Jeremiah 4:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.”
Jeremiah 4:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 4:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 4:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Set up a standard toward Zion. Flee for safety! Don’t wait; for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.””
Jeremiah 4:6 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 4:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Set up a standard toward Zion: flee for safety, stay not; for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction. ”
Jeremiah 4:6 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 4:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Lift up an ensign Zionward, Strengthen yourselves, stand not still, For evil I am bringing in from the north, And a great destruction.”
Jeremiah 4:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 4:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Set up a banner toward Zion; take to flight, stay not! For I am bringing evil from the north, and a great destruction. ”
Jeremiah 4:6 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 4:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Set vp the standart in Zion: prepare to flee, and stay not: for I will bring a plague from the North, and a great destruction.”
Jeremiah 4:6 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 4:6 in Context — Jeremiah 4
4 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.
5 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.
6 Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.
7 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.
8 For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the Lord is not turned back from us.
What Does Jeremiah 4:6 Mean?
Jeremiah 4:6 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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