Bible
>
Memorize
>
Jeremiah
>
Chapter 4
Memorize Jeremiah 4 - New English Translation
Jeremiah 4
▼
GENESIS
OLD TESTAMENT
NEW TESTAMENT
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
▼
BSB · Berean Standard Bible
Listen and repeat
CSB · Christian Standard Bible
Listen and repeat
ESV · English Standard Version
Listen and repeat
KJV · King James Version
Listen and repeat
MSB · Majority Standard Bible
Listen and repeat
NASB · New American Standard Bible
Listen and repeat
NASB95 · New American Standard 1995
Listen and repeat
NET · New English Translation
Listen and repeat
NIV · New International Version
Listen and repeat
NKJV · New King James Version
Listen and repeat
NLT · New Living Translation
Listen and repeat
Read by David
▼
Berean Standard Bible
David
Arabella
King James Version
David
Sophia
Majority Standard Bible
Frederick Surrey
Loading…
1
|If you, Israel, want to come back,| says the LORD, |if you want to come back to me you must get those disgusting idols out of my sight and must no longer go astray.
2
You must be truthful, honest and upright when you take an oath saying, 'As surely as the LORD lives!' If you do, the nations will pray to be as blessed by him as you are and will make him the object of their boasting.|
3
Yes, the LORD has this to say to the people of Judah and Jerusalem: |Like a farmer breaking up hard unplowed ground, you must break your rebellious will and make a new beginning; just as a farmer must clear away thorns lest the seed is wasted, you must get rid of the sin that is ruining your lives.
4
Just as ritual circumcision cuts away the foreskin as an external symbol of dedicated covenant commitment, you must genuinely dedicate yourselves to the LORD and get rid of everything that hinders your commitment to me, people of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. If you do not, my anger will blaze up like a flaming fire against you that no one will be able to extinguish. That will happen because of the evil you have done.|
5
The LORD said, |Announce this in Judah and proclaim it in Jerusalem: 'Sound the trumpet throughout the land!' Shout out loudly, 'Gather together! Let us flee into the fortified cities!'
6
Raise a signal flag that tells people to go to Zion. Run for safety! Do not delay! For I am about to bring disaster out of the north. It will bring great destruction.
7
Like a lion that has come up from its lair the one who destroys nations has set out from his home base. He is coming out to lay your land waste. Your cities will become ruins and lie uninhabited.
8
So put on sackcloth! Mourn and wail, saying, 'The fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us!'|
9
|When this happens,| says the LORD, |the king and his officials will lose their courage. The priests will be struck with horror, and the prophets will be speechless in astonishment.|
10
In response to all this I said, |Ah, Lord GOD, you have surely allowed the people of Judah and Jerusalem to be deceived by those who say, 'You will be safe!' But in fact a sword is already at our throats.|
11
|At that time the people of Judah and Jerusalem will be told, 'A scorching wind will sweep down from the hilltops in the desert on my dear people. It will not be a gentle breeze for winnowing the grain and blowing away the chaff.
12
No, a wind too strong for that will come at my bidding. Yes, even now I, myself, am calling down judgment on them.'
13
Look! The enemy is approaching like gathering clouds. The roar of his chariots is like that of a whirlwind. His horses move more swiftly than eagles.| I cry out, |We are doomed, for we will be destroyed!|
14
|Oh people of Jerusalem, purify your hearts from evil so that you may yet be delivered. How long will you continue to harbor up wicked schemes within you?
15
For messengers are coming, heralding disaster, from the city of Dan and from the hills of Ephraim.
16
They are saying, 'Announce to the surrounding nations, |The enemy is coming!| Proclaim this message to Jerusalem: |Those who besiege cities are coming from a distant land. They are ready to raise the battle cry against the towns in Judah.|'
17
They will surround Jerusalem like men guarding a field because they have rebelled against me,| says the LORD.
18
|The way you have lived and the things you have done will bring this on you. This is the punishment you deserve, and it will be painful indeed. The pain will be so bad it will pierce your heart.|
19
I said, |Oh, the feeling in the pit of my stomach! I writhe in anguish. Oh, the pain in my heart! My heart pounds within me. I cannot keep silent. For I hear the sound of the trumpet; the sound of the battle cry pierces my soul!
20
I see one destruction after another taking place, so that the whole land lies in ruins. I see our tents suddenly destroyed, their curtains torn down in a mere instant.
21
|How long must I see the enemy's battle flags and hear the military signals of their bugles?|
22
The LORD answered, |This will happen because my people are foolish. They do not know me. They are like children who have no sense. They have no understanding. They are skilled at doing evil. They do not know how to do good.|
23
|I looked at the land and saw that it was an empty wasteland. I looked up at the sky, and its light had vanished.
24
I looked at the mountains and saw that they were shaking. All the hills were swaying back and forth!
25
I looked and saw that there were no more people, and that all the birds in the sky had flown away.
26
I looked and saw that the fruitful land had become a desert and that all of the cities had been laid in ruins. The LORD had brought this all about because of his blazing anger.
27
All this will happen because the LORD said, |The whole land will be desolate; however, I will not completely destroy it.
28
Because of this the land will mourn and the sky above will grow black. For I have made my purpose known and I will not relent or turn back from carrying it out.|
29
At the sound of the approaching horsemen and archers the people of every town will flee. Some of them will hide in the thickets. Others will climb up among the rocks. All the cities will be deserted. No one will remain in them.
30
And you, Zion, city doomed to destruction, you accomplish nothing by wearing a beautiful dress, decking yourself out in jewels of gold, and putting on eye shadow! You are making yourself beautiful for nothing. Your lovers spurn you. They want to kill you.
31
In fact, I hear a cry like that of a woman in labor, a cry of anguish like that of a woman giving birth to her first baby. It is the cry of Daughter Zion gasping for breath, reaching out for help, saying, |I am done in! My life is ebbing away before these murderers!|
Read New English Translation
· Copyright © 1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press.
|
Parallel Bible for Jeremiah 4
|
Study Bible for Jeremiah 4
0:00
/
0:00
Now Playing:
Settings
▴
Hide
▾
Type the first letters
Type
Listen and repeat
Listen
Read and recite
Read
Phrase length
Length
L
Short
Medium
Long
Sound
Correct only
Incorrect only
Both
Off
After each phrase
After
A
Wait for me
Wait
Pause, then next
Keep going
Gap
G
Shorter
Normal
Longer
Text display
H
Full text
Full
Hide phrase
Phrase
Hide verse
Verse
First letters
Letters
Hide all
All
Hear each phrase
Before I type it
Before
After I type it
After
Only if I press Play
Only on Play
Not at all
Never
Press Play to hear the phrase, then type the first letter of each word.
Hint
Phrase
Passage
Word
Start over
Show keyboard
Keys
Space
play / pause
←
→
previous / next phrase
Shift
←
→
previous / next verse
↑
review verse so far
retype this verse
Shift
↑
from the start of the passage
↓
repeat, then next
L
H
A
G
settings
A
…
Z
type the first letter
Esc
back to Listen and repeat
←
Previous phrase
▶ Play phrase
space
Next phrase
→
↑
Review verse so far
Review so far
Retype this verse
Retype verse
▴
Show controls
Playback options
▼
Scroll Verse
▼
Scroll Verse
Pin Verse
Focus Mode
Audio Only
Auto-play next
▼
Play passage
Auto-play next
Repeat chapter
Stop at end
Sleep: Off
▼
Off
15 min
30 min
45 min
60 min
2 hours
Normal Speed
▼
0.5×
0.75×
Normal Speed
1.25×
1.5×
2×
Background
▼
Off
Waves
Rain
Stream
Forest
Breeze
Random
Phrase Drill
▼
Phrase Drill
Normal playback
Scroll Verse
Pin Verse
Focus Mode
Audio Only
Play passage
Auto-play next
Repeat chapter
Stop at end
Sleep: Off
Sleep: 15 min
Sleep: 30 min
Sleep: 45 min
Sleep: 60 min
Sleep: 2 hours
Speed: 0.5×
Speed: 0.75×
Speed: Normal
Speed: 1.25×
Speed: 1.5×
Speed: 2×
Background: Off
Waves
Rain
Stream
Forest
Breeze
Random
↗
Popout
Player only
Player + verse text
×
Genesis 3:4
Berean Standard Bible
Copy link
Share…
Facebook
X
WhatsApp
Email
Open in
Mail app
Gmail
Outlook
Copied!