Read Bible Book Of Jeremiah Chapter 4 In Online
1 - "If You Will Return, O Israel, Return To Me," Declares The Lord . "If You Put Your Detestable Idols Out Of My Sight And No Longer Go Astray,
2 - And If In A Truthful, Just And Righteous Way You Swear, 'As Surely As The Lord Lives,' Then The Nations Will Be Blessed By Him And In Him They Will Glory."
3 - This Is What The Lord Says To The Men Of Judah And To Jerusalem: "Break Up Your Unplowed Ground And Do Not Sow Among Thorns.
4 - Circumcise Yourselves To The Lord , Circumcise Your Hearts, You Men Of Judah And People Of Jerusalem, Or My Wrath Will Break Out And Burn Like Fire Because Of The Evil You Have Done- Burn With No One To Quench It.
5 - "Announce In Judah And Proclaim In Jerusalem And Say: 'Sound The Trumpet Throughout The Land!' Cry Aloud And Say: 'Gather Together! Let Us Flee To The Fortified Cities!'
6 - Raise The Signal To Go To Zion! Flee For Safety Without Delay! For I Am Bringing Disaster From The North, Even Terrible Destruction."
7 - A Lion Has Come Out Of His Lair; A Destroyer Of Nations Has Set Out. He Has Left His Place To Lay Waste Your Land. Your Towns Will Lie In Ruins Without Inhabitant.
8 - So Put On Sackcloth, Lament And Wail, For The Fierce Anger Of The Lord Has Not Turned Away From Us.
9 - "In That Day," Declares The Lord , "The King And The Officials Will Lose Heart, The Priests Will Be Horrified, And The Prophets Will Be Appalled."
10 - Then I Said, "Ah, Sovereign Lord , How Completely You Have Deceived This People And Jerusalem By Saying, 'You Will Have Peace,' When The Sword Is At Our Throats."
11 - At That Time This People And Jerusalem Will Be Told, "A Scorching Wind From The Barren Heights In The Desert Blows Toward My People, But Not To Winnow Or Cleanse;
13 - Look! He Advances Like The Clouds, His Chariots Come Like A Whirlwind, His Horses Are Swifter Than Eagles. Woe To Us! We Are Ruined!
14 - O Jerusalem, Wash The Evil From Your Heart And Be Saved. How Long Will You Harbor Wicked Thoughts?
16 - "Tell This To The Nations, Proclaim It To Jerusalem: 'A Besieging Army Is Coming From A Distant Land, Raising A War Cry Against The Cities Of Judah.
17 - They Surround Her Like Men Guarding A Field, Because She Has Rebelled Against Me,' " Declares The Lord .
18 - "Your Own Conduct And Actions Have Brought This Upon You. This Is Your Punishment. How Bitter It Is! How It Pierces To The Heart!"
19 - Oh, My Anguish, My Anguish! I Writhe In Pain. Oh, The Agony Of My Heart! My Heart Pounds Within Me, I Cannot Keep Silent. For I Have Heard The Sound Of The Trumpet; I Have Heard The Battle Cry.
20 - Disaster Follows Disaster; The Whole Land Lies In Ruins. In An Instant My Tents Are Destroyed, My Shelter In A Moment.
22 - "My People Are Fools; They Do Not Know Me. They Are Senseless Children; They Have No Understanding. They Are Skilled In Doing Evil; They Know Not How To Do Good."
23 - I Looked At The Earth, And It Was Formless And Empty; And At The Heavens, And Their Light Was Gone.
26 - I Looked, And The Fruitful Land Was A Desert; All Its Towns Lay In Ruins Before The Lord , Before His Fierce Anger.
27 - This Is What The Lord Says: "The Whole Land Will Be Ruined, Though I Will Not Destroy It Completely.
28 - Therefore The Earth Will Mourn And The Heavens Above Grow Dark, Because I Have Spoken And Will Not Relent, I Have Decided And Will Not Turn Back."
29 - At The Sound Of Horsemen And Archers Every Town Takes To Flight. Some Go Into The Thickets; Some Climb Up Among The Rocks. All The Towns Are Deserted; No One Lives In Them.
30 - What Are You Doing, O Devastated One? Why Dress Yourself In Scarlet And Put On Jewels Of Gold? Why Shade Your Eyes With Paint? You Adorn Yourself In Vain. Your Lovers Despise You; They Seek Your Life.
31 - I Hear A Cry As Of A Woman In Labor, A Groan As Of One Bearing Her First Child- The Cry Of The Daughter Of Zion Gasping For Breath, Stretching Out Her Hands And Saying, "Alas! I Am Fainting; My Life Is Given Over To Murderers."