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Jeremiah 4 :: King James Version (KJV)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:1 - If thou wilt return, H7725 O Israel, H3478 saith H5002 the LORD, H3068 return H7725 unto me: and if thou wilt put away H5493 thine abominations H8251 out of my sight, H6440 then shalt thou not remove. H5110
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:2 - And thou shalt swear, H7650 The LORD H3068 liveth, H2416 in truth, H571 in judgment, H4941 and in righteousness; H6666 and the nations H1471 shall bless H1288 themselves in him, and in him shall they glory. H1984
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:3 - For thus saith H559 the LORD H3068 to the men H376 of Judah H3063 and Jerusalem, H3389 Break up H5214 your fallow ground, H5215 and sow H2232 not among thorns. H6975
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:4 - Circumcise H4135 yourselves to the LORD, H3068 and take away H5493 the foreskins H6190 of your heart, H3824 ye men H376 of Judah H3063 and inhabitants H3427 of Jerusalem: H3389 lest my fury H2534 come forth H3318 like fire, H784 and burn H1197 that none can quench H3518 it, because H6440 of the evil H7455 of your doings. H4611
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:5 - Declare H5046 ye in Judah, H3063 and publish H8085 in Jerusalem; H3389 and say, H559 Blow H8628 ye the trumpet H7782 in the land: H776 cry, H7121 gather together, H4390 and say, H559 Assemble H622 yourselves, and let us go H935 into the defenced H4013 cities. H5892
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:6 - Set up H5375 the standard H5251 toward Zion: H6726 retire, H5756 stay H5975 not: for I will bring H935 evil H7451 from the north, H6828 and a great H1419 destruction. H7667
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:7 - The lion H738 is come up H5927 from his thicket, H5441 and the destroyer H7843 of the Gentiles H1471 is on his way; H5265 he is gone forth H3318 from his place H4725 to make H7760 thy land H776 desolate; H8047 and thy cities H5892 shall be laid waste, H5327 without an inhabitant. H3427
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:8 - For this gird H2296 you with sackcloth, H8242 lament H5594 and howl: H3213 for the fierce H2740 anger H639 of the LORD H3068 is not turned back H7725 from us.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:9 - And it shall come to pass at that day, H3117 saith H5002 the LORD, H3068 that the heart H3820 of the king H4428 shall perish, H6 and the heart H3820 of the princes; H8269 and the priests H3548 shall be astonished, H8074 and the prophets H5030 shall wonder. H8539
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:10 - Then said H559 I, Ah, H162 Lord H136 GOD! H3069 surely H403 thou hast greatly H5377 deceived H5377 this people H5971 and Jerusalem, H3389 saying, H559 Ye shall have peace; H7965 whereas the sword H2719 reacheth H5060 unto the soul. H5315
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:11 - At that time H6256 shall it be said H559 to this people H5971 and to Jerusalem, H3389 A dry H6703 wind H7307 of the high places H8205 in the wilderness H4057 toward H1870 the daughter H1323 of my people, H5971 not to fan, H2219 nor to cleanse, H1305
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:12 - Even a full H4392 wind H7307 from those places shall come H935 unto me: now also will I give H1696 sentence H4941 against them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:13 - Behold, he shall come up H5927 as clouds, H6051 and his chariots H4818 shall be as a whirlwind: H5492 his horses H5483 are swifter H7043 than eagles. H5404 Woe H188 unto us! for we are spoiled. H7703
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:14 - O Jerusalem, H3389 wash H3526 thine heart H3820 from wickedness, H7451 that thou mayest be saved. H3467 How long shall thy vain H205 thoughts H4284 lodge H3885 within H7130 thee?
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:15 - For a voice H6963 declareth H5046 from Dan, H1835 and publisheth H8085 affliction H205 from mount H2022 Ephraim. H669
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:16 - Make ye mention H2142 to the nations; H1471 behold, publish H8085 against Jerusalem, H3389 that watchers H5341 come H935 from a far H4801 country, H776 and give out H5414 their voice H6963 against the cities H5892 of Judah. H3063
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:17 - As keepers H8104 of a field, H7704 are they against her round about; H5439 because she hath been rebellious H4784 against me, saith H5002 the LORD. H3068
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:18 - Thy way H1870 and thy doings H4611 have procured H6213 these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness, H7451 because it is bitter, H4751 because it reacheth H5060 unto thine heart. H3820

Lament over Judah's Devastation

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:19 - My bowels, H4578 my bowels! H4578 I am pained H2342 H3176 at my very H7023 heart; H3820 my heart H3820 maketh a noise H1993 in me; I cannot hold my peace, H2790 because thou hast heard, H8085 O my soul, H5315 the sound H6963 of the trumpet, H7782 the alarm H8643 of war. H4421
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:20 - Destruction H7667 upon destruction H7667 is cried; H7121 for the whole land H776 is spoiled: H7703 suddenly H6597 are my tents H168 spoiled, H7703 and my curtains H3407 in a moment. H7281
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:21 - How long shall I see H7200 the standard, H5251 and hear H8085 the sound H6963 of the trumpet? H7782
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:22 - For my people H5971 is foolish, H191 they have not known H3045 me; they are sottish H5530 children, H1121 and they have none understanding: H995 they are wise H2450 to do evil, H7489 but to do good H3190 they have no knowledge. H3045
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:23 - I beheld H7200 the earth, H776 and, lo, it was without form, H8414 and void; H922 and the heavens, H8064 and they had no light. H216
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:24 - I beheld H7200 the mountains, H2022 and, lo, they trembled, H7493 and all the hills H1389 moved lightly. H7043
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:25 - I beheld, H7200 and, lo, there was no man, H120 and all the birds H5775 of the heavens H8064 were fled. H5074
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:26 - I beheld, H7200 and, lo, the fruitful place H3759 was a wilderness, H4057 and all the cities H5892 thereof were broken down H5422 at the presence H6440 of the LORD, H3068 and by his fierce H2740 anger. H639
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:27 - For thus hath the LORD H3068 said, H559 The whole land H776 shall be desolate; H8077 yet will I not make H6213 a full end. H3617
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:28 - For this shall the earth H776 mourn, H56 and the heavens H8064 above H4605 be black: H6937 because I have spoken H1696 it, I have purposed H2161 it, and will not repent, H5162 neither will I turn back H7725 from it.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:29 - The whole city H5892 shall flee H1272 for the noise H6963 of the horsemen H6571 and bowmen; H7198 H7411 they shall go H935 into thickets, H5645 and climb up H5927 upon the rocks: H3710 every city H5892 shall be forsaken, H5800 and not a man H376 dwell H3427 therein. H2004
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:30 - And when thou art spoiled, H7703 what wilt thou do? H6213 Though thou clothest H3847 thyself with crimson, H8144 though thou deckest H5710 thee with ornaments H5716 of gold, H2091 though thou rentest H7167 thy face H5869 with painting, H6320 in vain H7723 shalt thou make thyself fair; H3302 thy lovers H5689 will despise H3988 thee, they will seek H1245 thy life. H5315
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:31 - For I have heard H8085 a voice H6963 as of a woman in travail, H2470 and the anguish H6869 as of her that bringeth forth her first child, H1069 the voice H6963 of the daughter H1323 of Zion, H6726 that bewaileth H3306 herself, that spreadeth H6566 her hands, H3709 saying, Woe H188 is me now! for my soul H5315 is wearied H5888 because of murderers. H2026
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