Verse 1

Jeremiah 4:1

Free Bible Version

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