24_JER_04_01 if thou Wilt Return , O Israel , saith the LORD , Return unto me : And if thou Wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight , Then shalt thou not remove .
24_JER_04_02 And thou shalt swear , the LORD liveth , in truth , in judgment , And in righteousness ; And the nations shall bless themselves in him , And in him shall they glory .
24_JER_04_03 for thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah And Jerusalem , break up your fallow ground , And sow not among thorns .
24_JER_04_04 circumcise yourselves to the LORD , And take away the foreskins of your heart , ye men of Judah And inhabitants of Jerusalem : lest my fury come forth like fire , And burn that none can quench [ it ] , because of the evil of your doings .
24_JER_04_05 declare ye in Judah , And publish in Jerusalem ; And say , blow ye the trumpet in the land : cry , gather together , And say , assemble yourselves , And let us go into the defenced cities .
24_JER_04_06 set up the standard toward Zion : retire , stay not : for I will bring evil from the north , And A great destruction .
24_JER_04_07 the lion Is come up from his thicket , And the destroyer of the Gentiles Is on his way ; he Is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate ; [ And ] thy cities shall be laid waste , without an inhabitant .
24_JER_04_08 for this gird you with sackcloth , lament And howl : for the fierce anger of the LORD Is not turned back from us .
24_JER_04_09 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 .
24_JER_04_10 Then said I , Ah , LORD God ! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people And Jerusalem , saying , ye shall have peace ; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul .
24_JER_04_11 at that time shall it be said to this people And to Jerusalem , A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people , not to fan , nor to cleanse ,
24_JER_04_12 [ even ] A full wind from those [ places ] shall come unto me : now also will I give sentence against them .
24_JER_04_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 .
24_JER_04_14 O Jerusalem , Wash thine heart from wickedness , that thou mayest be saved . how long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee ?
24_JER_04_15 for A voice declareth from Dan , And publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim .
24_JER_04_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 .
24_JER_04_17 as keepers of A field , are they against her round about ; because she hath been rebellious against me , saith the LORD .
24_JER_04_18 thy way And thy doings have procured These [ things ] unto thee ; this [ Is ] thy wickedness , because it Is bitter , because it reacheth unto thine heart .
24_JER_04_19 my bowels , my bowels ! I am pained at my very heart ; my heart maketh A noise in me ; I cannot hold my peace , because thou hast heard , O my soul , the sound of the trumpet , the alarm of war .
24_JER_04_20 destruction upon destruction Is cried ; for the whole land Is spoiled : suddenly are my tents spoiled , [ And ] my curtains in A moment .
24_JER_04_21 how long shall I see the standard , [ And ] hear the sound of the trumpet ?
24_JER_04_22 for my people [ Is ] foolish , they have not known me ; they [ are ] sottish children , And they have none understanding : they [ are ] wise to do evil , but to do good they have no knowledge .
24_JER_04_23 I beheld the earth , And , Lo , [ it was ] without form , And void ; And the heavens , And they [ had ] no light .
24_JER_04_24 I beheld the mountains , And , Lo , they trembled , And all the hills moved lightly .
24_JER_04_25 I beheld , And , Lo , [ there was ] no man , And all the birds of the heavens were fled .
24_JER_04_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 .
24_JER_04_27 for thus hath the LORD said , the whole land shall be desolate ; yet will I not make A full end .
24_JER_04_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 .
24_JER_04_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 .
24_JER_04_30 And [ when ] thou [ art ] spoiled , what Wilt thou do ? though thou clothest thyself with crimson , though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold , though thou rentest thy face with painting , in vain shalt thou make thyself fair ; [ thy ] lovers will despise thee , they will seek thy life .
24_JER_04_31 for I have heard A voice as of A woman in travail , [ And ] the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child , the voice of the daughter of Zion , [ that ] bewaileth herself , [ that ] spreadeth her hands , [ saying ] , woe [ Is ] me now ! for my soul Is wearied because of murderers .