Jeremiah 4:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the Lord is not turned back from us.”

Jeremiah 4:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 4:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 4:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For this, clothe yourself with sackcloth, lament and wail; for the fierce anger of Yahweh hasn’t turned back from us.”

Jeremiah 4:8 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 4:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and wail; for the fierce anger of Jehovah is not turned back from us. ”

Jeremiah 4:8 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 4:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For this, gird on sackcloth, lament and howl, For the fierce anger of Jehovah hath not turned back from us.”

Jeremiah 4:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 4:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For this, gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl! for the fierce anger of Jehovah is not turned away from us. ”

Jeremiah 4:8 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 4:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Wherefore girde you with sackecloth: lament, and howle, for the fierce wrath of the Lord is not turned backe from vs.”

Jeremiah 4:8 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 4:8 in Context — Jeremiah 4

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.

9 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.

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.

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What Does Jeremiah 4:8 Mean?

Jeremiah 4:8 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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