13 “Behold, he (A)goes up like clouds,
And his (B)chariots like the whirlwind;
His horses are (C)swifter than eagles.
Woe to us, for (D)we are ruined!”

14 Wash your heart from evil, Jerusalem,
So that you may be saved.
How long will your (E)wicked thoughts
Lodge within you?
15 For a voice declares from (F)Dan,
And proclaims wickedness from Mount Ephraim.
16 “Report it to the nations, now!
Proclaim to Jerusalem,
[a]Enemies are coming from a (G)remote country,
And (H)they raise their voices against the cities of Judah.
17 Like watchmen of a field they are (I)against her all around,
Because she has (J)rebelled against Me,’ declares the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 4:16 As indicated in LXX; MT watchmen

13 Look, he comes up like the clouds,
    and his chariots are like the whirlwind,
his horses are swifter than eagles,
    woe to us, for we are devastated.
14 Cleanse your heart from wickedness, O Jerusalem,
    so that you may be saved.
How long[a] will your thoughts of mischief
    dwell in your inner part?
15 For a voice is declaring from Dan,
    and is proclaiming disaster from the mountain of Ephraim.
16 “Report to the nations, ‘Here they are!’
    Proclaim against Jerusalem,
‘Besiegers are coming from a distant land,[b]
    and they raise their voice against the cities of Judah.’
17 Like watchers of a field they were against her from all around,
    because she has rebelled against me,” declares[c] Yahweh.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 4:14 Literally “until when”
  2. Jeremiah 4:16 Literally “from a land the distance place”
  3. Jeremiah 4:17 Literally “a declaration of”