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Jeremiah 4:11-28
Common English Bible
Jeremiah 4:11-28
Common English Bible
11 At that time, this people and Jerusalem will be told:
A blistering wind from the bare heights;
it rages in the desert toward my people,
not merely to winnow or cleanse.
12 This wind is too devastating for that.
Now I, even I, will pronounce my sentence against them.
13 Look! He approaches like the clouds;
his chariots advance like a tempest,
his horses swifter than eagles.
How horrible! We’re doomed!
14 Cleanse your heart of evil, Jerusalem,
that you may be saved.
How long will you entertain your destructive ideas?
15 A voice declares from Dan;
someone proclaims disaster from the highlands of Ephraim.
16 Warn the nations,
proclaim it to Jerusalem!
Armies are approaching from a far-away country,
raising their war cries against the towns of Judah.
17 They hem her in like those guarding a field,
because she has rebelled against me,
declares the Lord.
18 Your own conduct, your own deeds have done this to you.
This is your payment and how bitter it is,
piercing into the depths of your heart.
Anguish over looming disaster
19 Oh, my suffering, my suffering!
My pain is unbearable;
my heart is in turmoil;
it throbs nonstop.
I can’t be silent, because I hear the blast of the trumpet
and the roar of the battle cry!
20 Disaster follows disaster;
the whole land is ruined.
Suddenly, my tents are destroyed,
my shelter in a moment.
21 How long must I see the battle flags
and hear the blast of the trumpet?
22 My people are foolish.
They don’t even know me!
They are thoughtless children
without understanding;
they are skilled at doing wrong,
inept at doing right.
23 I looked at the earth,
and it was without shape or form;
at the heavens
and there was no light.
24 I looked at the mountains
and they were quaking;
all the hills were rocking back and forth.
25 I looked and there was no one left;
every bird in the sky had taken flight.
26 I looked and the fertile land was a desert;
all its towns were in ruins
before the Lord,
before his fury.
27 The Lord proclaims:
The whole earth will become a desolation,
but I will not destroy it completely.
28 Therefore, the earth will grieve
and the heavens grow dark
because I have declared my plan
and will neither change my mind
nor cancel the plan.
Jeremiah 4:11-28
New International Version
Jeremiah 4:11-28
New International Version
11 At that time this people and Jerusalem will be told, “A scorching wind(A) from the barren heights in the desert blows toward my people, but not to winnow or cleanse; 12 a wind(B) too strong for that comes from me. Now I pronounce my judgments(C) against them.”
13 Look! He advances like the clouds,(D)
his chariots(E) come like a whirlwind,(F)
his horses(G) are swifter than eagles.(H)
Woe to us! We are ruined!(I)
14 Jerusalem, wash(J) the evil from your heart and be saved.(K)
How long(L) will you harbor wicked thoughts?
15 A voice is announcing from Dan,(M)
proclaiming disaster from the hills of Ephraim.(N)
16 “Tell this to the nations,
proclaim concerning Jerusalem:
‘A besieging army is coming from a distant land,(O)
raising a war cry(P) against the cities of Judah.(Q)
17 They surround(R) her like men guarding a field,
because she has rebelled(S) against me,’”
declares the Lord.
18 “Your own conduct and actions(T)
have brought this on you.(U)
This is your punishment.
How bitter(V) it is!
How it pierces to the heart!”
19 Oh, my anguish, my anguish!(W)
I writhe in pain.(X)
Oh, the agony of my heart!
My heart pounds(Y) within me,
I cannot keep silent.(Z)
For I have heard the sound of the trumpet;(AA)
I have heard the battle cry.(AB)
20 Disaster follows disaster;(AC)
the whole land lies in ruins.(AD)
In an instant my tents(AE) are destroyed,
my shelter in a moment.
21 How long must I see the battle standard(AF)
and hear the sound of the trumpet?(AG)
22 “My people are fools;(AH)
they do not know me.(AI)
They are senseless children;
they have no understanding.(AJ)
They are skilled in doing evil;(AK)
they know not how to do good.”(AL)
23 I looked at the earth,
and it was formless and empty;(AM)
and at the heavens,
and their light(AN) was gone.
24 I looked at the mountains,
and they were quaking;(AO)
all the hills were swaying.
25 I looked, and there were no people;
every bird in the sky had flown away.(AP)
26 I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert;(AQ)
all its towns lay in ruins(AR)
before the Lord, before his fierce anger.(AS)
27 This is what the Lord says:
Jeremiah 4:11-28
King James Version
Jeremiah 4:11-28
King James Version
11 At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse,
12 Even a full wind from those places shall come unto me: now also will I give sentence against them.
13 Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.
14 O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
15 For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim.
16 Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah.
17 As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the Lord.
18 Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart.
19 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.
20 Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.
21 How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?
22 For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.
25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.
26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the Lord, and by his fierce anger.
27 For thus hath the Lord said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.
28 For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.
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