Jeremiah 4:3-5
Lexham English Bible
3 For thus says Yahweh
to the men[a] of Judah and to Jerusalem,
“Break up for yourselves prepared virgin soil,
and you must not sow among thornbushes.
4 Circumcise yourselves to Yahweh,
and remove the foreskins of your hearts,[b]
men[c] of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem,
lest my wrath goes forth like the fire and burns,
and there is no one who extinguishes it,[d]
because of the evil of your deeds.”
An Invasion from the North
5 Declare in Judah and proclaim in Jerusalem and say,
“Blow a horn through the land,
call with a loud voice[e] and say,
‘Be gathered and let us go into the fortified cities.’
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 4:3 Hebrew “man”
- Jeremiah 4:4 Hebrew “heart”
- Jeremiah 4:4 Hebrew “man”
- Jeremiah 4:4 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Jeremiah 4:5 Literally “call fill”
Jeremiah 4:3-5
New King James Version
3 For thus says the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem:
(A)“Break up your [a]fallow ground,
And (B)do not sow among thorns.
4 (C)Circumcise yourselves to the Lord,
And take away the foreskins of your hearts,
You men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem,
Lest My fury come forth like fire,
And burn so that no one can quench it,
Because of the evil of your doings.”
An Imminent Invasion
5 Declare in Judah and proclaim in Jerusalem, and say:
(D)“Blow the trumpet in the land;
Cry, ‘Gather together,’
And say, (E)‘Assemble yourselves,
And let us go into the fortified cities.’
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 4:3 untilled
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