To this people and to Jerusalem,
a“A dry wind of the desolate heights blows in the wilderness
Toward the daughter of My people—
Not to fan or to cleanse—
And ahis chariots like a whirlwind.
bHis horses are swifter than eagles.
Woe to us, for we are plundered!”
That you may be saved.
How long shall your evil thoughts lodge within you?
Yes, proclaim against Jerusalem,
That watchers come from a afar country
And raise their voice against the cities of Judah.
Because she has been rebellious against Me,” says the Lord.
Have procured these things for you.
This is your wickedness,
Because it is bitter,
Because it reaches to your heart.”
Sorrow for the Doomed Nation
I am pained in my very heart!
My heart makes a noise in me;
I cannot hold my peace,
Because you have heard, O my soul,
The sound of the trumpet,
The alarm of war.
For the whole land is plundered.
Suddenly bmy tents are plundered,
And my curtains in a moment.
They have not known Me.
They are1 silly children,
And they have no understanding.
aThey are wise to do evil,
But to do good they have no knowledge.”
And the heavens, they had no light.
And all its cities were broken down
At the presence of the Lord,
By His fierce anger.
And bthe heavens above be black,
Because I have spoken.
I have cpurposed and dwill not relent,
Nor will I turn back from it.
They shall go into thickets and climb up on the rocks.
Every city shall be forsaken,
And not a man shall dwell in it.
What will you do?
Though you clothe yourself with crimson,
Though you adorn yourself with ornaments of gold,
aThough you enlarge your eyes with paint,
In vain you will make yourself fair;
bYour lovers will despise you;
They will seek your life.
The anguish as of her who brings forth her first child,
The voice of the daughter of Zion bewailing herself;
She aspreads her hands, saying,
‘Woe is me now, for my soul is1 weary
Because of murderers!’
| << Jeremiah 4:12 | Jeremiah 4:14 >> |
American Standard Version
Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots `shall be' as the whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are ruined.
Amplified® Bible
Behold, [the enemy] comes up like clouds, his chariots like the whirlwind; his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined (destroyed)!
Contemporary English Version
Look! The enemy army swoops down like an eagle; their cavalry and chariots race faster than storm clouds blown by the wind." Then you will answer, "We are doomed!"
Darby English Version
Behold, he cometh up as clouds, and his chariots are as a whirlwind; his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are destroyed.
Good News Bible
Look, the enemy is coming like clouds. Their war chariots are like a whirlwind, and their horses are faster than eagles. We are lost! We are doomed!
King James Version
Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.
New American Standard Bible
"Behold, he goes up like clouds, And his chariots like the whirlwind; His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!"
New International Version
Look! He advances like the clouds,
his chariots come like a whirlwind,
his horses are swifter than eagles.
Woe to us! We are ruined!
New King James Version
“ Behold, he shall come up like clouds,
And his chariots like a whirlwind.
His horses are swifter than eagles.
Woe to us, for we are plundered!”
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Behold, he goes up like clouds, And his chariots like the whirlwind; His horses seem swifter than eagles Woe to us, for we have fallen into ruin!"
Revised Standard Version
Behold, he comes up like clouds, his chariots like the whirlwind; his horses are swifter than eagles--woe to us, for we are ruined!
Young's Literal Translation
Lo, as clouds he cometh up, And as a hurricane his chariots, Lighter than eagles have been his horses, Wo to us, for we have been spoiled.
New English Translation
Look! The enemy is approaching like gathering clouds.1 The roar of his chariots is like that of a whirlwind.2 His horses move more swiftly than eagles.” I cry out,3 “We are doomed,4 for we will be destroyed!”
| << Jeremiah 4:12 | Jeremiah 4:14 >> |
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