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Jeremiah 8:4

Repentance

2 And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.

3 And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the LORD of hosts.

Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return?

5 Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

6 I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle.

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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
So you are to tell them this is what the LORD says: “Do men fall and not get up again? Does one turn away and not return?
KJV
Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return?
WEB
“Moreover you shall tell them, ‘The LORD says: “‘Do men fall, and not rise up again? Does one turn away, and not return?
ASV
Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah: Shall men fall, and not rise up again? Shall one turn away, and not return?
DARBY
And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah: Do [men] fall, and not rise up? Doth one turn away, and not return?
BLB
And you shall say to them, thus says YHWH! “Will they fall, and not rise? Will they turn away, and not return?
ÅB
Og du skal si til dem: Så sier Herren: Faller noen og står ikke opp igjen? Eller går noen bort og vender ikke tilbake igjen?
OTB
"Du skal si til dem: 'Dette er hva Herren sier: "Faller folk og reiser seg ikke igjen? Vender noen seg bort og kommer ikke tilbake?
B1930
Og du skal si til dem: Så sier Herren: Faller nogen og står ikke op igjen? Eller går nogen bort og vender ikke tilbake igjen?

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 24:16

    For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

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  • Micah 7:8

    Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.

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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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  • Jeremiah 3:1

    They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man’s, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD.

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  • Hosea 6:1

    Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

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  • Hosea 7:10

    And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this.

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  • Hosea 14:1

    O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.

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  • Ezekiel 18:23

    Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?

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