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Jeremiah 4:27

25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.

26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger.

For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.

28 For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.

29 The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For this is what the LORD says: “The whole land will be desolate, but I will not finish its destruction.
KJV
For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.
WEB
For the LORD says, “The whole land will be a desolation; yet I will not make a full end.
ASV
For thus saith Jehovah, The whole land shall be a desolation; yet will I not make a full end.
DARBY
For thus saith Jehovah: The whole land shall be a desolation; but I will not make a full end.
BLB
For thus says YHWH: “All the land will be a desolation; and I will not make a full end.
ÅB
For så sier Herren: En ørken skal hele landet bli; men jeg vil ikke gjøre aldeles ende på det.
OTB
For dette er hva Herren sier: «Hele landet skal bli en ødeleggelse, men Jeg vil ikke ødelegge det fullstendig.
B1930
For så sier Herren: En ørken skal hele landet bli; men jeg vil ikke gjøre aldeles ende på det.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 46:28

    Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD: for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished.

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  • Jeremiah 5:18

    Nevertheless in those days, saith the LORD, I will not make a full end with you.

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  • Jeremiah 5:10

    Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the LORD’s.

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  • Jeremiah 30:11

    For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.

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  • Romans 9:27–29

    Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:

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  • Ezekiel 11:13

    And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?

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  • Romans 11:1–7

    I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

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  • Leviticus 26:44

    And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I am the LORD their God.

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