Jeremiah 4:16

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Warn the nations, proclaim it against Jerusalem: 'Watchers are coming from a distant land; they raise their voices against the cities of Judah.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Make mention to the nations; behold, proclaim against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and raise their voice against the cities of Judah.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    make ye mention{H2142} to the nations;{H1471} behold, publish{H8085} against Jerusalem,{H3389} [that] watchers{H5341} come{H935} from a far{H4801} country,{H776} and give out{H5414} their voice{H6963} against the cities{H5892} of Judah.{H3063}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Make ye mention{H2142}{(H8685)} to the nations{H1471}; behold, publish{H8085}{(H8685)} against Jerusalem{H3389}, that watchers{H5341}{(H8802)} come{H935}{(H8802)} from a far{H4801} country{H776}, and give out{H5414}{(H8799)} their voice{H6963} against the cities{H5892} of Judah{H3063}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Beholde, the Heithen geue Ierusalem warnynge, and preach vnto her, that hir destroyers are comynge from farre countrees. They tell the cities of Iuda the same also,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Make ye mention of the heathen, and publish in Ierusalem, Beholde, the skoutes come from a farre countrey, and crie out against the cities of Iudah.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Remember the heathen, and geue Hierusalem warning, and preache vnto her, that watchers ouer her are commyng from farre countries, they haue cryed out against the cities of Iuda.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Make this come to the minds of the nations, make a statement openly against Jerusalem, that attackers are coming from a far country and their voices will be loud against the towns of Judah.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "Tell the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, 'Watchers come from a far country, and raise their voice against the cities of Judah.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    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.”’

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 5:15 : 15 Behold, I am bringing against you a nation from far away, O house of Israel, declares the Lord. It is a mighty nation, an ancient nation, one whose language you do not know and whose speech you cannot understand.
  • Ezek 21:22 : 22 I too will clap My hands, and I will satisfy My wrath. I, the LORD, have spoken.
  • Isa 39:3 : 3 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and asked him, "What did these men say, and where did they come from?" Hezekiah replied, "They came to me from a distant land, from Babylon."
  • Jer 2:15 : 15 Young lions have roared against him; they have raised their voices. They have turned his land into a desolation; his towns are burned and uninhabited.
  • Jer 4:17 : 17 They surround her like men guarding a field because she has rebelled against me, declares the LORD.
  • Jer 5:6 : 6 Therefore, a lion from the forest will attack them, a wolf from the wilderness will ravage them, and a leopard is watching their cities. Anyone who goes out will be torn apart, because their transgressions are many and their backslidings are numerous.
  • Jer 6:18 : 18 Therefore hear, O nations; observe, O congregation, what is among them!
  • Jer 16:6 : 6 Both great and small will die in this land. They will not be buried or mourned; no one will cut themselves or shave their heads for them in mourning.
  • Jer 31:10 : 10 Hear the word of the LORD, you nations; declare it in the distant coastlands and say: He who scattered Israel will gather them and watch over them like a shepherd cares for his flock.
  • Jer 39:1 : 1 In the ninth year of Zedekiah, king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and his entire army came against Jerusalem and laid siege to it.
  • Jer 50:2 : 2 Declare among the nations and proclaim it; raise a banner and proclaim it! Do not hide it. Say, 'Babylon has been captured; Bel is put to shame, Marduk is dismayed. Her idols are disgraced, her images shattered.'
  • Deut 28:49-52 : 49 The LORD will bring a nation against you from far away, from the ends of the earth, like an eagle swooping down, a nation whose language you will not understand. 50 It will be a fierce and ruthless nation, showing no respect for the old and no mercy for the young. 51 They will eat the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain, new wine, or fresh oil, no calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks, until they have wiped you out. 52 They will lay siege to all the cities throughout your land until your high fortified walls, in which you trusted, come down. They will besiege all the cities in the land the LORD your God has given you.
  • Isa 34:1 : 1 Come near, O nations, to listen; and pay attention, O peoples! Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all its inhabitants.

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