Jeremiah 4 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

“If ^H518 you will return ^H7725, Israel ^H3478,” declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068,

“Then you should return ^H7725 to Me.

And if ^H518 you will put ^H5493 away ^H5493 your detestable ^H8251 things ^H8251 from My presence ^H6440,

And will not waver ^H5110,

And if you will swear ^H7650, ‘As the LORD ^H3068 lives ^H2416,’

In truth ^H571, in justice ^H4941, and in righteousness ^H6666;

Then the nations ^H1471 will bless ^H1288 themselves in Him,

And in Him they will boast ^H1984.”

For this ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the LORD ^H3068 says ^H559 to the men ^H376 of Judah ^H3063 and to Jerusalem ^H3389:

“[fn]Break ^H5214 up your uncultivated ^H5215 ground ^H5215,

And do not sow ^H2232 among ^H413 thorns ^H6975.

“Circumcise ^H4135 yourselves to the LORD ^H3068

And remove ^H5493 the foreskins ^H6190 of your hearts ^H3824,

Men ^H376 of Judah ^H3063 and inhabitants ^H3427 of Jerusalem ^H3389,

Or ^H6435 else ^H6435 My wrath ^H2534 will spread ^H3318 like fire ^H784

And burn ^H1197 with no ^H369 one ^H369 to quench ^H3518 it,

Because ^H4480 H6440 of the evil ^H7455 of your deeds ^H4611.”

Declare ^H5046 in Judah ^H3063 and proclaim ^H8085 in Jerusalem ^H3389, and say ^H559,

“Blow ^H8628 the trumpet ^H7782 in the land ^H776;

Cry ^H7121 aloud ^H4390 and say ^H559,

‘Assemble ^H622, and let’s go ^H935

Into the fortified ^H4013 cities ^H5892.’

“Raise ^H5375 a flag ^H5251 toward Zion ^H6726!

Take ^H5756 refuge ^H5756, do not stand ^H5975 still,

For I am bringing ^H935 evil ^H7451 from the north ^H6828,

And great ^H1419 destruction ^H7667.

“A lion ^H738 has gone ^H5927 up ^H5927 from his thicket ^H5441,

And a destroyer ^H7843 of nations ^H1471 has set ^H5265 out ^H5265;

He has gone ^H3318 out ^H3318 from his place ^H4725

To make ^H7760 your land ^H776 a waste ^H8047.

Your cities ^H5892 will be ruins ^H5327,

Without ^H369 an inhabitant ^H3427.

“For this ^H2088, put ^H2296 on ^H2296 sackcloth ^H8242,

Mourn ^H5594 and wail ^H3213;

For the fierce ^H2740 anger ^H639 of the LORD ^H3068

Has not turned ^H7725 away ^H7725 from us.”

“And it shall come ^H1961 about ^H1961 on that day ^H3117,” declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068, “that the heart ^H3820 of the king ^H4428 and the hearts ^H3820 of the leaders ^H8269 will fail ^H6; and the priests ^H3548 will tremble ^H8074, and the prophets ^H5030 will be ^H8539 astonished ^H8539.”

Then I said ^H559, “Oh ^H162, Lord ^H136 [fn]GOD ^H3068! Surely ^H403 You have utterly ^H5378 deceived ^H5378 this ^H2088 people ^H5971 and Jerusalem ^H3389, saying ^H559, ‘You will have ^H1961 peace ^H7965’; yet a sword ^H2719 touches ^H5060 the [fn]throat ^H5315.”

At that time ^H6256 it will be said ^H559 to this ^H2088 people ^H5971 and to Jerusalem ^H3389, “A scorching ^H6703 wind ^H7307 from the bare ^H8205 heights ^H8205 in the wilderness ^H4057, in the direction ^H1870 of the daughter ^H1323 of My people ^H5971—not to winnow ^H2219 and not to cleanse ^H1305,

“Behold ^H2009, he goes ^H5927 up ^H5927 like clouds ^H6051,

And his chariots ^H4818 like the whirlwind ^H5492;

His horses ^H5483 are ^H7043 swifter ^H7043 than ^H4480 eagles ^H5404.

Woe ^H188 to us, for we are ruined ^H7703!”

Wash ^H3526 your heart ^H3820 from evil ^H7451, Jerusalem ^H3389,

So ^H4616 that ^H4616 you may be saved ^H3467.

How ^H4970 long ^H5704 H4970 will your wicked ^H205 thoughts ^H4284

Lodge ^H3885 within ^H7130 you?

For a voice ^H6963 declares ^H5046 from Dan ^H1835,

And proclaims ^H8085 wickedness ^H205 from Mount ^H2022 Ephraim ^H669.

“Report ^H2142 it to the nations ^H1471, now ^H2009!

Proclaim ^H8085 to ^H5921 Jerusalem ^H3389,

‘[fn]Enemies ^H6862 are coming ^H935 from a remote ^H4801 country ^H776,

And they raise ^H5414 their voices ^H6963 against ^H5921 the cities ^H5892 of Judah ^H3063.

‘Like watchmen ^H8104 of a field ^H7704 they are against ^H5921 her all ^H5439 around ^H5439,

Because ^H3588 she has rebelled ^H4784 against Me,’ declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068.

“Your ways ^H1870 and your deeds ^H4611

Have [fn]brought ^H6213 these ^H428 things ^H428 upon you.

This ^H2088 is your evil ^H7451. How ^H3588 bitter ^H4751!

How ^H3588 it has touched ^H5060 your heart ^H3820!”

My [fn]soul ^H4578, my [fn]soul ^H4578! I am ^H2342 in ^H2342 anguish ^H2342! [fn]Oh ^H7023, my heart ^H3820!

My heart ^H3820 is pounding ^H1993 in me;

I cannot ^H3808 keep silent ^H2790,

Because ^H3588, [fn]my soul ^H5315, you have heard ^H8085

The sound ^H6963 of the trumpet ^H7782,

The alarm ^H8643 of war ^H4421.

Disaster ^H7667 upon disaster ^H7667 is proclaimed ^H7121,

For the whole ^H3605 land ^H776 is devastated ^H7703;

Suddenly ^H6597 my tents ^H168 are devastated ^H7703,

And my curtains ^H3407 in an instant ^H7281.

How ^H4970 long ^H5704 H4970 must I see ^H7200 the flag ^H5251

And hear ^H8085 the sound ^H6963 of the trumpet ^H7782?

“For My people ^H5971 are foolish ^H191,

They do not know ^H3045 Me;

They are foolish ^H5530 children ^H1121

And have ^H995 no ^H3808 understanding ^H995.

They are skillful ^H2450 at doing ^H7489 evil ^H7489,

But they do not know ^H3045 how to do ^H3190 good ^H3190.”

I looked ^H7200 at the earth ^H776, and behold ^H2009, it was a [fn]formless ^H8414 and desolate ^H922 emptiness ^H922;

And to the heavens ^H8064, and they had ^H369 no ^H369 light ^H216.

I looked ^H7200 on the mountains ^H2022, and behold ^H2009, they were quaking ^H7493,

And all ^H3605 the hills ^H1389 jolted ^H7043 back ^H7043 and ^H7043 forth ^H7043.

I looked ^H7200, and behold ^H2009, there ^H369 was ^H369 no ^H369 human ^H120,

And all ^H3605 the birds ^H5775 of the sky ^H8064 had fled ^H5074.

I looked ^H7200, and behold ^H2009, [fn]the fruitful ^H3759 land ^H3759 was a wilderness ^H4057,

And all ^H3605 its cities ^H5892 were pulled ^H5422 down ^H5422

Before ^H4480 H6440 the LORD ^H3068, before ^H4480 H6440 His fierce ^H2740 anger ^H639.

For this ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the LORD ^H3068 says ^H559:

“The whole ^H3605 land ^H776 shall be a desolation ^H8077,

Yet I will not execute ^H6213 a complete ^H3617 destruction ^H3617.

“For this ^H2088 the earth ^H776 will mourn ^H56,

And the heavens ^H8064 above ^H4480 H4605 will become dark ^H6937,

Because ^H5921 H3588 I have spoken ^H1696, I have purposed ^H2161,

And I have not [fn]changed ^H5162 My mind ^H5162, nor ^H3808 will I turn ^H7725 from it.”

At the sound ^H6963 of the horseman ^H6571 and archer ^H7411 H7198 every ^H3605 city ^H5892 flees ^H1272;

They go ^H935 into the thickets ^H5645 and climb ^H5927 among the rocks ^H3710;

Every ^H3605 city ^H5892 is abandoned ^H5800,

And no ^H369 one ^H376 lives ^H3427 in them.

And you, desolate ^H7703 one, what ^H4100 will you do ^H6213?

Although ^H3588 you dress ^H3847 in scarlet ^H8144,

Although ^H3588 you adorn ^H5710 yourself with jewelry ^H5716 of gold ^H2091,

Although ^H3588 you enlarge ^H7167 your eyes ^H5869 with makeup ^H6320,

In vain ^H7723 you make ^H3302 yourself beautiful ^H3302.

Your [fn]lovers ^H5689 despise ^H3988 you;

They seek ^H1245 your life ^H5315.

For I heard ^H8085 a voice ^H6963 cry as of a woman in ^H2342 labor ^H2342,

The anguish ^H6869 as of one giving ^H1069 birth ^H1069 to ^H1069 her ^H1069 first ^H1069 child ^H1069.

The voice ^H6963 of the daughter ^H1323 of Zion ^H6726 gasping ^H3306 for ^H3306 breath ^H3306,

Stretching ^H6566 out ^H6566 her [fn]hands ^H3709, saying,

“Ah ^H4994, woe ^H188 to me, for [fn]I faint ^H5888 before murderers ^H2026.”