Jeremiah 4:5-9
Legacy Standard Bible
Evil from the North
5 Declare in Judah and make it heard in Jerusalem and say,
“(A)Blow the trumpet in the land;
Call out, make your voice full, and say,
‘(B)Gather yourselves, and let us go
Into the fortified cities.’
6 Lift up a (C)standard toward Zion!
Seek safety, do not stand still,
For I am bringing (D)evil from the north,
And great destruction.
7 A (E)lion has gone up from his thicket,
And a (F)destroyer of nations has set out;
He has gone out from his place
To (G)make your land a desolation.
Your cities will be turned into ruins
Without inhabitant.
8 For this, (H)I gird myself with sackcloth,
Lament and wail;
For the (I)burning anger of Yahweh
Has not turned back from us.”
9 “It will be in that day,” declares Yahweh, “that the (J)heart of the king and the heart of the princes will perish; and the priests will be appalled, and the (K)prophets will be astonished.”
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Jeremiah 4:5-9
Common English Bible
Disaster approaches
5 Announce in Judah,
in Jerusalem proclaim,
sound the alarm throughout the land,
cry out and say,
“Gather together!
Let’s flee to the fortified towns!”
6 Set up a flag to Zion;
take cover, don’t just stand there!
I’m bringing disaster from the north,
massive devastation.
7 A lion bursts out of the thicket;
a destroyer of nations advances.
He’s gone forth from his place
to ravage your land,
to wipe out your towns,
until no one is left.
8 So put on funeral clothing.
Weep and wail,
for the Lord’s fierce anger
hasn’t turned away from us.
9 On that day, declares the Lord,
the courage of the king and his princes will fail,
the priests will be stunned,
and the prophets will be shocked.
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