Jeremiah 4 - Compare Translations
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Jeremiah 4:1
KJVIf thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the Lord, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove.
WEB“If you will return, Israel,” says Yahweh, “if you will return to me, and if you will put away your abominations out of my sight; then you will not be removed;
YLTIf thou dost turn back, O Israel, An affirmation of Jehovah, unto Me turn back, And if thou dost turn aside Thine abominations from My face, Then thou dost not bemoan.
Jeremiah 4:2
KJVAnd thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
WEBand you will swear, ‘As Yahweh lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness. The nations will bless themselves in him, and they will glory in him.”
YLTAnd thou hast sworn -- Jehovah liveth, In truth, in judgment, and in righteousness, And blessed themselves in Him have nations, And in Him they boast themselves.
Jeremiah 4:3
KJVFor thus saith the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.
WEBFor Yahweh says to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, “Break up your fallow ground, and don’t sow among thorns.
YLTFor thus said Jehovah, To the man of Judah, and to Jerusalem: Till for yourselves tillage, And do not sow unto the thorns.
Jeremiah 4:4
KJVCircumcise yourselves to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
WEBCircumcise yourselves to Yahweh, and take away the foreskins of your heart, you men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go out like fire, and burn so that no one can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
YLTBe circumcised to Jehovah, And turn aside the foreskins of your heart, O man of Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, Lest My fury go out as fire, and hath burned, And there is none quenching, Because of the evil of your doings.
Jeremiah 4:5
KJVDeclare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities.
WEBDeclare in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, ‘Blow the trumpet in the land!’ Cry aloud and say, ‘Assemble yourselves! Let us go into the fortified cities!’
YLTDeclare in Judah, and in Jerusalem sound, And say ye, `Blow a trumpet in the land,' Call ye fully, and say ye: `Be gathered, and we go in to the fenced city.'
Jeremiah 4:6
KJVSet up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.
WEBSet up a standard toward Zion. Flee for safety! Don’t wait; for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.”
YLTLift up an ensign Zionward, Strengthen yourselves, stand not still, For evil I am bringing in from the north, And a great destruction.
Jeremiah 4:7
KJVThe lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.
WEBA lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations. He is on his way. He has gone out from his place, to make your land desolate, that your cities be laid waste, without inhabitant.
YLTGone up hath a lion from his thicket, And a destroyer of nations hath journeyed, He hath come forth from his place To make thy land become a desolation, Thy cities are laid waste, without inhabitant.
Jeremiah 4:8
KJVFor this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the Lord is not turned back from us.
WEBFor this, clothe yourself with sackcloth, lament and wail; for the fierce anger of Yahweh hasn’t turned back from us.
YLTFor this, gird on sackcloth, lament and howl, For the fierce anger of Jehovah hath not turned back from us.
Jeremiah 4:9
KJVAnd it shall come to pass at that day, saith the Lord, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder.
WEB“It will happen at that day,” says Yahweh, “that the heart of the king will perish, along with the heart of the princes. The priests will be astonished, and the prophets will wonder.”
YLTAnd it hath come to pass, in that day, An affirmation of Jehovah: `Perish doth the heart of the king, And the heart of the princes, And astonished have been the priests, And the prophets do wonder.'
Jeremiah 4:10
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Jeremiah 4:11
KJVAt 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,
WEBAt that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A hot wind from the bare heights in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to winnow, nor to cleanse;
YLTAt that time it is said of this people, And of Jerusalem: `A dry wind of high places in the wilderness,' The way of the daughter of My people, (Not for winnowing, nor for cleansing,)
Jeremiah 4:12
KJVEven a full wind from those places shall come unto me: now also will I give sentence against them.
WEBa full wind from these will come for me. Now I will also utter judgments against them.”
YLTA full wind from these doth come for Me, Now, also, I speak judgments with them.
Jeremiah 4:13
KJVBehold, 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.
WEBBehold, he will come up as clouds, and his chariots will be as the whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us! For we are ruined.
YLTLo, as clouds he cometh up, And as a hurricane his chariots, Lighter than eagles have been his horses, Wo to us, for we have been spoiled.
Jeremiah 4:14
KJVO Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
WEBJerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, that you may be saved. How long will your evil thoughts lodge within you?
YLTWash from evil thy heart, O Jerusalem, That thou mayest be saved, Till when dost thou lodge in thy heart Thoughts of thy strength?
Jeremiah 4:15
KJVFor a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim.
WEBFor a voice declares from Dan, and publishes evil from the hills of Ephraim:
YLTFor a voice is declaring from Dan, And sounding sorrow from mount Ephraim.
Jeremiah 4:16
KJVMake 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.
WEB“Tell the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, ‘Watchers come from a far country, and raise their voice against the cities of Judah.
YLTMake ye mention to the nations, Lo, sound ye to Jerusalem: `Besiegers are coming from the land afar off, And they give forth against cities of Judah their voice.
Jeremiah 4:17
KJVAs keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the Lord.
WEBAs keepers of a field, they are against her all around, because she has been rebellious against me,’” says Yahweh.
YLTAs the keepers of a field They have been against her round about, For with Me she hath been rebellious, An affirmation of Jehovah.'
Jeremiah 4:18
KJVThy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart.
WEB“Your way and your doings have brought these things to you. This is your wickedness; for it is bitter, for it reaches to your heart.”
YLTThy way and thy doings have done these to thee, This [is] thy vexation, for [it is] bitter, For it hath struck unto thy heart.
Jeremiah 4:19
KJVMy 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.
WEBMy anguish, my anguish! I am pained at my very heart! My heart trembles within me. I can’t hold my peace, because you have heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.
YLTMy bowels, my bowels! I am pained [at] the walls of my heart, Make a noise for me doth My heart, I am not silent, For the voice of a trumpet I have heard, O my soul -- a shout of battle!
Jeremiah 4:20
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Jeremiah 4:21
KJVHow long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?
WEBHow long will I see the standard and hear the sound of the trumpet?
YLTTill when do I see an ensign? Do I hear the voice of a trumpet?
Jeremiah 4:22
KJVFor 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.
WEB“For my people are foolish. They don’t know me. They are foolish children, and they have no understanding. They are skillful in doing evil, but they don’t know how to do good.”
YLTFor my people [are] foolish, me they have not known, Foolish sons [are] they, yea, they [are] not intelligent, Wise [are] they to do evil, And to do good they have not known.
Jeremiah 4:23
KJVI beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
WEBI saw the earth, and, behold, it was waste and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
YLTI looked [to] the land, and lo, waste and void, And unto the heavens, and their light is not.
Jeremiah 4:24
KJVI beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.
WEBI saw the mountains, and behold, they trembled, and all the hills moved back and forth.
YLTI have looked [to] the mountains, And lo, they are trembling. And all the hills moved themselves lightly.
Jeremiah 4:25
KJVI beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.
WEBI saw, and behold, there was no man, and all the birds of the sky had fled.
YLTI have looked, and lo, man is not, And all fowls of the heavens have fled.
Jeremiah 4:26
KJVI 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.
WEBI saw, and behold, the fruitful field was a wilderness, and all its cities were broken down at the presence of Yahweh, before his fierce anger.
YLTI have looked, and lo, The fruitful place [is] a wilderness, And all its cities have been broken down, Because of Jehovah, Because of the fierceness of His anger.
Jeremiah 4:27
KJVFor thus hath the Lord said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.
WEBFor Yahweh says, “The whole land will be a desolation; yet I will not make a full end.
YLTFor thus said Jehovah: All the land is a desolation, but a completion I make not.
Jeremiah 4:28
KJVFor 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.
WEBFor this the earth will mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it. I have planned it, and I have not repented, neither will I turn back from it.”
YLTFor this doth the land mourn, And black have been the heavens above, because I have spoken -- I have purposed, And I have not repented, Nor do I turn back from it.
Jeremiah 4:29
KJVThe whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.
WEBEvery city flees for the noise of the horsemen and archers. They go into the thickets, and climb up on the rocks. Every city is forsaken, and not a man dwells therein.
YLTFrom the voice of the horseman, And of him shooting with the bow, all the city is fleeing, They have come into thickets, And on cliffs they have gone up, All the city is forsaken, And there is no one dwelling in them.
Jeremiah 4:30
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Jeremiah 4:31
KJVFor I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.
WEBFor I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, the anguish as of her who gives birth to her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, who gasps for breath, who spreads her hands, saying, “Woe is me now! For my soul faints before the murderers.”
YLTFor a voice as of a sick woman I have heard, Distress, as of one bringing forth a first-born, The voice of the daughter of Zion, She bewaileth herself, she spreadeth out her hands, `Wo to me now, for weary is my soul of slayers!'
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