Jeremiah 4

1If thou wilt return^H7725, O Israel^H3478, saith^H5002 Jehovah^H3068, if thou wilt return^H7725 unto me, and if thou wilt put away^H5493 thine abominations^H8251 out of my sight^H6440; then shalt thou not be removed^H5110; 2and thou shalt swear^H7650, As Jehovah^H3068 liveth^H2416, in truth^H571, in justice^H4941, and in righteousness^H6666; and the nations^H1471 shall bless^H1288 themselves in him, and in him shall they glory^H1984. 3For thus saith^H559 Jehovah^H3068 to the men^H376 of Judah^H3063 and to Jerusalem^H3389, Break up^H5214 your fallow ground^H5215, and sow^H2232 not among thorns^H6975. 4Circumcise^H4135 yourselves to Jehovah^H3068, and take away^H5493 the foreskins^H6190 of your heart^H3824, ye men^H376 of Judah^H3063 and inhabitants^H3427 of Jerusalem^H3389; lest my wrath^H2534 go forth^H3318 like fire^H784, and burn^H1197 so that none can quench^H3518 it, because^H6440 of the evil^H7455 of your doings^H4611. 5Declare^H5046 ye in Judah^H3063, and publish^H8085 in Jerusalem^H3389; and say^H559, Blow^H8628 ye the trumpet^H7782 in the land^H776: cry^H7121 aloud^H4390 and say^H559, Assemble^H622 yourselves, and let us go^H935 into the fortified^H4013 cities^H5892. 6Set up^H5375 a standard^H5251 toward Zion^H6726: flee for safety^H5756, stay^H5975 not; for I will bring^H935 evil^H7451 from the north^H6828, and a great^H1419 destruction^H7667. 7A lion^H738 is gone up^H5927 from his thicket^H5441, and a destroyer^H7843 of nations^H1471; he is on his way^H5265, he is gone forth^H3318 from his place^H4725, to make^H7760 thy land^H776 desolate^H8047, that thy cities^H5892 be laid waste^H5327, without inhabitant^H3427. 8For this gird^H2296 you with sackcloth^H8242, lament^H5594 and wail^H3213; for the fierce^H2740 anger^H639 of Jehovah^H3068 is not turned back^H7725 from us. 9And it shall come to pass at that day^H3117, saith^H5002 Jehovah^H3068, that the heart^H3820 of the king^H4428 shall perish^H6, and the heart^H3820 of the princes^H8269; and the priests^H3548 shall be astonished^H8074, and the prophets^H5030 shall wonder^H8539. 10Then said^H559 I, Ah^H162, Lord^H136 Jehovah^H3069! surely^H403 thou hast greatly^H5377 deceived^H5377 this people^H5971 and Jerusalem^H3389, saying^H559, Ye shall have peace^H7965; whereas the sword^H2719 reacheth^H5060 unto the life^H5315. 11At that time^H6256 shall it be said^H559 to this people^H5971 and to Jerusalem^H3389, A hot^H6703 wind^H7307 from the bare heights^H8205 in the wilderness^H4057 toward^H1870 the daughter^H1323 of my people^H5971, not to winnow^H2219, nor to cleanse^H1305; 12a full^H4392 wind^H7307 from these shall come^H935 for me: now will I also utter^H1696 judgments^H4941 against them. 13Behold, he shall come up^H5927 as clouds^H6051, and his chariots^H4818 shall be as the whirlwind^H5492: his horses^H5483 are swifter^H7043 than eagles^H5404. Woe^H188 unto us! for we are ruined^H7703. 14O Jerusalem^H3389, wash^H3526 thy heart^H3820 from wickedness^H7451, that thou mayest be saved^H3467. How long shall thine evil^H205 thoughts^H4284 lodge^H3885 within^H7130 thee? 15For a voice^H6963 declareth^H5046 from Dan^H1835, and publisheth^H8085 evil^H205 from the hills^H2022 of Ephraim^H669: 16make ye mention^H2142 to the nations^H1471; behold, publish^H8085 against Jerusalem^H3389, that watchers^H5341 come^H935 from a far^H4801 country^H776, and give out^H5414 their voice^H6963 against the cities^H5892 of Judah^H3063. 17As keepers^H8104 of a field^H7704 are they against her round about^H5439, because she hath been rebellious^H4784 against me, saith^H5002 Jehovah^H3068. 18Thy way^H1870 and thy doings^H4611 have procured^H6213 these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness^H7451; for it is bitter^H4751, for it reacheth^H5060 unto thy heart^H3820. 19My anguish^H4578, my anguish^H4578! I am pained^H2342 at my very^H7023 heart^H3820; my heart^H3820 is disquieted^H1993 in me; I cannot hold my peace^H2790; because thou hast heard^H8085, O my soul^H5315, the sound^H6963 of the trumpet^H7782, the alarm^H8643 of war^H4421. 20Destruction^H7667 upon destruction^H7667 is cried^H7121; for the whole land^H776 is laid waste^H7703: suddenly^H6597 are my tents^H168 destroyed^H7703, and my curtains^H3407 in a moment^H7281. 21How long shall I see^H7200 the standard^H5251, and hear^H8085 the sound^H6963 of the trumpet^H7782? 22For my people^H5971 are foolish^H191, they know^H3045 me not; they are sottish^H5530 children^H1121, and they have no understanding^H995; they are wise^H2450 to do evil^H7489, but to do good^H3190 they have no knowledge^H3045. 23I beheld^H7200 the earth^H776, and, lo, it was waste^H8414 and void^H922; and the heavens^H8064, and they had no light^H216. 24I beheld^H7200 the mountains^H2022, and, lo, they trembled^H7493, and all the hills^H1389 moved to and fro^H7043. 25I beheld^H7200, and, lo, there was no man^H120, and all the birds^H5775 of the heavens^H8064 were fled^H5074. 26I beheld^H7200, and, lo, the fruitful field^H3759 was a wilderness^H4057, and all the cities^H5892 thereof were broken down^H5422 at the presence^H6440 of Jehovah^H3068, and before his fierce^H2740 anger^H639. 27For thus saith^H559 Jehovah^H3068, The whole land^H776 shall be a desolation^H8077; yet will I not make^H6213 a full end^H3617. 28For this shall the earth^H776 mourn^H56, and the heavens^H8064 above^H4605 be black^H6937; because I have spoken^H1696 it, I have purposed^H2161 it, and I have not repented^H5162, neither will I turn back^H7725 from it. 29Every city^H5892 fleeth^H1272 for the noise^H6963 of the horsemen^H6571 and bowmen^H7198; they go^H935 into the thickets^H5645, and climb up^H5927 upon the rocks^H3710: every city^H5892 is forsaken^H5800, and not a man^H376 dwelleth^H3427 therein^H2004. 30And thou, when thou art made desolate^H7703, what wilt thou do^H6213? Though thou clothest^H3847 thyself with scarlet^H8144, though thou deckest^H5710 thee with ornaments^H5716 of gold^H2091, though thou enlargest^H7167 thine eyes^H5869 with paint^H6320, in vain^H7723 dost thou make thyself fair^H3302; thy lovers^H5689 despise^H3988 thee, they seek^H1245 thy life^H5315. 31For I have heard^H8085 a voice^H6963 as of a woman in travail^H2470, the anguish^H6869 as of her that bringeth forth her first child^H1069, the voice^H6963 of the daughter^H1323 of Zion^H6726, that gaspeth^H3306 for breath, that spreadeth^H6566 her hands^H3709, saying, Woe^H188 is me now! for my soul^H5315 fainteth^H5888 before the murderers^H2026.