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Jeremiah 4

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If thou wilt returnh7725h8799, O Israelh3478, saithh5002h8803 the LORDh3068, returnh7725h8799 unto me: and if thou wilt put awayh5493h8686 thine abominationsh8251 out of my sighth6440, then shalt thou not removeh5110h8799.

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And thou shalt swearh7650h8738, The LORDh3068 livethh2416, in truthh571, in judgmenth4941, and in righteousnessh6666; and the nationsh1471 shall blessh1288h8694 themselves in him, and in him shall they gloryh1984h8691.

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For thus saithh559h8804 the LORDh3068 to the menh376 of Judahh3063 and Jerusalemh3389, Break uph5214h8798 your fallow groundh5215, and sowh2232h8799 not among thornsh6975.

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Circumciseh4135h8734 yourselves to the LORDh3068, and take awayh5493h8685 the foreskinsh6190 of your hearth3824, ye menh376 of Judahh3063 and inhabitantsh3427h8802 of Jerusalemh3389: lest my furyh2534 come forthh3318h8799 like fireh784, and burnh1197h8804 that none can quenchh3518h8764 it , becauseh6440 of the evilh7455 of your doingsh4611.

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Declareh5046h8685 ye in Judahh3063, and publishh8085h8685 in Jerusalemh3389; and sayh559h8798, Blowh8628h8798 ye the trumpeth7782 in the landh776: cryh7121h8798, gather togetherh4390h8761, and sayh559h8798, Assembleh622h8734 yourselves, and let us goh935h8799 into the defencedh4013 citiesh5892.

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Set uph5375h8798 the standardh5251 toward Zionh6726: retireh5756h8685, stayh5975h8799 not: for I will bringh935h8688 evilh7451 from the northh6828, and a greath1419 destructionh7667. retire: or, strengthen
destruction: Heb. breaking

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The lionh738 is come uph5927h8804 from his thicketh5441, and the destroyerh7843h8688 of the Gentilesh1471 is on his wayh5265h8804; he is gone forthh3318h8804 from his placeh4725 to makeh7760h8800 thy landh776 desolateh8047; and thy citiesh5892 shall be laid wasteh5327h8799, without an inhabitanth3427h8802.

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For this girdh2296h8798 you with sackclothh8242, lamenth5594h8798 and howlh3213h8685: for the fierceh2740 angerh639 of the LORDh3068 is not turned backh7725h8804 from us.

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And it shall come to pass at that dayh3117, saithh5002h8803 the LORDh3068, that the hearth3820 of the kingh4428 shall perishh6h8799, and the hearth3820 of the princesh8269; and the priestsh3548 shall be astonishedh8074h8738, and the prophetsh5030 shall wonderh8539h8799.

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Then saidh559h8799 I, Ahh162, Lordh136 GODh3069! surelyh403 thou hast greatlyh5377h8687 deceivedh5377h8689 this peopleh5971 and Jerusalemh3389, sayingh559h8800, Ye shall have peaceh7965; whereas the swordh2719 reachethh5060h8804 unto the soulh5315.

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At that timeh6256 shall it be saidh559h8735 to this peopleh5971 and to Jerusalemh3389, A dryh6703 windh7307 of the high placesh8205 in the wildernessh4057 towardh1870 the daughterh1323 of my peopleh5971, not to fanh2219h8800, nor to cleanseh1305h8687,

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Even a fullh4392 windh7307 from those places shall comeh935h8799 unto me: now also will I giveh1696h8762 sentenceh4941 against them. a full...: or, a fuller wind than those
give...: Heb. utter judgments

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Behold, he shall come uph5927h8799 as cloudsh6051, and his chariotsh4818 shall be as a whirlwindh5492: his horsesh5483 are swifterh7043h8804 than eaglesh5404. Woeh188 unto us! for we are spoiledh7703h8795.

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O Jerusalemh3389, washh3526h8761 thine hearth3820 from wickednessh7451, that thou mayest be savedh3467h8735. How long shall thy vainh205 thoughtsh4284 lodgeh3885h8686 withinh7130 thee?

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For a voiceh6963 declarethh5046h8688 from Danh1835, and publishethh8085h8688 afflictionh205 from mounth2022 Ephraimh669.

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Make ye mentionh2142h8685 to the nationsh1471; behold, publishh8085h8685 against Jerusalemh3389, that watchersh5341h8802 comeh935h8802 from a farh4801 countryh776, and give outh5414h8799 their voiceh6963 against the citiesh5892 of Judahh3063.

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As keepersh8104h8802 of a fieldh7704, are they against her round abouth5439; because she hath been rebellioush4784h8804 against me, saithh5002h8803 the LORDh3068.

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Thy wayh1870 and thy doingsh4611 have procuredh6213h8804 these things unto thee; this is thy wickednessh7451, because it is bitterh4751, because it reachethh5060h8804 unto thine hearth3820.

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My bowelsh4578, my bowelsh4578! I am painedh2342h8799h8675h3176h8686 at my veryh7023 hearth3820; my hearth3820 maketh a noiseh1993h8802 in me; I cannot hold my peaceh2790h8686, because thou hast heardh8085h8804, O my soulh5315, the soundh6963 of the trumpeth7782, the alarmh8643 of warh4421. my very...: Heb. the walls of my heart

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Destructionh7667 upon destructionh7667 is criedh7121h8738; for the whole landh776 is spoiledh7703h8795: suddenlyh6597 are my tentsh168 spoiledh7703h8795, and my curtainsh3407 in a momenth7281.

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How long shall I seeh7200h8799 the standardh5251, and hearh8085h8799 the soundh6963 of the trumpeth7782?

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For my peopleh5971 is foolishh191, they have not knownh3045h8804 me; they are sottishh5530 childrenh1121, and they have none understandingh995h8737: they are wiseh2450 to do evilh7489h8687, but to do goodh3190h8687 they have no knowledgeh3045h8804.

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I beheldh7200h8804 the earthh776, and, lo, it was without formh8414, and voidh922; and the heavensh8064, and they had no lighth216.

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I beheldh7200h8804 the mountainsh2022, and, lo, they trembledh7493h8801, and all the hillsh1389 moved lightlyh7043h8701.

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I beheldh7200h8804, and, lo, there was no manh120, and all the birdsh5775 of the heavensh8064 were fledh5074h8804.

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I beheldh7200h8804, and, lo, the fruitful placeh3759 was a wildernessh4057, and all the citiesh5892 thereof were broken downh5422h8738 at the presenceh6440 of the LORDh3068, and by his fierceh2740 angerh639.

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For thus hath the LORDh3068 saidh559h8804, The whole landh776 shall be desolateh8077; yet will I not makeh6213h8799 a full endh3617.

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For this shall the earthh776 mournh56h8799, and the heavensh8064 aboveh4605 be blackh6937h8804: because I have spokenh1696h8765 it , I have purposedh2161h8804 it , and will not repenth5162h8738, neither will I turn backh7725h8799 from it.

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The whole cityh5892 shall fleeh1272h8802 for the noiseh6963 of the horsemenh6571 and bowmenh7198h7411h8802; they shall goh935h8804 into thicketsh5645, and climb uph5927h8804 upon the rocksh3710: every cityh5892 shall be forsakenh5800h8803, and not a manh376 dwellh3427h8802 thereinh2004.

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And when thou art spoiledh7703h8803, what wilt thou doh6213h8799? Though thou clothesth3847h8799 thyself with crimsonh8144, though thou deckesth5710h8799 thee with ornamentsh5716 of goldh2091, though thou rentesth7167h8799 thy faceh5869 with paintingh6320, in vainh7723 shalt thou make thyself fairh3302h8691; thy loversh5689h8802 will despiseh3988h8804 thee, they will seekh1245h8762 thy lifeh5315. face: Heb. eyes

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For I have heardh8085h8804 a voiceh6963 as of a woman in travailh2470h8802, and the anguishh6869 as of her that bringeth forth her first childh1069h8688, the voiceh6963 of the daughterh1323 of Zionh6726, that bewailethh3306h8691 herself, that spreadethh6566h8762 her handsh3709, saying , Woeh188 is me now! for my soulh5315 is weariedh5888h8804 because of murderersh2026h8802.



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