not understand it.
• Habakkuk 3:16I trembled inside when I heard this; my lips quivered with fear. My legs gave way beneath me, and I shook in terror. I will wait quietly for the coming day when disaster will strike the people who invade us.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 4:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19My bowels - From this to the twenty-ninth verse the prophet describes the ruin of Jerusalem and the desolation of Judea by the Chaldeans in language and imagery scarcely paralleled in the whole Bible. At the sight of misery the bowels are first affected; pain is next felt by a sort of stricture in the pericardium; and then, the heart becoming strongly affected by irregular palpitations, a gush of tears, accompanied with wailings, is the issue. - "My…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19The verse is best translated as a series of ejaculations, in which the people express their grief at the ravages committed by the enemy: “My bowels! My bowels!” I writhe in pain! The walls of my heart! “My heart” moans for me! I cannot keep silence! For “thou hast heard, O my soul,” the trumpet‘s voice! “The alarm of war!”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. 19-21When Jeremiah heard trumpets and the battle cries of the invaders who brought destruction, he realized that his family and others he knew were being killed or left homeless. Jeremiah could not escape the effects of God's judgment, even though he was faithfully serving the Lord (Jeremiah 9:1, 19; 10:19–20; 20:9; 2 Kings 25:11; 2 Chronicles 36:20; Psalm 42:7; Isaiah 15:5; 16:11; 21:3; 22:4; Ezekiel 7:26).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. The prophet suddenly assumes the language of the Jewish state personified, lamenting its affliction (Jr 10:19, 20; 9:1, 10; Is 15:5; compare Lu 19:41). at my very heart--Hebrew, "at the walls of my heart"; the muscles round the heart. There is a climax, the "bowels," the pericardium, the "heart" itself. maketh ... noise--moaneth [Henderson]. alarm--the battle shout.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 4:19

• Bowels
• Condescension of God
• Heart
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Trumpet
• War

In the dictionaries

• Alarm
• Bless
• Fallow
• Pain
• Wise
• Backslide
• Genesis
• Jeremiah (2)
• Noise
• Senses

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