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Jeremiah 4:14

Jerusalem
PurityRepentance

12 Even a full wind from those places shall come unto me: now also will I give sentence against them.

13 Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.

O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?

15 For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim.

16 Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice 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 nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

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  • Isaiah 55:7

    Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

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  • Acts 8:22

    Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.

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  • Romans 1:21

    Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

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  • Luke 11:39

    And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.

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  • 1 Corinthians 3:20

    And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.

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  • Proverbs 1:22

    How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

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  • Matthew 12:33

    Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.

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