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Jeremiah 4:16

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

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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.

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הַזְכִּ֣ירוּhaz.Ki.rumake knownH2142 →
לַגּוֹיִ֗םla.go.Yimto the nationsH1471 →
הִנֵּה֙hi.Nehhere!H2009 →
הַשְׁמִ֣יעוּhash.Mi.'uproclaimH8085 →
עַל־'al-toH5921 →
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389 →
נֹצְרִ֥יםno.tze.RimbesiegersH5341 →
בָּאִ֖יםba.'Im[are] comingH935 →
מֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzfrom [the] land ofH776 →
הַמֶּרְחָ֑קha.mer.Chak<the> distanceH4801 →
וַֽיִּתְּנ֛וּvai.yi.te.Nuand they have given forthH5414 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
עָרֵ֥י'a.Rei[the] cities ofH5892 →
יְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahJudahH3063 →
קוֹלָֽם׃ko.Lamvoice theirH6963 →

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Ezekiel 21:22In his right hand appears the portent for Jerusalem, where he is to set up battering rams, to call for the slaughter, to lift a battle cry, to direct the battering rams against the gates, to build a ramp, and to erect a siege wall.Jeremiah 5:15Behold, I am bringing a distant nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD. “It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand.Jeremiah 1:15For I am about to summon all the clans and kingdoms of the north,” declares the LORD. “Their kings will come and set up their thrones at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem. They will attack all her surrounding walls and all the other cities of Judah.Isaiah 39:3Then the prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked, “Where did those men come from, and what did they say to you?” “They came to me from a distant land,” Hezekiah replied, “from Babylon.”Jeremiah 39:1In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army and laid siege to the city.Jeremiah 50:2“Announce and declare to the nations; lift up a banner and proclaim it; hold nothing back when you say, ‘Babylon is captured; Bel is put to shame; Marduk is shattered, her images are disgraced, her idols are broken in pieces.’Isaiah 34:1Come near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that springs from it.Jeremiah 5:6Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are many, and their unfaithful deeds are numerous.Jeremiah 31:10Hear, O nations, the word of the LORD, and proclaim it in distant coastlands: “The One who scattered Israel will gather them and keep them as a shepherd keeps his flock.Jeremiah 6:18Therefore hear, O nations, and learn, O congregations, what will happen to them.Jeremiah 16:6“Both great and small will die in this land. They will not be buried or mourned, nor will anyone cut himself or shave his head for them.Deuteronomy 28:49–52The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand,Jeremiah 4:17They surround her like men guarding a field, because she has rebelled against Me,” declares the LORD.Jeremiah 2:15The young lions have roared at him; they have growled with a loud voice. They have laid waste his land; his cities lie in ruins, without inhabitant.Jeremiah 15:8I will make their widows more numerous than the sand of the sea. I will bring a destroyer at noon against the mothers of young men. I will suddenly bring upon them anguish and dismay.

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