Jeremiah 4:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Jeremiah 4:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 4:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 4:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““It will happen at that day,” says Yahweh, “that the heart of the king will perish, along with the heart of the princes. The priests will be astonished, and the prophets will wonder.””
Jeremiah 4:9 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 4:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And it shall come to pass at that day, saith Jehovah, 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. ”
Jeremiah 4:9 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 4:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And it hath come to pass, in that day, An affirmation of Jehovah: `Perish doth the heart of the king, And the heart of the princes, And astonished have been the priests, And the prophets do wonder.'”
Jeremiah 4:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 4:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And it shall come to pass in that day, saith Jehovah, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall be amazed. ”
Jeremiah 4:9 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 4:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And in that day, saith the Lord, the heart of the King shall perish, and the heart of the princes and the Priestes shall be astonished, and the Prophets shall wonder.”
Jeremiah 4:9 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 4:9 in Context — Jeremiah 4
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.
11 At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse,
What Does Jeremiah 4:9 Mean?
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