Jeremiah 4:28 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Jeremiah 4:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 4:28 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 4:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For this the earth will mourn, and the heavens above be black, because I have spoken it. I have planned it, and I have not repented, neither will I turn back from it.””
Jeremiah 4:28 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 4:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and I have not repented, neither will I turn back from it. ”
Jeremiah 4:28 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 4:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For this doth the land mourn, And black have been the heavens above, because I have spoken--I have purposed, And I have not repented, Nor do I turn back from it.”
Jeremiah 4:28 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 4:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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 therefrom. ”
Jeremiah 4:28 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 4:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore shall the earth mourne, and the heauens aboue shall be darkened, because I haue pronounced it: I haue thought it, and will not repent, neither will I turne backe from it.”
Jeremiah 4:28 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 4:28 in Context — Jeremiah 4
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.
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.
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.
What Does Jeremiah 4:28 Mean?
Jeremiah 4:28 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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