4:1 If thou wilt return 7725 8799, O Israel 3478, saith 5002 8803 the LORD 3068, return 7725 8799 unto me: and if thou wilt put away 5493 8686 thine abominations 8251 out of my sight 6440, then shalt thou not remove 5110 8799.

4:2 And thou shalt swear 7650 8738, The LORD 3068 liveth 2416, in truth 571, in judgment 4941, and in righteousness 6666; and the nations 1471 shall bless 1288 8694 themselves in him, and in him shall they glory 1984 8691.

4:3 For thus saith 559 8804 the LORD 3068 to the men 376 of Judah 3063 and Jerusalem 3389, Break up 5214 8798 your fallow ground 5215, and sow 2232 8799 not among thorns 6975.

4:4 Circumcise 4135 8734 yourselves to the LORD 3068, and take away 5493 8685 the foreskins 6190 of your heart 3824, ye men 376 of Judah 3063 and inhabitants 3427 8802 of Jerusalem 3389: lest my fury 2534 come forth 3318 8799 like fire 784, and burn 1197 8804 that none can quench 3518 8764 [it], because 6440 of the evil 7455 of your doings 4611.

4:5 Declare 5046 8685 ye in Judah 3063, and publish 8085 8685 in Jerusalem 3389; and say 559 8798, Blow 8628 8798 ye the trumpet 7782 in the land 776: cry 7121 8798, gather together 4390 8761, and say 559 8798, Assemble 622 8734 yourselves, and let us go 935 8799 into the defenced 4013 cities 5892.

4:6 Set up 5375 8798 the standard 5251 toward Zion 6726: retire 5756 8685, stay 5975 8799 not: for I will bring 935 8688 evil 7451 from the north 6828, and a great 1419 destruction 7667.(retire: or, strengthen)(destruction: Heb. breaking)

4:7 The lion 738 is come up 5927 8804 from his thicket 5441, and the destroyer 7843 8688 of the Gentiles 1471 is on his way 5265 8804; he is gone forth 3318 8804 from his place 4725 to make 7760 8800 thy land 776 desolate 8047; [and] thy cities 5892 shall be laid waste 5327 8799, without an inhabitant 3427 8802.

4:8 For this gird 2296 8798 you with sackcloth 8242, lament 5594 8798 and howl 3213 8685: for the fierce 2740 anger 639 of the LORD 3068 is not turned back 7725 8804 from us.

4:9 And it shall come to pass at that day 3117, saith 5002 8803 the LORD 3068, [that] the heart 3820 of the king 4428 shall perish 6 8799, and the heart 3820 of the princes 8269; and the priests 3548 shall be astonished 8074 8738, and the prophets 5030 shall wonder 8539 8799.

4:10 Then said 559 8799 I, Ah 162, Lord 136 GOD 3069! surely 403 thou hast greatly 5377 8687 deceived 5377 8689 this people 5971 and Jerusalem 3389, saying 559 8800, Ye shall have peace 7965; whereas the sword 2719 reacheth 5060 8804 unto the soul 5315.

4:11 At that time 6256 shall it be said 559 8735 to this people 5971 and to Jerusalem 3389, A dry 6703 wind 7307 of the high places 8205 in the wilderness 4057 toward 1870 the daughter 1323 of my people 5971, not to fan 2219 8800, nor to cleanse 1305 8687,

4:12 [Even] a full 4392 wind 7307 from those [places] shall come 935 8799 unto me: now also will I give 1696 8762 sentence 4941 against them.(a full…: or, a fuller wind than those)(give…: Heb. utter judgments)

4:13 Behold, he shall come up 5927 8799 as clouds 6051, and his chariots 4818 [shall be] as a whirlwind 5492: his horses 5483 are swifter 7043 8804 than eagles 5404. Woe 188 unto us! for we are spoiled 7703 8795.

4:14 O Jerusalem 3389, wash 3526 8761 thine heart 3820 from wickedness 7451, that thou mayest be saved 3467 8735. How long shall thy vain 205 thoughts 4284 lodge 3885 8686 within 7130 thee?

4:15 For a voice 6963 declareth 5046 8688 from Dan 1835, and publisheth 8085 8688 affliction 205 from mount 2022 Ephraim 669.

4:16 Make ye mention 2142 8685 to the nations 1471; behold, publish 8085 8685 against Jerusalem 3389, [that] watchers 5341 8802 come 935 8802 from a far 4801 country 776, and give out 5414 8799 their voice 6963 against the cities 5892 of Judah 3063.

4:17 As keepers 8104 8802 of a field 7704, are they against her round about 5439; because she hath been rebellious 4784 8804 against me, saith 5002 8803 the LORD 3068.

4:18 Thy way 1870 and thy doings 4611 have procured 6213 8804 these [things] unto thee; this [is] thy wickedness 7451, because it is bitter 4751, because it reacheth 5060 8804 unto thine heart 3820.

4:19 My bowels 4578, my bowels 4578! I am pained 2342 8799 8675 3176 8686 at my very 7023 heart 3820; my heart 3820 maketh a noise 1993 8802 in me; I cannot hold my peace 2790 8686, because thou hast heard 8085 8804, O my soul 5315, the sound 6963 of the trumpet 7782, the alarm 8643 of war 4421.(my very…: Heb. the walls of my heart)

4:20 Destruction 7667 upon destruction 7667 is cried 7121 8738; for the whole land 776 is spoiled 7703 8795: suddenly 6597 are my tents 168 spoiled 7703 8795, [and] my curtains 3407 in a moment 7281.

4:21 How long shall I see 7200 8799 the standard 5251, [and] hear 8085 8799 the sound 6963 of the trumpet 7782?

4:22 For my people 5971 [is] foolish 191, they have not known 3045 8804 me; they [are] sottish 5530 children 1121, and they have none understanding 995 8737: they [are] wise 2450 to do evil 7489 8687, but to do good 3190 8687 they have no knowledge 3045 8804.

4:23 I beheld 7200 8804 the earth 776, and, lo, [it was] without form 8414, and void 922; and the heavens 8064, and they [had] no light 216.

4:24 I beheld 7200 8804 the mountains 2022, and, lo, they trembled 7493 8801, and all the hills 1389 moved lightly 7043 8701.

4:25 I beheld 7200 8804, and, lo, [there was] no man 120, and all the birds 5775 of the heavens 8064 were fled 5074 8804.

4:26 I beheld 7200 8804, and, lo, the fruitful place 3759 [was] a wilderness 4057, and all the cities 5892 thereof were broken down 5422 8738 at the presence 6440 of the LORD 3068, [and] by his fierce 2740 anger 639.

4:27 For thus hath the LORD 3068 said 559 8804, The whole land 776 shall be desolate 8077; yet will I not make 6213 8799 a full end 3617.

4:28 For this shall the earth 776 mourn 56 8799, and the heavens 8064 above 4605 be black 6937 8804: because I have spoken 1696 8765 [it], I have purposed 2161 8804 [it], and will not repent 5162 8738, neither will I turn back 7725 8799 from it.

4:29 The whole city 5892 shall flee 1272 8802 for the noise 6963 of the horsemen 6571 and bowmen 7198 7411 8802; they shall go 935 8804 into thickets 5645, and climb up 5927 8804 upon the rocks 3710: every city 5892 [shall be] forsaken 5800 8803, and not a man 376 dwell 3427 8802 therein 2004.

4:30 And [when] thou [art] spoiled 7703 8803, what wilt thou do 6213 8799? Though thou clothest 3847 8799 thyself with crimson 8144, though thou deckest 5710 8799 thee with ornaments 5716 of gold 2091, though thou rentest 7167 8799 thy face 5869 with painting 6320, in vain 7723 shalt thou make thyself fair 3302 8691; [thy] lovers 5689 8802 will despise 3988 8804 thee, they will seek 1245 8762 thy life 5315.(face: Heb. eyes)

4:31 For I have heard 8085 8804 a voice 6963 as of a woman in travail 2470 8802, [and] the anguish 6869 as of her that bringeth forth her first child 1069 8688, the voice 6963 of the daughter 1323 of Zion 6726, [that] bewaileth 3306 8691 herself, [that] spreadeth 6566 8762 her hands 3709, [saying], Woe 188 [is] me now! for my soul 5315 is wearied 5888 8804 because of murderers 2026 8802.

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