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Jeremiah 4

Judah Threatened with Invasion

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"Ifh518 you will  areturnh7725, O Israelh3478," declaresh5002 the LORDh3068, "Then you should returnh7725 to Me. And  bifh518 you will puth5493 awayh5493 your detestedh8251 thingsh8251 from My presenceh6440, And will not waverh5110,

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And you will  aswearh7650, `As the LORDh3068 livesh2416a,'  bIn truthh571, in justiceh4941 and in righteousnessh6666; Then the  cnationsh1471 will blessh1288 themselves in Him, And  din Him they will gloryh1984b."

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For thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068 to the menh376 of Judahh3063 and to Jerusalemh3389, " 1 aBreakh5214 up your fallowh5215b groundh5215b, And  bdo not sowh2232 amongh413 thornsh6975.

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aCircumciseh4135 yourselves to the LORDh3068 And removeh5493 the foreskinsh6190 of your hearth3824, Menh376 of Judahh3063 and inhabitantsh3427 of Jerusalemh3389, Orh6435 elseh6435 My  bwrathh2534 will goh3318 forthh3318 like fireh784 And burnh1197a with  cnoneh369 to quenchh3518 it, Becauseh4480h6440 of the evilh7455 of your deedsh4611."

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Declareh5046 in Judahh3063 and proclaimh8085 in Jerusalemh3389, and sayh559, " aBlowh8628 the trumpeth7782 in the landh776; Cryh7121 aloudh4390 and sayh559, ` bAssembleh622 yourselves, and let us goh935 Into the fortifiedh4013 citiesh5892b.'

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"Lifth5375 up a  astandardh5251 toward Zionh6726! Seekh5756 refugeh5756, do not standh5975 still, For I am bringingh935  bevilh7463a from the northh6828, And greath1419 destructionh7667.

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"A  alionh743b has goneh5927 up from his thicketh5441, And a  bdestroyerh7843 of nationsh1471 has seth5265 out; He has goneh3318 out from his placeh4725 To  cmakeh7760 your landh776 a wasteh8047. Your citiesh5892b will be ruinsh5327c Withouth369 inhabitanth3427.

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"For thish384,  aputh2296 on sackclothh8242, Lamenth5594 and wailh3213; For the  bfierceh2740 angerh639 of the LORDh3068 Has not turnedh7725 backh7725 from us."

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"It shall comeh1961 about in that dayh3117," declaresh5002 the LORDh3068, "that the  ahearth3820 of the kingh4428 and the hearth3820 of the princesh8269 will failh6; and the priestsh3548 will be appalledh8074 and the  bprophetsh5030 will be astoundedh8539."

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Then I saidh559, "Ahh162, Lordh136  1GODh3068! Surelyh403 You have utterlyh5378  adeceivedh5378 thish2088 peopleh5971a and Jerusalemh3389, sayingh559, ` bYou will haveh1961 peaceh7965'; whereas a swordh2719 touchesh5060 the  2throath5315."

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In that timeh6256 it will be saidh559 to thish2088 peopleh5971a and to Jerusalemh3389, "A  ascorchingh6703 windh7307 from the bareh8205 heightsh8205 in the wildernessh4057b in the directionh1870 of the daughterh1323 of My peopleh5971a--not to winnowh2219 and not to cleanseh1305,

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a windh7307 tooh4480 strongh4392 for  1thish428--will comeh935  2at My command; nowh6258 I will alsoh1571 pronounceh1696 judgmentsh4941 against them.

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"Beholdh2009, he  agoesh5927 up like cloudsh6051, And his  bchariotsh4818 like the whirlwindh5492a; His horsesh5483b are  cswifterh7043 thanh4480 eaglesh5404. Woeh188 to us, for  dwe are ruinedh7703!"

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Washh3526 your hearth3820 from evilh7463a, O Jerusalemh3389, That you may be savedh3467. Howh4970 longh5704h4970 will your  awickedh205 thoughtsh4284 Lodgeh3885a withinh7130 you?

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For a voiceh6963 declaresh5046 from  aDanh1835, And proclaimsh8085 wickednessh205 from Mounth2022 Ephraimh669.

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"Reporth2142 it to the nationsh1471, nowh2009! Proclaimh8085 overh5921 Jerusalemh3389, `Besiegersh5341 comeh935 from a  afarh4801 countryh776, And  blifth5414 their voicesh6963 againsth5921 the citiesh5892b of Judahh3063.

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`Like watchmenh8104 of a fieldh7706a they are  aagainsth5921 her roundh5439 abouth5439, Becauseh3588 she has  brebelledh4784 against Me,' declaresh5002 the LORDh3068.

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"Your  awaysh1870 and your deedsh4611 Have  1broughth6213a theseh428 thingsh428 to you. Thish384 is your evilh7463a. Howh3588  bbitterh4751! Howh3588 it has touchedh5060 your hearth3820!"

Lament over Judah's Devastation

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 aMy  1soulh4578, my  1soulh4578! I am in anguishh2342a!  2Ohh7023, my hearth3820! My  bhearth3820 is poundingh1993 in me; I cannoth3808 be silenth2790b, Becauseh3588  3you have heardh8085, O my soulh5315, The  csoundh6963 of the trumpeth7782, The alarmh8643 of warh4421.

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 aDisasterh7667 on disasterh7667 is proclaimedh7121, For the  bwholeh3605 landh776 is devastatedh7703; Suddenlyh6597 my  ctentsh168 are devastatedh7703, My curtainsh3407 in an instanth7281.

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Howh4970 longh5704h4970 must I seeh7200 the standardh5251 And hearh8085 the soundh6963 of the trumpeth7782?

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aFor My peopleh5971a are foolishh191, They knowh3045 Me not; They are stupidh5530 childrenh1121 And haveh995 noh3808 understandingh995. They are shrewdh2450 to  bdoh7489a evilh7489a, But to doh3190 goodh3190 they do not knowh3045."

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I lookedh7200 on the earthh776, and beholdh2009, it was  1 a formlessh8414 and voidh922; And to the heavensh8064, and they hadh369 noh369 lighth216.

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I lookedh7200 on the mountainsh2022, and beholdh2009, they were  aquakingh7493, And allh3605 the hillsh1389  1movedh7043 to and froh7043.

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I lookedh7200, and beholdh2009, thereh369 was noh369 manh120, And allh3605 the  abirdsh5775 of the heavensh8064 had fledh5074.

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I lookedh7200, and beholdh2009,  1the  afruitfulh3759 landh3759 was a wildernessh4057b, And allh3605 its citiesh5892b were pulledh5422 downh5422 Beforeh4480h6440 the LORDh3068, beforeh4480h6440 His fierceh2740 angerh639.

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For thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068, "The  awholeh3605 landh776 shall be a desolationh8077, Yet I will  bnot executeh6213a a completeh3617 destructionh3617.

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"For thish384 the  aearthh776 shall mournh56 And the  bheavensh8064 aboveh4480h4605 be darkh6937, Becauseh5921h3588 I have  cspokenh1696, I have purposedh2161, And I will not  1changeh5162 My mindh5162, norh3808 will I turnh7725 from it."

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At the soundh6963 of the horsemanh6571b and bowmanh7411ah7198  aeveryh3605 cityh5892b fleesh1272; They  bgoh935 into the thicketsh5645 and climbh5927 among the rocksh3710;  cEveryh3605 cityh5892b is forsakenh5800a, And noh369 manh376 dwellsh3427 in them.

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And you, O desolateh7703 one,  awhath4100 will you doh6213a? Althoughh3588 you dressh3847 in scarleth8144, Althoughh3588 you decorateh5710b yourself with ornamentsh5716 of goldh2091, Althoughh3588 you  benlargeh7167 your eyesh5869 with painth6320, In vainh7723 you makeh3302 yourself beautifulh3302. Your  1 cloversh5689 despiseh3988a you; They seekh1245 your lifeh5315.

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For I heardh8085 a  1cryh6963 as of a woman in laborh2342a, The anguishh6869a as of one givingh1069 birthh1069 to her firsth1069 childh1069, The  1cryh6963 of the daughterh1323 of Zionh6726  agaspingh3306 for breathh3306,  bStretchingh6566 out her  2handsh3709, saying, "Ahh4994, woeh188 is me, for  3I fainth5888 before murderersh2026."



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