Jeremiah 4:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Jeremiah 4:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 4:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 4:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Tell the nations, behold, publish against Jerusalem, ‘Watchers come from a far country, and raise their voice against the cities of Judah.”
Jeremiah 4:16 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 4:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Jeremiah 4:16 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 4:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Make ye mention to the nations, Lo, sound ye to Jerusalem: `Besiegers are coming from the land afar off, And they give forth against cities of Judah their voice.”
Jeremiah 4:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 4:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Inform the nations; behold, make Jerusalem to hear: Besiegers come from a far country, and raise their voice against the cities of Judah. ”
Jeremiah 4:16 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 4:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Make ye mention of the heathen, and publish in Ierusalem, Beholde, the skoutes come from a farre countrey, and crie out against the cities of Iudah.”
Jeremiah 4:16 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 4:16 in Context — Jeremiah 4
14 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.
17 As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the Lord.
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.
What Does Jeremiah 4:16 Mean?
Jeremiah 4:16 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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