Jeremiah 8:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 8:4

2 They shall spread them before the sun and the moon and all the host of heaven, which they have loved and which they have served and after which they have walked, which they have sought and ^awhich they have worshiped. They shall not be gathered ^bnor buried; they shall be like refuse on the face of the earth.

3 Then ^adeath shall be chosen rather than life by all the¹ residue of those who remain of this evil family, who remain in all the places where I have driven them,” says the Lord of hosts.

The Peril of False Teaching

4 “Moreover you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord:
“Will they fall and not rise?
Will one turn away and not return?

5 Why has this people ^aslidden back,
Jerusalem, in a perpetual backsliding?
^bThey hold fast to deceit,
^cThey refuse to return.

6 ^aI listened and heard,
But they do not speak aright.
^bNo man repented of his wickedness,
Saying, ‘What have I done?’
Everyone turned to his own course,
As the horse rushes into the battle.

7 “Even ^athe stork in the heavens
Knows her appointed times;
And the turtledove, the swift, and the swallow
Observe the time of their coming.
But ^bMy people do not know the judgment of the Lord.

8 “How can you say, ‘We are wise,
^aAnd the law of the Lord is with us’?
Look, the false pen of the scribe certainly works falsehood.

Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 8:4

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American Standard Version
Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah: Shall men fall, and not rise up again? Shall one turn away, and not return?

Amplified® Bible
Moreover, you [Jeremiah] shall say to them, Thus says the Lord: Shall men fall and not rise up again? Shall one turn away [from God] and not repent {and} return [to Him]?

Contemporary English Version
The LORD said: People of Jerusalem, when you stumble and fall, you get back up, and if you take a wrong road, you turn around and go back.

Darby English Version
And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah: Do [men] fall, and not rise up? Doth one turn away, and not return?

Good News Bible
The LORD told me to say to his people, "When someone falls down, doesn't he get back up? If someone misses the road, doesn't he turn back?

King James Version
Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return?

New American Standard Bible
"You shall say to them, `Thus says the LORD, "Do {men} fall and not get up again? Does one turn away and not repent?

New International Version
"Say to them, 'This is what the LORD says:
" 'When men fall down, do they not get up?
When a man turns away, does he not return?

New King James Version
“Moreover you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the LORD:
“ Will they fall and not rise?
Will one turn away and not return?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"You shall say to them, 'Thus says the LORD, "Do men fall and not get up again? Does one turn away and not repent?

Revised Standard Version
"You shall say to them, Thus says the LORD: When men fall, do they not rise again? If one turns away, does he not return?

Young's Literal Translation
And thou hast said unto them: Thus said Jehovah, Do they fall, and not rise? Doth he turn back, and not return?

New English Translation
The Lord said to me,¹ “Tell them, ‘The Lord says, Do people not get back up when they fall down? Do they not turn around when they go the wrong way?²

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