Jeremiah 4:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Jeremiah 4:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 4:26 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 4:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I saw, and behold, the fruitful field was a wilderness, and all its cities were broken down at the presence of Yahweh, before his fierce anger.”

Jeremiah 4:26 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 4:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful field was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of Jehovah, and before his fierce anger. ”

Jeremiah 4:26 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 4:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“I have looked, and lo, The fruitful place <FI>is<Fi> a wilderness, And all its cities have been broken down, Because of Jehovah, Because of the fierceness of His anger.”

Jeremiah 4:26 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 4:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I beheld, and lo, the fruitful land was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down, before Jehovah, before his fierce anger. ”

Jeremiah 4:26 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 4:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I behelde, and loe, the fruitfull place was a wildernesse, and all the cities thereof were broken downe at the presence of the Lord, and by his fierce wrath.”

Jeremiah 4:26 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 4:26 in Context — Jeremiah 4

24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.

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.

27 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.

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What Does Jeremiah 4:26 Mean?

Jeremiah 4:26 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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