Jeremiah 4:1

AMP: “If you will return, O Israel,” says the Lord,“If you will return to Me,And if you will put away your detestable things and remove your man-made gods from My sight,And not stray or waver,

ASV: If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith Jehovah, if thou wilt return unto me, and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight; then shalt thou not be removed;

BSB: “If you will return, O Israel,return to Me,” declares the LORD.“If you will remove your detestable idols from My sightand no longer waver,

DARBY: If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith Jehovah, return unto me; and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not be a wanderer;

DRA: If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the Lord, return to me: if thou wilt take away thy stumblingblocks out of my sight, thou shalt not be moved.

KJV: If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the LORD, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove.

Jeremiah 4:2

AMP: And if you swear [your oaths], ‘As the Lord lives,’In truth, in justice, and in righteousness,Then the nations will bless themselves in Him,And in Him they will glory.”

ASV: and thou shalt swear, As Jehovah liveth, in truth, in justice, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.

BSB: and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’in truth, in justice, and in righteousness,then the nations will be blessed by Him,and in Him they will glory.”

DARBY: and thou shalt in truth, in justice, and in righteousness swear, [As] Jehovah liveth! and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.

DRA: And thou shalt swear: As the Lord liveth, in truth, and in judgement, and in justice: and the Gentiles shall bless him, and shall praise him.

KJV: And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.

Jeremiah 4:3

AMP: For this is what the Lord says to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem,“Plow your uncultivated ground [for a season],And do not sow among thorns.

ASV: For thus saith Jehovah to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.

BSB: For this is what the LORD says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem:“Break up your unplowed ground,and do not sow among the thorns.

DARBY: For thus saith Jehovah to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: Break up for you a fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.

DRA: For thus saith the Lord to the men of Juda and Jerusalem: Break up anew your fallow ground, and sow not upon thorns:

KJV: For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.

Jeremiah 4:4

AMP: “Circumcise (dedicate, sanctify) yourselves to the LordAnd remove the foreskin [sins] of your heart,Men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem,Or else My wrath will go forth like fire [consuming all that gets in its way]And burn and there will be no one to quench it,Because of the evil of your acts.”

ASV: Circumcise yourselves to Jehovah, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

BSB: Circumcise yourselves to the LORD,and remove the foreskins of your hearts,O men of Judah and people of Jerusalem.Otherwise, My wrath will break out like fireand burn with no one to extinguish it,because of your evil deeds.”

DARBY: Circumcise yourselves for Jehovah, 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, and there be none to quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

DRA: Be circumcised to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your hearts, ye men of Juda, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my indignation come forth like fire, and burn, and there be none that can quench it: because of the wickedness of your thoughts.

KJV: 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.

Jeremiah 4:5

AMP: ¶Declare in Judah and proclaim in Jerusalem, and say,“Blow the trumpet in the land;Cry aloud and say,‘Assemble yourselves, and let us goInto the fortified cities.’

ASV: Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry aloud and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the fortified cities.

BSB: Announce in Judah, proclaim in Jerusalem, and say:“Blow the ram’s horn throughout the land.Cry aloud and say,‘Assemble yourselvesand let us flee to the fortified cities.’

DARBY: Declare ye in Judah, and cause it to be heard in Jerusalem, and say, and blow the trumpet in the land, cry aloud and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the fenced cities.

DRA: Declare ye in Juda, and make it heard in Jerusalem: speak, and sound with the trumpet in the land: cry aloud, and say: Assemble yourselves, and let us go into strong cities.

KJV: 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.

Jeremiah 4:6

AMP: “Raise a banner toward Zion [to mark the way for those seeking safety inside Jerusalem’s walls]!Seek refuge, do not stand [immobile],For I am bringing evil from the north (the army of Babylon),And great destruction.

ASV: Set up a standard toward Zion: flee for safety, stay not; for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.

BSB: Raise a signal flag toward Zion.Seek refuge! Do not delay!For I am bringing disaster from the north,and terrible destruction.

DARBY: Set up a banner toward Zion; take to flight, stay not! For I am bringing evil from the north, and a great destruction.

DRA: Set up the standard in Sion. Strengthen yourselves, stay not: for I bring evil from the north, and great destruction.

KJV: Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.

Jeremiah 4:7

AMP: “A lion has left his lair,And a destroyer of nations is on his way.He has gone out from his placeTo desolate your land;Your cities will be in ruinsWithout an inhabitant.

ASV: A lion is gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations; he is on his way, he is gone forth from his place, to make thy land desolate, that thy cities be laid waste, without inhabitant.

BSB: A lion has gone up from his thicket,and a destroyer of nations has set out.He has left his lairto lay waste your land.Your cities will be reduced to ruinsand lie uninhabited.

DARBY: The lion is come up from his thicket, the destroyer of the nations is on his way; he is gone forth from his place, to make thy land desolate; thy cities shall be laid waste, without inhabitant.

DRA: The lion is come up out of his den, and the robber of nations hath roused himself: he is come forth out of his place, to make thy land desolate: thy cities shall be laid waste, remaining without an inhabitant.

KJV: 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.

Jeremiah 4:8

AMP: “For this reason, put on sackcloth [for mourning],Lament (mourn with expressions of grief for the dead) and wail,For the fierce anger of the LordHas not turned back from us.”

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

BSB: So put on sackcloth,mourn and wail,for the fierce anger of the LORDhas not turned away from us.”

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

DRA: For this gird yourselves with haircloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the Lord is not turned away from us.

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

Jeremiah 4:9

AMP: “It shall come about in that day,” says the Lord, “that the heart and courage of the king will fail (be paralyzed), and also the heart of the princes; the priests will be appalled and the prophets will be astounded and horrified.”

ASV: 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.

BSB: “In that day,” declares the LORD,“the king and officials will lose their courage.The priests will tremble in fear,and the prophets will be astounded.”

DARBY: 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.

DRA: And it shall come to pass in 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 be amazed

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 4:10

AMP: Then I said, “Alas, Lord God! Surely You have completely deceived and misled this people and Jerusalem, [for the prophets represented You as] saying [to Your people], ‘You will have peace,’ but [in fact] a sword reaches to their throat.”

ASV: Then said I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the life.

BSB: Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, how completely You have deceived this people and Jerusalem by saying, ‘You will have peace,’ while a sword is at our throats.”

DARBY: And I said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.

DRA: And I said: Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God, hast thou then deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying: You shall have peace: and behold the sword reacheth even to the soul?

KJV: 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.

Jeremiah 4:11

AMP: In that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A scorching wind from the barren heights in the wilderness [comes at My command] against the daughter of My people—not [a wind] to winnow and not to cleanse [from chaff, as when threshing, but]

ASV: At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A hot wind from the bare heights in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to winnow, nor to cleanse;

BSB: At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A searing wind from the barren heights in the desert blows toward the daughter of My people, but not to winnow or to sift;

DARBY: At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A hot wind [cometh] from the heights in the wilderness, on the way of the daughter of my people, not for fanning, nor for cleansing.

DRA: At that time it shall be said to this people, and to Jerusalem: A burning wind is in the ways that are in the desert of the way of the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse.

KJV: 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,

Jeremiah 4:12

AMP: a wind too strong and full for this comes at My word. Now I will also speak judgment against My people.”

ASV: a full wind from these shall come for me: now will I also utter judgments against them.

BSB: a wind too strong for that comes from Me. Now I also pronounce judgments against them.”

DARBY: A wind more vehement than that shall come from me: now will I also pronounce judgments against them.

DRA: A full wind from these places shall come to me: and now I will speak my judgments with them.

KJV: Even a full wind from those places shall come unto me: now also will I give sentence against them.

Jeremiah 4:13

AMP: “Behold, the enemy comes up like clouds,His chariots like the whirlwind;His horses are swifter than eagles.Woe (judgment is coming) to us, for we are ruined!”

ASV: 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.

BSB: Behold, he advances like the clouds,his chariots like the whirlwind.His horses are swifter than eagles.Woe to us, for we are ruined!

DARBY: 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.

DRA: Behold he shall come up as a cloud, and his chariots as a tempest: his horses are swifter than eagles: woe unto us, for we are laid waste.

KJV: 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.

Jeremiah 4:14

AMP: ¶O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness,That you may be saved.How long will your wicked and immoral thoughtsLodge within you?

ASV: O Jerusalem, wash thy heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thine evil thoughts lodge within thee?

BSB: Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem,so that you may be saved.How long will you harborwicked thoughts within you?

DARBY: Wash thy heart, Jerusalem, from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?

DRA: Wash thy heart from wickedness, O Jerusalem, that thou mayst be saved: how long shall hurtful thoughts abide in thee?

KJV: O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?

Jeremiah 4:15

AMP: For a voice declares from Dan [far in the north],And proclaims evil from Mount Ephraim.

ASV: For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth evil from the hills of Ephraim:

BSB: For a voice resounds from Dan,proclaiming disaster from the hills of Ephraim.

DARBY: For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim.

DRA: For a voice of one declaring from Dan, and giving notice of the idol from mount Ephraim.

KJV: For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim.

Jeremiah 4:16

AMP: “Warn the [neighboring] nations now [that our enemy is coming]!Announce to Jerusalem,‘Besiegers are coming from a far country,And they lift their voices and shout against the cities of Judah.

ASV: make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, [that] watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah.

BSB: Warn the nations now!Proclaim to Jerusalem:“A besieging army comes from a distant land;they raise their voices against the cities of Judah.

DARBY: Inform the nations; behold, make Jerusalem to hear: Besiegers come from a far country, and raise their voice against the cities of Judah.

DRA: Say ye to the nations: Behold it is heard in Jerusalem, that guards are coming from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Juda.

KJV: Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah.

Jeremiah 4:17

AMP: ‘Like watchmen of a field they are against her on all sides,Because she has rebelled against Me,’ says the Lord.

ASV: As keepers of a field are they against her round about, because she hath been rebellious against me, saith Jehovah.

BSB: They surround her like men guarding a field,because she has rebelled against Me,” declares the LORD.

DARBY: As keepers of a field are they against her round about; for she hath been rebellious against me, saith Jehovah.

DRA: They are set round about her, as keepers of fields: because she hath provoked me to wrath, saith the Lord.

KJV: As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the LORD.

Jeremiah 4:18

AMP: “Your ways and your deedsHave brought these things on you.This is your tragedy and doom; how bitter,How it has touched your heart!”

ASV: Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness; for it is bitter, for it reacheth unto thy heart.

BSB: “Your ways and deedshave brought this upon you.This is your punishment; how bitter it is,because it pierces to the heart!”

DARBY: Thy way and thy doings have procured these [things] unto thee; this is thy wickedness, yea, it is bitter, yea, it reacheth unto thy heart.

DRA: They ways, and thy devices have brought these things upon thee: this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it hath touched thy heart.

KJV: Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart.

Jeremiah 4:19

AMP: ¶My soul, my soul! I writhe in anguish and pain! Oh, the walls of my heart!My heart is pounding and throbbing within me;I cannot be silent,For you have heard, O my soul,The sound of the trumpet,The alarm of war.

ASV: My anguish, my anguish! I am pained at my very heart; my heart is disquieted in me; I cannot hold my peace; because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.

BSB: My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain!Oh, the pain in my chest!My heart pounds within me;I cannot be silent.For I have heard the sound of the horn,the alarm of battle.

DARBY: My bowels! my bowels! I am in travail! [Oh,] the walls of my heart! My heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace: for thou hearest, my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the clamour of war.

DRA: My bowels, my bowels are in pain, the senses of my heart are troubled within me, I will not hold my peace, for my soul hath heard the sound of the trumpet, the cry of battle.

KJV: My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trump, the alarm of war.

Jeremiah 4:20

AMP: News of one [terrible] disaster comes close after another,For the whole land is devastated;Suddenly my tents are spoiled and destroyed,My [tent] curtains [ruined] in a moment.

ASV: Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is laid waste: suddenly are my tents destroyed, [and] my curtains in a moment.

BSB: Disaster after disaster is proclaimed,for the whole land is laid waste.My tents are destroyed in an instant,my curtains in a moment.

DARBY: Destruction upon destruction is proclaimed; for the whole land is wasted: suddenly are my tents laid waste, my curtains, in a moment.

DRA: Destruction upon destruction is called for, and all the earth is laid waste: my tents are destroyed on a sudden, and my pavilions in a moment.

KJV: Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.

Jeremiah 4:21

AMP: How long [O Lord] must I see the banner [marking the way for flight]And hear the sound of the trumpet [urging the people to run for safety]?

ASV: How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?

BSB: How long must I see the signal flagand hear the sound of the horn?

DARBY: How long shall I see the standard, [and] hear the sound of the trumpet?

DRA: How long shall I see men fleeing away, how long shall I hear the sound of the trumpet?

KJV: How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?

Jeremiah 4:22

AMP: “For My people are stupid and foolish,” [says the Lord to Jeremiah];“They do not know Me;They are foolish childrenAnd have no understanding.They are shrewd [enough] to do evil,But they do not know [how] to do good.”

ASV: For my people are foolish, they know me not; they are sottish children, and they have no understanding; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

BSB: “For My people are fools;they have not known Me.They are foolish children,without understanding.They are skilled in doing evil,but they know not how to do good.”

DARBY: For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have no intelligence; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

DRA: For my foolish people have not known me: they are foolish and senseless children: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

KJV: For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

Jeremiah 4:23

AMP: ¶I looked at the earth [in my vision], and behold, it was [as at the time of creation] formless and void;And to the heavens, and they had no light.

ASV: I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was waste and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.

BSB: I looked at the earth,and it was formless and void;I looked to the heavens,and they had no light.

DARBY: I beheld the earth, and lo, it was waste and empty; and the heavens, and they had no light.

DRA: I beheld the earth, and lo it was void, and nothing: and the heavens, and there was no light in them.

KJV: I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.

Jeremiah 4:24

AMP: I looked at the mountains, and behold, they were trembling,And all the hills moved back and forth.

ASV: I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved to and fro.

BSB: I looked at the mountains,and behold, they were quaking;all the hills were swaying.

DARBY: I beheld the mountains, and lo, they trembled, and all the hills shook violently.

DRA: I looked upon the mountains, and behold they trembled: and all the hills were troubled.

KJV: I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.

Jeremiah 4:25

AMP: I looked, and behold, there was no man,And all the birds of the air had fled.

ASV: I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.

BSB: I looked, and no man was left;all the birds of the air had fled.

DARBY: I beheld, and lo, man was not, and all the fowl of the heavens were fled.

DRA: I beheld, and lo there was no man: and all the birds of the air were gone.

KJV: I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.

Jeremiah 4:26

AMP: I looked, and behold, the fertile land was a wilderness,And all its cities were pulled downBefore the [presence of the] Lord, before His fierce anger.

ASV: I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful field was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of Jehovah, [and] before his fierce anger.

BSB: I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert.All its cities were torn downbefore the LORD,before His fierce anger.

DARBY: I beheld, and lo, the fruitful land was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down, before Jehovah, before his fierce anger.

DRA: I looked, and behold Carmel was a wilderness: and all its cities were destroyed at the presence of the Lord, and at the presence of the wrath of his indignation.

KJV: I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger.

Jeremiah 4:27

AMP: ¶Therefore says the Lord,“The whole land shall be a desolation,Yet I will not cause total destruction. [Jer 5:10, 18; 30:11; 46:28]

ASV: For thus saith Jehovah, The whole land shall be a desolation; yet will I not make a full end.

BSB: For this is what the LORD says:“The whole land will be desolate,but I will not finish its destruction.

DARBY: For thus saith Jehovah: The whole land shall be a desolation; but I will not make a full end.

DRA: For thus saith the Lord: All the land shall be desolate, but yet I will not utterly destroy.

KJV: For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.

Jeremiah 4:28

AMP: “For this reason the earth shall mournAnd the heavens above shall become dark,Because I have spoken, I have decided,And I will not change my mind (relent), nor will I turn back from it.”

ASV: For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and I have not repented, neither will I turn back from it.

BSB: Therefore the earth will mournand the heavens above will grow dark.I have spoken, I have planned,and I will not relent or turn back.”

DARBY: For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back therefrom.

DRA: The earth shall mourn, and the heavens shall lament from above: because I have spoken, I have purposed, and I have not repented, neither am I turned away from it.

KJV: For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.

Jeremiah 4:29

AMP: Every city runs away at the sound of the horsemen and archers.They go into the thickets and climb among the rocks;Every city is deserted,And no man lives in them.

ASV: Every city fleeth for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they go into the thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city is forsaken, and not a man dwelleth therein.

BSB: Every city fleesat the sound of the horseman and archer.They enter the thicketsand climb among the rocks.Every city is abandoned;no inhabitant is left.

DARBY: At the noise of the horsemen and bowmen, every city fleeth; they go into the thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city is forsaken and no man dwelleth therein.

DRA: At the voice of the horsemen, and the archers, all the city is fled away; they have entered into thickets and have climbed up the rocks: all the cities are forsaken, and there dwelleth not a man in them.

KJV: The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.

Jeremiah 4:30

AMP: And you, O desolate one, what will you do?Though you clothe yourself in scarlet,Though you adorn yourself with ornaments of gold,Though you enlarge your eyes with paint,You make yourself beautiful in vain.Your lovers (allies) despise you;They seek your life.

ASV: And thou, when thou art made desolate, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with scarlet, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou enlargest thine eyes with paint, in vain dost thou make thyself fair; [thy] lovers despise thee, they seek thy life.

BSB: And you, O devastated one, what will you do,though you dress yourself in scarlet,though you adorn yourself with gold jewelry,though you enlarge your eyes with paint?You adorn yourself in vain; your lovers despise you;they want to take your life.

DARBY: And thou, wasted one, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rendest thine eyes with paint, in vain dost thou make thyself fair: [thy] lovers despise thee, they seek thy life.

DRA: But when thou art spoiled what wilt thou do? though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, and paintest thy eyes with stibic stone, thou shalt dress thyself out in vain: thy lovers have despised thee, they will seek thy life.

KJV: And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.

Jeremiah 4:31

AMP: For I heard a cry like a woman in labor,The anguish as of one giving birth to her first child,The cry of the Daughter of Zion (Jerusalem), who gasps for breath,Who stretches out her hands, saying,“Woe is me [my judgment comes]! I faint [in fear] before the murderers.”

ASV: For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that gaspeth for breath, that spreadeth her hands, [saying], Woe is me now! for my soul fainteth before the murderers.

BSB: For I hear a cry like a woman in labor,a cry of anguish like one bearing her first child —the cry of the Daughter of Zion gasping for breath,stretching out her hands to say,“Woe is me,for my soul faints before the murderers!”

DARBY: For I hear a voice, as of a woman in travail, anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion: she moaneth, she spreadeth forth her hands, [saying], Woe unto me! for my soul faileth because of murderers.

DRA: For I have heard the voice as of a woman in travail, anguishes as of a woman in labor of a child. The voice of the daughter of Sion, dying away, spreading her hands: Woe is me, for my soul hath fainted because of them that are slain.

KJV: For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.

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