Verse 1
Jeremiah 4:1
Free Bible Version
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Israel, if you want to come back, then come back to me, declares the Lord. If you get rid of these disgusting idols I see, and don't wander away,
Original Language Text
hebrew
אִם תָּשׁ֨וּב יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל נְאֻם יְהוָ֛ה אֵלַ֖/י תָּשׁ֑וּב וְ/אִם תָּסִ֧יר שִׁקּוּצֶ֛י/ךָ מִ/פָּנַ֖/י וְ/לֹ֥א תָנֽוּד
English Translation
If you return, Israel, declares the Lord, to Me you will return; and if you remove your abominations from My presence and do not waver.
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Chapter 4 Context
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Israel, if you want to come back, then come back to me, declares the Lord. If you get rid of these d...
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and if when you make your vows, you do so only to me, sincerely, truly, and honestly, then the natio...
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This is what the Lord is saying to the people of Judah and Jerusalem: Plow your unplowed ground, and...
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Dedicate yourselves to the Lord; be totally committed to him, people of Judah and Jerusalem. Otherwi...
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Announce this warning throughout Judah and Jerusalem! Tell them: Blow the trumpet everywhere in the...
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Raise the danger flag; go to Zion! Find somewhere safe! Don't hesitate! I'm bringing enemies from th...
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A lion has left his hiding place; a destroyer of nations has started out. He has left his den to com...
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Wear clothes made of sackcloth, weep and wail, crying out, “The Lord's furious anger against us hasn...
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When that happens declares the Lord, the king and officials will lose heart, the priests will be dev...
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10
Then I said, “Oh, Lord God (Elohim), you have completely fooled the people of Jerusalem by telling t...
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At that time the people of Jerusalem will be told, “A burning wind from the bare hills of the desert...
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No, this wind is too strong for that, and it comes from me. Now I'm also going to tell them how I wi...
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Look, he's rushing in like storm clouds; his chariots are like a whirlwind. His horses fly faster th...
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14
Clean the evil from your heart, Jerusalem, so that you can be saved. How long will you hold onto you...
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15
News is shouted out from Dan, announcing disaster from the hills of Ephraim.
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“Let the nations know! Look what's happening! Announce this to Jerusalem: An army is coming to besie...
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They encircle her like men guarding a field, because she has rebelled against me, declares the Lord.
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You've brought this on yourself by your own attitudes and actions. This is your punishment, and it's...
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“I'm in agony, absolute agony! My heart is breaking! It's beating wildly in my chest! My heart pound...
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News of one disaster after another comes flooding in, for the whole country is in ruins. My own home...
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How long do I have to see the flags of war and hear the trumpets of battle?”
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22
“My people are stupid; they don't know me. They are foolish children who just don't understand. They...
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23
I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty; I looked to the heavens, and its light was gon...
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I looked at the mountains, and saw that they were shaking; all the hills were swaying to and fro.
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I looked, and nobody was left; all the birds had flown away.
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I looked, and the productive fields were a desert. All the towns were demolished because of the Lord...
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This is what the Lord says: “The whole country will be devastated, but I won't do so completely.
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The earth will mourn and the heavens above will go dark. I have spoken; this is what I have ordered....
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People from every town run away when they hear the enemy horsemen and archers coming. They hide in t...
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You, Jerusalem, now desolate, what are you going to do? Even though you dress in scarlet clothes, an...
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I hear the cries like a woman in labor, the agonizing moans of a woman giving birth to her first chi...
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