NASB — Jeremiah 4 — KJV

Judah Threatened with Invasion

  1 “If° you will areturn°, O Israel°,” declares° the LORD°,
  “[Then] you should return° to Me.
  And bif° you will put° away° your detested° things° from My presence°,
  And will not waver°,
  2 And you will aswear°, ‘As the LORD° lives°,’
  bIn truth°, in justice° and in righteousness°;
  Then the cnations° will bless° themselves in Him,
  And din Him they will glory°.”

[1] aJr 3:22; 15:19; Jol 2:12 bJr 7:3, 7; 35:15
[2] aDt 10:20; Is 45:23; 65:16; Jr 12:16 bIs 48:1 cGn 22:18; Jr 3:17; 12:15, 16; Ga 3:8 dIs 45:25; Jr 9:24; 1Co 1:31

3 ¶ For thus° says° the LORD° to the men° of Judah° and to Jerusalem°,
  “IaBreak° up your fallow° ground°,
  And bdo not sow° among° thorns°.
  4aCircumcise° yourselves to the LORD°
  And remove° the foreskins° of your heart°,
  Men° of Judah° and inhabitants° of Jerusalem°,
  Or° else° My bwrath° will go° forth° like fire°
  And burn° with cnone° to quench° it,
  Because°° of the evil° of your deeds°.”

[3] ILit Plow for yourselves plowed ground aHo 10:12 bMt 13:7
[4] aDt 10:16; 30:6; Jr 9:25, 26; Ro 2:28, 29; Col 2:11 bIs 30:27, 33; Jr 21:12; Zp 2:2 cAm 5:6; Mk 9:43, 48

  5 ¶ Declare° in Judah° and proclaim° in Jerusalem°, and say°,
  “aBlow° the trumpet° in the land°;
  Cry° aloud° and say°,
  ‘bAssemble° yourselves, and let us go°
  Into the fortified° cities°.’
  6 “Lift° up a astandard° toward Zion°!
  Seek° refuge°, do not stand° [still],
  For I am bringing° bevil° from the north°,
  And great° destruction°.
  7 “A alion° has gone° up from his thicket°,
  And a bdestroyer° of nations° has set° out;
  He has gone° out from his place°
  To cmake° your land° a waste°.
  Your cities° will be ruins°
  Without° inhabitant°.
  8 “For this°, aput° on sackcloth°,
  Lament° and wail°;
  For the bfierce° anger° of the LORD°
  Has not turned° back° from us.”
9 “It shall come° about in that day°,” declares° the LORD°, “that the aheart° of the king° and the heart° of the princes° will fail°; and the priests° will be appalled° and the bprophets° will be astounded°.”

[5] aJr 6:1; Ho 8:1 bJsh 10:20; Jr 8:14
[6] aIs 62:10; Jr 4:21; 50:2 bJr 1:14, 15; 6:1, 22
[7] aJr 5:6; 25:38; 50:17 bJr 25:9; Ezk 26:7-10 cIs 1:7; 6:11; Jr 2:15
[8] aIs 22:12; Jr 6:26 bIs 5:25; 10:4; Jr 30:24
[9] aIs 22:3-5; Jr 48:41 bIs 29:9, 10; Ezk 13:9-16

10 ¶ Then I said°, “Ah°, Lord° IGOD°! Surely° You have utterly° adeceived° this° people° and Jerusalem°, saying°, ‘bYou will have° peace°’; whereas a sword° touches° the IIthroat°.”

[10] IHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD IIOr life aEzk 14:9; 2Th 2:11 bJr 5:12; 14:13

11 ¶ In that time° it will be said° to this° people° and to Jerusalem°, “A ascorching° wind° from the bare° heights° in the wilderness° in the direction° of the daughter° of My people°—not to winnow° and not to cleanse°, 12 a wind° too° strong° for Ithis°—will come° IIat My command; now° I will also° pronounce° judgments° against them.
  13 “Behold°, he agoes° up like clouds°,
  And his bchariots° like the whirlwind°;
  His horses° are cswifter° than° eagles°.
  Woe° to us, for dwe are ruined°!”

[11] aJr 13:24; 51:1; Ezk 17:10; Ho 13:15
[12] ILit these IILit for Me
[13] aIs 19:1; Na 1:3 bIs 5:28; 66:15 cLm 4:19; Hab 1:8 dIs 3:8

  14 ¶ Wash° your heart° from evil°, O Jerusalem°,
  That you may be saved°.
  How° long°° will your awicked° thoughts°
  Lodge° within° you?
  15 For a voice° declares° from aDan°,
  And proclaims° wickedness° from Mount° Ephraim°.
  16 “Report° [it] to the nations°, now°!
  Proclaim° over° Jerusalem°,
  ‘Besiegers° come° from a afar° country°,
  And blift° their voices° against° the cities° of Judah°.
  17 ‘Like watchmen° of a field° they are aagainst° her round° about°,
  Because° she has brebelled° against Me,’ declares° the LORD°.
  18 “Your aways° and your deeds°
  Have Ibrought° these° things° to you.
  This° is your evil°. How° bbitter°!
  How° it has touched° your heart°!”

[14] aPv 1:22; Jr 6:19; 13:27; Jm 4:8
[15] aJr 8:16
[16] aIs 39:3; Jr 5:15 bEzk 21:22
[17] a2K 25:1, 4 bIs 1:20, 23; Jr 5:23
[18] ILit done aPs 107:17; Is 50:1; Jr 2:17, 19 bJr 2:19

Lament over Judah’s Devastation

  19aMy Isoul°, my Isoul°! I am in anguish°! IIOh°, my heart°!
  My bheart° is pounding° in me;
  I cannot° be silent°,
  Because° IIIyou have heard°, O my soul°,
  The csound° of the trumpet°,
  The alarm° of war°.
  20 aDisaster° on disaster° is proclaimed°,
  For the bwhole° land° is devastated°;
  Suddenly° my ctents° are devastated°,
  My curtains° in an instant°.
  21 How° long°° must I see° the standard°
  And hear° the sound° of the trumpet°?
  22aFor My people° are foolish°,
  They know° Me not;
  They are stupid° children°
  And have° no° understanding°.
  They are shrewd° to bdo° evil°,
  But to do° good° they do not know°.”

[19] ILit inward parts IILit The walls of my heart IIIOr I, my soul, heard aIs 15:5; 16:11; 21:3; 22:4; Jr 9:1, 10; 20:9 bHab 3:16 cNu 10:9
[20] aPs 42:7; Ezk 7:26 bJr 4:27 cJr 10:20
[22] aJr 5:4, 21; 10:8; Ro 1:22 bJr 9:3; 13:23; Ro 16:19; 1Co 14:20

  23 ¶ I looked° on the earth°, and behold°, [it was] Ia formless° and void°;
  And to the heavens°, and they had° no° light°.
  24 I looked° on the mountains°, and behold°, they were aquaking°,
  And all° the hills° Imoved° to and fro°.
  25 I looked°, and behold°, there° was no° man°,
  And all° the abirds° of the heavens° had fled°.
  26 I looked°, and behold°, Ithe afruitful° land° was a wilderness°,
  And all° its cities° were pulled° down°
  Before°° the LORD°, before°° His fierce° anger°.

[23] IOr a waste and emptiness aGn 1:2; Is 24:19
[24] ILit moved lightly aIs 5:25; Jr 10:10; Ezk 38:20
[25] aJr 9:10; 12:4; Zp 1:3
[26] IOr Carmel aJr 9:10

  27 ¶ For thus° says° the LORD°,
  “The awhole° land° shall be a desolation°,
  Yet I will bnot execute° a complete° destruction°.
  28 “For this° the aearth° shall mourn°
  And the bheavens° above°° be dark°,
  Because°° I have cspoken°, I have purposed°,
  And I will not Ichange° My mind°, nor° will I turn° from it.”
  29 At the sound° of the horseman° and bowman°° aevery° city° flees°;
  They bgo° into the thickets° and climb° among the rocks°;
  cEvery° city° is forsaken°,
  And no° man° dwells° in them.
  30 And you, O desolate° one, awhat° will you do°?
  Although° you dress° in scarlet°,
  Although° you decorate° [yourself with] ornaments° of gold°,
  Although° you benlarge° your eyes° with paint°,
  In vain° you make° yourself beautiful°.
  [Your] Iclovers° despise° you;
  They seek° your life°.
  31 For I heard° a Icry° as of a woman in labor°,
  The anguish° as of one giving° birth° to her first° child°,
  The Icry° of the daughter° of Zion° agasping° for breath°,
  bStretching° out her IIhands°, [saying],
  “Ah°, woe° is me, for IIII faint° before murderers°.”

[27] aJr 12:11, 12; 25:11 bJr 5:10, 18; 30:11; 46:28
[28] ILit be sorry aJr 12:4, 11; 14:2; Ho 4:3 bIs 5:30; 50:3; Jol 2:30, 31 cNu 23:19; Jr 23:20; 30:24
[29] a2K 25:4 bIs 2:19-21; Jr 16:16 cJr 4:7
[30] ILit paramours aIs 10:3; 20:6; Jr 13:21 b2K 9:30; Ezk 23:40 cJr 22:20, 22; Lm 1:2, 19; Ezk 23:9, 10, 22
[31] ILit sound IILit palms IIILit my soul faints aIs 42:14 bIs 1:15; Lm 1:17


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God calleth Israel by his promise.

1 ¶ If² thou wilt return,ºª O Israel,º saithºª the LORD,º returnºª unto² me: and if² thou wilt put awayºª thine abominationsº out of my sight,º² then shalt thou not² remove.ºª 2 And thou shalt swear,ºª The LORDº liveth,º in truth,º in judgment,º and in righteousness;º and the nationsº shall bless¹ª themselves² in him, and in him shall they glory.ºª

[1] Gn 35:2; Dt 27:15; Jsh 24:14; Jg 10:16; 1S 7:3; 2K 23:13, 24; 2Ch 15:8; 33:8; Is 31:6; Jr 3:1, 12, 14, 22; 4:4; 15:4; 22:3; 24:9; 25:5; 36:3; Ezk 11:18; 18:13; 20:7; 43:9; Ho 2:2; 7:16; 14:1; Jol 2:12; Ep 4:22.
[2] Gn 22:18; Dt 10:20; 1K 3:6; Ps 72:17; 99:4; Is 45:23, 25; 48:1; 65:16; Jr 5:2; 9:24; Ho 2:19; Zc 8:8; 1Co 1:31; 2Co 10:17; Ga 3:8; Php 3:3.

He exhorteth Judah to repentance by fearful judgments.

3 ¶ For² thus² saithºª the LORDº to the menº of Judahº and Jerusalem,º Break upºª your fallow ground,º and sowºª not² among² thorns.º 4 Circumcise¹ª yourselves² to the LORD,º and take awayºª the foreskinsº of your heart,º ye menº of Judahº and inhabitantsºª of Jerusalem:º lest² my furyº come forthºª like fire,º and burnºª that none² can quenchºª [it], becauseº² of the evilº of your doings.º 5 Declareºª ye in Judah,º and publishºª in Jerusalem;º and say,ºª Blowºª ye the trumpetº in the land:º cry,ºª gather together,ºª and say,ºª Assemble¹ª yourselves,² and let us goºª into² the defencedº cities.º 6 Set upºª the standardº toward Zion:º retire,ºª stayºª not:² for² I² will bringºª evilº from the north,º² and a greatº destruction.º 7 The lionº is come upºª from his thicket,º² and the destroyerºª of the Gentilesº is on his way;ºª he is gone forthºª from his placeº² to makeºª thy landº desolate;º [and] thy citiesº shall be laid waste,ºª without²² an inhabitant.ºª 8 For² this² girdºª you with sackcloth,º lamentºª and howl:ºª for² the fierceº angerº of the LORDº is not² turned backºª from² us. 9 And it shall come to pass² at that² day,º saithºª the LORD,º [that] the heartº of the kingº shall perish,ºª and the heartº of the princes;º and the priestsº shall be astonished,ºª and the prophetsº shall wonder.ºª 10 Then saidºª I, Ah,º Lordº GOD!º surelyº thou hast greatly¹ª deceivedºª this² peopleº and Jerusalem,º saying,ºª Ye shall have² peace;º whereas the swordº reachethºª unto² the soul.º 11 At that² timeº shall it be saidºª to this² peopleº and to Jerusalem,º A dryº windº of the high placesº in the wildernessº toward¹ the daughterº of my people,º not² to fan,ºª nor² to cleanse,ºª 12 [Even] a fullº windº from those²² [places] shall comeºª unto me: now² also² will I² giveºª sentenceº against them. 13 Behold,² he shall come upºª as clouds,º and his chariotsº [shall be] as a whirlwind:º his horsesº are swifterºª than eagles.º² Woeº unto us! for² we are spoiled.ºª 14 O Jerusalem,º washºª thine heartº from wickedness,º² that² thou mayest be saved.ºª How long²² shall thy vainº thoughtsº lodgeºª withinº thee? 15 For² a voiceº declarethºª from Dan,º² and publishethºª afflictionº from mountº² Ephraim.º 16 Make ye mentionºª to the nations;º behold,² publishºª against² Jerusalem,º [that] watchersºª comeºª from a farº country,º² and give outºª their voiceº against² the citiesº of Judah.º 17 As keepersºª of a field,º are² they against² her round about;º² because² she hath been rebelliousºª against me, saithºª the LORD.º 18 Thy wayº and thy doingsº have procuredºª these² [things] unto thee; this² [is] thy wickedness,º because² it is bitter,º because² it reachethºª unto² thine heart.º

[3] Gn 3:18; Ho 10:12; Mt 13:7, 22; Mk 4:7, 18; Lk 8:7, 14; Ga 6:7.
[4] Lv 26:28; Dt 10:16; 30:6; 32:22; Is 30:27; 51:17; Jr 9:26; 21:5, 12; 23:19; 36:7; Lm 4:11; Ezk 5:13; 6:12; 8:18; 16:38; 18:31; 20:33, 47; 21:17; 24:8, 13; Am 5:6; Zp 2:2; Mk 9:43; Ro 2:28; Col 2:11.
[5] Jsh 10:20; Jr 5:20; 6:1; 8:14; 9:12; 11:2; 35:11; Ezk 33:2; Ho 8:1; Am 3:6, 8.
[6] Is 62:10; Jr 1:13; 4:21; 6:1, 22; 21:7; 25:9; 50:2, 22; 51:12, 27, 54; Zp 1:10.
[7] 2K 24:1; 25:1; Is 1:7; 5:9; 6:11; Jr 2:15; 5:6; 9:11; 25:9, 38; 26:9; 27:8; 33:10; 34:22; 49:19; 50:17, 44; Ezk 21:19; 26:7; 30:10; Dn 5:19; 7:4.
[8] Is 5:25; 9:12, 17, 21; 10:4; 13:6; 15:2, 3; 22:12; 32:11; Jr 6:26; 48:20; Ezk 21:12; 30:2; Jol 2:12; Am 8:10.
[9] 1S 25:37; 2K 25:4; Ps 102:4; Is 19:3, 11, 16; 21:3; 22:3; 29:9; Jr 5:31; 6:13; 37:19; 39:4; 52:7; Ezk 13:9; Ac 13:41.
[10] Ex 9:14; 1K 22:20; Is 30:10; 37:35; 63:17; Jr 1:6; 4:18; 5:12; 6:14; 8:11; 14:13; 23:17; 32:17; Lm 2:21; Ezk 11:13; 14:9; Ro 1:24, 26, 28; 2Th 2:9.
[11] Is 22:4; 27:8; 41:16; 64:6; Jr 8:19; 9:1, 7; 14:17; 23:19; 30:23; 51:1, 2; Lm 2:11; 3:48; 4:3, 6, 10; Ezk 17:10; 19:12; Ho 13:3, 15; Mt 3:12; Lk 3:17.
[12] Jr 1:16; Ezk 5:8; 6:11; 7:8.
[13] Dt 28:49; Is 5:28; 13:5; 19:1; 66:15; Jr 4:31; 10:19; Lm 4:19; Dn 7:4; Ho 8:1; Na 1:3; 2:3; Hab 1:8; Mt 24:30; Rv 1:7.
[14] Ps 66:18; 119:113; Pv 1:22; Is 1:16; 55:7; Jr 13:27; Ezk 18:31; Mt 12:33; 15:19; 23:26; Lk 11:39; Ac 8:22; Ro 1:21; 1Co 3:20; Jm 4:8.
[15] Jsh 17:15; 20:7; Jg 18:29; 20:1; Jr 6:1; 8:16.
[16] Dt 28:49; Is 34:1; 39:3; Jr 2:15; 4:17; 5:6, 15; 6:18; 16:6; 31:10; 39:1; 50:2; Ezk 21:22.
[17] 2K 25:1; Ne 9:26, 30; Is 1:8, 20; 30:9; Jr 5:23; 6:2; Lm 1:8, 18; Ezk 2:3; Dn 9:7; Lk 19:43; 21:20.
[18] Jb 20:5; Ps 107:17; Pv 1:31; 5:22; Is 50:1; Jr 2:17, 19; 4:10; 5:19; 6:19; 26:19.

A grievous lamentation for the miseries of Judah.

19 ¶ My bowels,º my bowels!º I am painedº¹ªªª at my veryº heart;º my heartº maketh a noiseºª in me; I cannot² hold my peace,ºª because² thou hast heard,ºª O my soul,º the soundº of the trumpet,º the alarmº of war.º 20 Destructionº upon² destructionº is cried;ºª for² the whole² landº is spoiled:ºª suddenlyº are my tentsº spoiled,ºª [and] my curtainsº in a moment.º 21 How long²² shall I seeºª the standard,º [and] hearºª the soundº of the trumpet?º 22 For² my peopleº [is] foolish,º they have not² knownºª me; they² [are] sottishº children,º and they² have none² understanding:ºª they² [are] wiseº to do evil,ºª but to do goodºª they have no² knowledge.ºª 23 I beheldºª² the earth,º and, lo,² [it was] without form,º and void;º and the heavens,º and they [had] no² light.º 24 I beheldºª the mountains,º and, lo,² they trembled,ºª and all² the hillsº moved lightly.ºª 25 I beheld,ºª and, lo,² [there was] no² man,º and all² the birdsº of the heavensº were fled.ºª 26 I beheld,ºª and, lo,² the fruitful placeº [was] a wilderness,º and all² the citiesº thereof were broken downºª at the presenceº² of the LORD,º [and] by²² his fierceº anger.º 27 For² thus² hath the LORDº said,ºª The whole² landº shall be² desolate;º yet will I not² makeºª a full end.º 28 For² this² shall the earthº mourn,ºª and the heavensº aboveº² be black:ºª because²² I have spokenºª [it], I have purposedºª [it], and will not² repent,ºª neither² will I turn backºª from² it. 29 The whole² cityº shall fleeºª for the noiseº² of the horsemenº and bowmen;ººª they shall goºª into thickets,º and climb upºª upon the rocks:º every² cityº [shall be] forsaken,ºª and not² a manº dwellºª therein.º 30 And [when] thou² [art] spoiled,ºª what² wilt thou do?ºª Though² thou clothestºª thyself with crimson,º though² thou deckestºª thee with ornamentsº of gold,º though² thou rentestºª thy faceº with painting,º in vainº shalt thou make thyself fair;ºª [thy] loversºª will despiseºª thee, they will seekºª thy life.º 31 For² I have heardºª a voiceº as of a woman in travail,ºª [and] the anguishº as of her that bringeth forth her first child,ºª the voiceº of the daughterº of Zion,º [that] bewaileth¹ª herself,² [that] spreadethºª her hands,º [saying], Woeº [is] me now!² for² my soulº is weariedºª because of murderers.ºª

[19] Gn 49:6; Jg 5:21; Ps 16:2; 42:5; 103:1; 116:7; 119:53, 136; 146:1; Is 15:5; 16:11; 21:3; 22:4; Jr 4:5, 21; 9:1, 10; 13:17; 14:17; 23:9; 48:31; Lm 1:16; 2:11; 3:48; Dn 7:15, 28; 8:27; Am 3:6; Hab 3:16; Zp 1:15; Lk 19:41; Ro 9:2; 10:1; Ga 4:19.
[20] Ex 33:5; Lv 26:18, 21, 24, 28; Nu 16:21, 45; Ps 42:7; 72:19; Is 13:6; 33:20; 47:9; 54:2; Jr 4:6; 10:19; 17:18; Lm 2:6; 3:47; Ezk 7:25; 14:21; Jol 1:15; Hab 3:7; Mt 10:28; 2Th 1:9.
[21] 2Ch 35:25; 36:3, 6, 10, 17; Jr 4:5, 14, 19; 6:1.
[22] Dt 32:6, 28; 2S 13:3; 16:21; Ps 14:1; Is 1:3; 6:9; 27:11; 29:10; 42:19; Jr 5:4, 21; 8:7; Ho 4:1, 6; 5:4; Mi 2:1; Mt 23:16; Lk 16:8; Jn 16:3; Ro 1:22, 28; 3:11; 16:19; 1Co 1:20; 14:20.
[23] Gn 1:2; Is 5:30; 13:10; 24:19; Jr 9:10; Ezk 32:7; Jol 2:10, 30; 3:15; Am 8:9; Mt 24:29, 35; Mk 13:24; Lk 21:25; Ac 2:19; Rv 20:11.
[24] Jg 5:4; 1K 19:11; Ps 18:7; 77:18; 97:4; 114:4; Is 5:25; Jr 8:16; 10:10; Ezk 38:20; Mi 1:4; Na 1:5; Hab 3:6, 10.
[25] Ho 4:3; Zp 1:2.
[26] Dt 29:23; Ps 76:7; 107:34; Is 5:9; 7:20; Jr 12:4; 14:2; Mi 3:12.
[27] Lv 26:44; 2Ch 36:21; Is 6:11; 24:1, 3, 12; Jr 4:7; 5:10, 18; 7:34; 12:11; 18:16; 30:11; 46:28; Ezk 6:14; 11:13; 33:28; Am 9:8; Ro 9:27; 11:1.
[28] Nu 23:19; 1S 15:29; Is 5:30; 14:24; 24:4; 33:8; 34:4; 46:10; 50:3; Jr 4:23; 7:16; 12:4; 14:11; 15:1; 23:10; Ezk 24:14; Ho 4:3; 13:14; Jol 1:10; 2:30; Mt 27:45; Mk 15:33; Lk 23:44; Ep 1:9, 11; He 7:21; Rv 6:12.
[29] 1S 13:6; 2K 25:4; 2Ch 33:11; Is 2:19; 30:17; Jr 4:27; 39:4; 52:7; Am 9:1; Lk 23:30; Rv 6:15.
[30] 2K 9:30; Is 10:3; 20:6; 33:14; Jr 5:31; 13:21; 22:20; Lm 1:2, 19; 4:17; Ezk 16:36; 23:9, 22, 28, 40; 28:9, 13; He 2:3; Rv 17:2, 4, 13, 16.
[31] Gn 27:46; Jb 10:1; Ps 120:5; Is 1:15; 6:5; 13:8; 21:3; Jr 6:2, 23, 24; 10:19; 13:21; 14:18; 15:18; 18:21; 22:23; 30:6; 45:2; 48:41; 49:22, 24; 50:43; Lm 1:17, 20; 2:21; Ezk 9:5; 23:46; Ho 13:13; Mi 7:1; Mt 21:5; 1Co 9:16; 1Th 5:3.


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