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Jeremiah 4:14

Jerusalem
PurityRepentance

12 a wind too strong for that comes from Me. Now I also pronounce judgments against them.”

13 Behold, he advances like the clouds, his chariots like the whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!

Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?

15 For a voice resounds from Dan, proclaiming disaster from the hills of Ephraim.

16 Warn the nations now! Proclaim to Jerusalem: “A besieging army comes from a distant land; they raise their voices against the cities of Judah.

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BSB
Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?
KJV
O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
WEB
Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, that you may be saved. How long will your evil thoughts lodge within you?
ASV
O Jerusalem, wash thy heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thine evil thoughts lodge within thee?
DARBY
Wash thy heart, Jerusalem, from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
BLB
O Jerusalem, wash your heart from evil, that you may be saved. How long shall wicked thoughts lodge within you?
ÅB
Vask ondskapen av ditt hjerte, Jerusalem, så du kan bli frelst! Hvor lenge skal dine syndige tanker bo i ditt indre?
OTB
Jerusalem, vask det onde fra ditt hjerte så du kan bli frelst. Hvor lenge vil du huse onde tanker?
B1930
Tvett ondskapen av ditt hjerte, Jerusalem, så du kan bli frelst! Hvor lenge skal dine syndige tanker bo i ditt indre?

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • James 4:8

    Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

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  • Isaiah 55:7

    Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.

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  • Acts 8:22

    Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.

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  • Romans 1:21

    For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.

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  • Luke 11:39

    “Now then,” said the Lord, “you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

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  • 1 Corinthians 3:20

    And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”

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  • Proverbs 1:22

    “How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?

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  • Matthew 12:33

    Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.

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