Jeremiah 4:5-9
Lexham English Bible
An Invasion from the North
5 Declare in Judah and proclaim in Jerusalem and say,
“Blow a horn through the land,
call with a loud voice[a] and say,
‘Be gathered and let us go into the fortified cities.’
6 Lift up a signal toward Zion,
bring yourselves to safety; you must not remain standing,
for I am bringing evil from the north,
and a great destruction.
7 A lion has gone up from his thicket,
and a destroyer of nations has set out.
He has gone out from his place to make your land as a horror,
your cities will go to ruin without[b] inhabitant.
8 Because of this gird yourselves with sackcloth,[c] lament and wail,
for the burning anger[d] of Yahweh has not turned back from us.
9 And then on that day,” declares[e] Yahweh,
“the heart of the king and the heart of the officials will be destroyed,
and the priests will be appalled,
and the prophets will be astonished.”
Notas al pie
- Jeremiah 4:5 Literally “call fill”
- Jeremiah 4:7 Literally “from not”
- Jeremiah 4:8 Hebrew “sackcloths”
- Jeremiah 4:8 Literally “the blaze of the nose”
- Jeremiah 4:9 Literally “a declaration of”
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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