4:1 'If you will return, O Israel, return to me,' declares the LORD. 'If you put your detestable idols out of my sight and no longer go astray,
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 4 , Verse 1 , 'If you will return, O Israel, return to me,' declares the LORD. 'If you put your detestable idols out of my sight and no longer go astray,
4:2 and if in a truthful, just and righteous way you swear, 'As surely as the LORD lives,' then the nations will be blessed by him and in him they will glory.'
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 4 , Verse 2 , and if in a truthful, just and righteous way you swear, 'As surely as the LORD lives,' then the nations will be blessed by him and in him they will glory.'
4:3 This is what the LORD says to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem: 'Break up your unplowed ground and do not sow among thorns.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 4 , Verse 3 , This is what the LORD says to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem: 'Break up your unplowed ground and do not sow among thorns.
4:4 Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, circumcise your hearts, you men of Judah and people of Jerusalem, or my wrath will break out and burn like fire because of the evil you have done-- burn with no one to quench it.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 4 , Verse 4 , Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, circumcise your hearts, you men of Judah and people of Jerusalem, or my wrath will break out and burn like fire because of the evil you have done-- burn with no one to quench it.
4:5 'Announce in Judah and proclaim in Jerusalem and say: 'Sound the trumpet throughout the land!' Cry aloud and say: 'Gather together! Let us flee to the fortified cities!'
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 4 , Verse 5 , 'Announce in Judah and proclaim in Jerusalem and say: 'Sound the trumpet throughout the land!' Cry aloud and say: 'Gather together! Let us flee to the fortified cities!'
4:6 Raise the signal to go to Zion! Flee for safety without delay! For I am bringing disaster from the north, even terrible destruction.'
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 4 , Verse 6 , Raise the signal to go to Zion! Flee for safety without delay! For I am bringing disaster from the north, even terrible destruction.'
4:7 A lion has come out of his lair; a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his place to lay waste your land. Your towns will lie in ruins without inhabitant.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 4 , Verse 7 , A lion has come out of his lair; a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his place to lay waste your land. Your towns will lie in ruins without inhabitant.
4:8 So put on sackcloth, lament and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 4 , Verse 8 , So put on sackcloth, lament and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.
4:9 'In that day,' declares the LORD, 'the king and the officials will lose heart, the priests will be horrified, and the prophets will be appalled.'
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 4 , Verse 9 , 'In that day,' declares the LORD, 'the king and the officials will lose heart, the priests will be horrified, and the prophets will be appalled.'
4:10 Then I said, 'Ah, Sovereign LORD, how completely you have deceived this people and Jerusalem by saying, 'You will have peace,' when the sword is at our throats.'
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 4 , Verse 10 , Then I said, 'Ah, Sovereign LORD, how completely you have deceived this people and Jerusalem by saying, 'You will have peace,' when the sword is at our throats.'
4:11 At that time this people and Jerusalem will be told, 'A scorching wind from the barren heights in the desert blows toward my people, but not to winnow or cleanse;
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 4 , Verse 11 , At that time this people and Jerusalem will be told, 'A scorching wind from the barren heights in the desert blows toward my people, but not to winnow or cleanse;
4:12 a wind too strong for that comes from me. Now I pronounce my judgments against them.'
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 4 , Verse 12 , a wind too strong for that comes from me. Now I pronounce my judgments against them.'
4:13 Look! He advances like the clouds, his chariots come like a whirlwind, his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us! We are ruined!
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 4 , Verse 13 , Look! He advances like the clouds, his chariots come like a whirlwind, his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us! We are ruined!
4:14 O Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart and be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts?
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 4 , Verse 14 , O Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart and be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts?
4:15 A voice is announcing from Dan, proclaiming disaster from the hills of Ephraim.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 4 , Verse 15 , A voice is announcing from Dan, proclaiming disaster from the hills of Ephraim.
4:16 'Tell this to the nations, proclaim it to Jerusalem: 'A besieging army is coming from a distant land, raising a war cry against the cities of Judah.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 4 , Verse 16 , 'Tell this to the nations, proclaim it to Jerusalem: 'A besieging army is coming from a distant land, raising a war cry against the cities of Judah.
4:17 They surround her like men guarding a field, because she has rebelled against me,'' declares the LORD.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 4 , Verse 17 , They surround her like men guarding a field, because she has rebelled against me,'' declares the LORD.
4:18 'Your own conduct and actions have brought this upon you. This is your punishment. How bitter it is! How it pierces to the heart!'
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 4 , Verse 18 , 'Your own conduct and actions have brought this upon you. This is your punishment. How bitter it is! How it pierces to the heart!'
4:19 Oh, my anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain. Oh, the agony of my heart! My heart pounds within me, I cannot keep silent. For I have heard the sound of the trumpet; I have heard the battle cry.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 4 , Verse 19 , Oh, my anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain. Oh, the agony of my heart! My heart pounds within me, I cannot keep silent. For I have heard the sound of the trumpet; I have heard the battle cry.
4:20 Disaster follows disaster; the whole land lies in ruins. In an instant my tents are destroyed, my shelter in a moment.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 4 , Verse 20 , Disaster follows disaster; the whole land lies in ruins. In an instant my tents are destroyed, my shelter in a moment.
4:21 How long must I see the battle standard and hear the sound of the trumpet?
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 4 , Verse 21 , How long must I see the battle standard and hear the sound of the trumpet?
4:22 'My people are fools; they do not know me. They are senseless children; they have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil; they know not how to do good.'
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 4 , Verse 22 , 'My people are fools; they do not know me. They are senseless children; they have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil; they know not how to do good.'
4:23 I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty; and at the heavens, and their light was gone.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 4 , Verse 23 , I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty; and at the heavens, and their light was gone.
4:24 I looked at the mountains, and they were quaking; all the hills were swaying.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 4 , Verse 24 , I looked at the mountains, and they were quaking; all the hills were swaying.
4:25 I looked, and there were no people; every bird in the sky had flown away.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 4 , Verse 25 , I looked, and there were no people; every bird in the sky had flown away.
4:26 I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert; all its towns lay in ruins before the LORD, before his fierce anger.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 4 , Verse 26 , I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert; all its towns lay in ruins before the LORD, before his fierce anger.
4:27 This is what the LORD says: 'The whole land will be ruined, though I will not destroy it completely.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 4 , Verse 27 , This is what the LORD says: 'The whole land will be ruined, though I will not destroy it completely.
4:28 Therefore the earth will mourn and the heavens above grow dark, because I have spoken and will not relent, I have decided and will not turn back.'
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 4 , Verse 28 , Therefore the earth will mourn and the heavens above grow dark, because I have spoken and will not relent, I have decided and will not turn back.'
4:29 At the sound of horsemen and archers every town takes to flight. Some go into the thickets; some climb up among the rocks. All the towns are deserted; no one lives in them.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 4 , Verse 29 , At the sound of horsemen and archers every town takes to flight. Some go into the thickets; some climb up among the rocks. All the towns are deserted; no one lives in them.
4:30 What are you doing, O devastated one? Why dress yourself in scarlet and put on jewels of gold? Why shade your eyes with paint? You adorn yourself in vain. Your lovers despise you; they seek your life.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 4 , Verse 30 , What are you doing, O devastated one? Why dress yourself in scarlet and put on jewels of gold? Why shade your eyes with paint? You adorn yourself in vain. Your lovers despise you; they seek your life.
4:31 I hear a cry as of a woman in labor, a groan as of one bearing her first child-- the cry of the Daughter of Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands and saying, 'Alas! I am fainting; my life is given over to murderers.'
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 4 , Verse 31 , I hear a cry as of a woman in labor, a groan as of one bearing her first child-- the cry of the Daughter of Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands and saying, 'Alas! I am fainting; my life is given over to murderers.'
