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Jeremiah 4:9

Judgment

7 A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his lair to lay waste your land. Your cities will be reduced to ruins and lie uninhabited.

8 So put on sackcloth, mourn and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.”

“In that day,” declares the LORD, “the king and officials will lose their courage. The priests will tremble in fear, and the prophets will be astounded.”

10 Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, how completely You have deceived this people and Jerusalem by saying, ‘You will have peace,’ while a sword is at our throats.”

11 At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A searing wind from the barren heights in the desert blows toward the daughter of My people, but not to winnow or to sift;

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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
“In that day,” declares the LORD, “the king and officials will lose their courage. The priests will tremble in fear, and the prophets will be astounded.”
KJV
And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the LORD, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder.
WEB
“It will happen at that day,” says the LORD, “that the heart of the king will perish, along with the heart of the princes. The priests will be astonished, and the prophets will wonder.”
ASV
And it shall come to pass at that day, saith Jehovah, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder.
DARBY
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith Jehovah, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall be amazed.
BLB
“And it will come to pass in that day,” a declaration of YHWH, “[That] the heart of the king will perish, and the heart of the princes and shall be devastated; the priests and the prophets will be astounded.”
ÅB
Og på den dag, sier Herren, skal kongens forstand og høvdingenes forstand svikte, og prestene skal forferdes og profetene bli fylt av redsel.
OTB
«På den dagen,» erklærer Herren, «skal kongens hjerte og embetsmennenes hjerter svikte; prestene skal bli forferdet, og profetene skal bli forbløffet.»
B1930
Og på den dag, sier Herren, skal kongens forstand og høvdingenes forstand svikte, og prestene skal forferdes og profetene bli fylt av redsel.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 22:3–5

    All your rulers have fled together, captured without a bow. All your fugitives were captured together, having fled to a distant place.

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  • Isaiah 29:9–10

    Stop and be astonished; blind yourselves and be sightless; be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not from strong drink.

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  • Ezekiel 13:9–16

    My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and speak lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of My people or be recorded in the register of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.

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  • Isaiah 19:16

    In that day the Egyptians will be like women. They will tremble with fear beneath the uplifted hand of the LORD of Hosts, when He brandishes it against them.

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  • Jeremiah 37:19

    Where are your prophets who prophesied to you, claiming, ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you or this land’?

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  • Jeremiah 39:4–5

    When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled. They left the city at night by way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls, and they went out along the route to the Arabah.

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  • Isaiah 19:11–12

    The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?

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  • 1 Samuel 25:37–38

    In the morning when Nabal was sober, his wife told him about these events, and his heart failed within him and he became like a stone.

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