Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Tell this to the nations, proclaim concerning Jerusalem: ‘A besieging army is coming from a distant land, raising a war cry against the cities of Judah. New Living Translation “Warn the surrounding nations and announce this to Jerusalem: The enemy is coming from a distant land, raising a battle cry against the towns of Judah. English Standard Version Warn the nations that he is coming; announce to Jerusalem, “Besiegers come from a distant land; they shout against the cities of Judah. Berean Standard Bible Warn the nations now! Proclaim to Jerusalem: “A besieging army comes from a distant land; they raise their voices against the cities of Judah. King James Bible 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. New King James Version “Make mention to the nations, Yes, proclaim against Jerusalem, That watchers come from a far country And raise their voice against the cities of Judah. New American Standard Bible “Report it to the nations, now! Proclaim to Jerusalem, ‘Enemies are coming from a remote country, And they raise their voices against the cities of Judah. NASB 1995 “Report it to the nations, now! Proclaim over Jerusalem, ‘Besiegers come from a far country, And lift their voices against the cities of Judah. NASB 1977 “Report it to the nations, now! Proclaim over Jerusalem, ‘Besiegers come from a far country, And lift their voices against the cities of Judah. Legacy Standard Bible “Make mention of it to the nations, saying, ‘Behold!’ Make it heard over Jerusalem, ‘Besiegers come from a far country, And give forth their voices against the cities of Judah. Amplified Bible “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. Christian Standard Bible Warn the nations: Look! Proclaim to Jerusalem: Those who besiege are coming from a distant land; they raise their voices against the cities of Judah. Holman Christian Standard Bible Warn the nations: Look! Proclaim to Jerusalem: Those who besiege are coming from a distant land; they raise their voices against the cities of Judah. American Standard Version 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Remind the nations and make heard to Jerusalem: “Behold, multitudes of Gentiles are coming from a distant land and they shall raise their voice against the towns of Judea Brenton Septuagint Translation Remind ye the nations; behold, they are come: proclaim it in Jerusalem, that bands are approaching from a land afar off, and have uttered their voice against the cities of Juda. Douay-Rheims Bible 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. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation Warn the nations about these things. Bring them to the attention of Jerusalem. "Hostile troops are coming from a distant country. They are shouting battle cries against the cities of Judah. Good News Translation They have come to warn the nations and to tell Jerusalem that enemies are coming from a country far away. These enemies will shout against the cities of Judah International Standard Version "Tell the nations, 'Here they come!' Proclaim to Jerusalem, 'The besieging forces are coming from a distant land. They cry out against the cities of Judah. JPS Tanakh 1917 Make ye mention to the nations: Behold--publish concerning Jerusalem-- Watchers come from a far country, And give out their voice against the cities of Judah.' Literal Standard Version “Make mention to the nations, | Behold, sound to Jerusalem, | Besiegers are coming from the far-off land, | And they give forth their voice against cities of Judah. Majority Standard Bible Warn the nations now! Proclaim to Jerusalem: “A besieging army comes from a distant land; they raise their voices against the cities of Judah. New American Bible “Make this known to the nations, announce it against Jerusalem: Besiegers are coming from the distant land, shouting their war cry against the cities of Judah.” NET Bible They are saying, 'Announce to the surrounding nations, "The enemy is coming!" Proclaim this message to Jerusalem: "Those who besiege cities are coming from a distant land. They are ready to raise the battle cry against the towns in Judah."' New Revised Standard Version Tell the nations, “Here they are!” Proclaim against Jerusalem, “Besiegers come from a distant land; they shout against the cities of Judah. New Heart English Bible "Tell the nations; look, publish against Jerusalem, 'Besiegers come from a far country, and raise their voice against the cities of Judah. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible “Tell the nations, behold, publish against Jerusalem, ‘Watchers come from a far country, and raise their voice against the cities of Judah. Young's Literal Translation Make ye mention to the nations, Lo, sound ye to Jerusalem: 'Besiegers are coming from the land afar off, And they give forth against cities of Judah their voice. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Disaster from the North…15For a voice resounds from Dan, proclaiming disaster from the hills of Ephraim. 16Warn the nations now! Proclaim to Jerusalem: “A besieging army comes from a distant land; they raise their voices against the cities of Judah. 17They surround her like men guarding a field, because she has rebelled against Me,” declares the LORD.… Cross References Isaiah 39:3 Then 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 1:15 For 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. Jeremiah 5:15 Behold, 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 8:19 Listen to the cry of the daughter of my people from a land far away: "Is the LORD no longer in Zion? Is her King no longer there?" "Why have they provoked Me to anger with their carved images, with their worthless foreign idols?" 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.' Ezekiel 21:22 In 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. Treasury of Scripture Make you 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. ye. Jeremiah 6:18 Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them. Jeremiah 31:10 Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock. Jeremiah 50:2 Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces. watchers. Jeremiah 4:17 As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the LORD. Jeremiah 5:6 Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased. Jeremiah 16:6 Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them: from. Jeremiah 5:15 Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say. Deuteronomy 28:49-52 The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand; … Isaiah 39:3 Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon. give out. Jeremiah 2:15 The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant. Ezekiel 21:22 At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint battering rams against the gates, to cast a mount, and to build a fort. Jump to Previous Announce Army Besieging Cities Country Cry Distant Far Jerusalem Judah Lift Mention Minds Nations Openly Proclaim Publish Raising Report Shout Statement Voice Voices War Warn WatchersJump to Next Announce Army Besieging Cities Country Cry Distant Far Jerusalem Judah Lift Mention Minds Nations Openly Proclaim Publish Raising Report Shout Statement Voice Voices War Warn WatchersJeremiah 4 1. God calls Israel by his promise3. He exhorts Judah to repentance by fearful judgments 19. A grievous lamentation for Judah (16) Make ye mention.--Better, Proclaim ye to the nations; behold. Call them to gaze on the ruin of Jerusalem, then, Cry aloud as for Jerusalem, that watchers (i.e., the besieging armies) are coming from a far country, and that they will give out their voice (i.e. raise the cry of war) against the cities of Judah.Verse 16. - Make ye mention, etc. This verse contains a call to the neighboring nations to take notice of an event which nearly concerns them all. True, it is only the investment of Jerusalem which can as yet be reported, but there can hardly be a doubt of the issue, and the capture of the principal fortress will at once be followed by that of the other fortified "cities of Judah." Against in the second clause should rather be concerning. (For the use of "behold" before an imperative, comp. Psalm 134:1.) Watchers; i.e. besiegers (comp. ver. 17), who like the panther lie in wait for every one who comes out of the city, to kill him (Jeremiah 5:6; comp. Jeremiah 6:25). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Warnהַזְכִּ֣ירוּ (haz·kî·rū) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male the nations לַגּוֹיִ֗ם (lag·gō·w·yim) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts now! הִנֵּה֙ (hin·nêh) Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! Proclaim הַשְׁמִ֣יעוּ (haš·mî·‘ū) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Jerusalem: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel “A besieging army נֹצְרִ֥ים (nō·ṣə·rîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 5341: To watch, guard, keep comes בָּאִ֖ים (bā·’îm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go from a distant הַמֶּרְחָ֑ק (ham·mer·ḥāq) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4801: Remoteness, a distant place, from afar land; מֵאֶ֣רֶץ (mê·’e·reṣ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 776: Earth, land they raise וַֽיִּתְּנ֛וּ (way·yit·tə·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set their voices קוֹלָֽם׃ (qō·w·lām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 6963: A voice, sound against עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the cities עָרֵ֥י (‘ā·rê) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 5892: Excitement of Judah. יְהוּדָ֖ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites Links Jeremiah 4:16 NIVJeremiah 4:16 NLT Jeremiah 4:16 ESV Jeremiah 4:16 NASB Jeremiah 4:16 KJV Jeremiah 4:16 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 4:16 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 4:16 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 4:16 French Bible Jeremiah 4:16 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 4:16 Make you mention to the nations (Jer.) |
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