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Jeremiah 4

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 4 of 52

1 If you will return, O Israel, a statement of Jehovah, return to Me. And if you will turn away from your detestable things out of My face and will not wander,

2 and you will swear, As Jehovah lives, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in Him, and in Him they will glory.

3 For so says Jehovah to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and do not sow to the thorns.

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Chapter Summary

Jehovah calls Israel by His promise. He exhorts Judah to repentance by fearful judgments.

Key Hebrew Words

שׁוּב return, repent H7725 · TWOT 2340
מָלַל circumcise H4135 · TWOT 1204
רָעָה evil, disaster H7451 · TWOT 2191c
חָרוֹן burning anger H2740 · TWOT 736a
תֹּ֫הוּ formlessness, waste H8414 · TWOT 2494a
חֶ֫רֶב sword H2719 · TWOT 732a

Timeline

Conditions for Repentance

Jehovah tells Israel to turn away from detestable things, break up their fallow ground, and circumcise their hearts lest His fury go forth like an unquenchable fire.

Jeremiah 4:1-4
Alarm of the Destroyer from the North

A warning is sounded in Judah to blow the rams' horn and flee to fortified cities because a destroyer of nations is coming like a lion from the north to waste the land.

Jeremiah 4:5-10
The Hot Wind of Judgment

God announces a hot, destructive wind from the bare hills toward His people. Besiegers with chariots like a windstorm are proclaimed from Dan and Mount Ephraim.

Jeremiah 4:11-18

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