Jeremiah 4:6

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Raise a banner toward Zion! Take refuge, do not delay! For I am bringing disaster from the north, a great destruction.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Set up the standard toward Zion: retreat, do not stay: for I will bring disaster from the north, and great destruction.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Set up{H5375} a standard{H5251} toward Zion:{H6726} flee for safety,{H5756} stay{H5975} not; for I will bring{H935} evil{H7451} from the north,{H6828} and a great{H1419} destruction.{H7667}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Set up{H5375}{(H8798)} the standard{H5251} toward Zion{H6726}: retire{H5756}{(H8685)}, stay{H5975}{(H8799)} not: for I will bring{H935}{(H8688)} evil{H7451} from the north{H6828}, and a great{H1419} destruction{H7667}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Set vp the token in Sion, spede you, and make no tarienge: for I will bringe a greate plage, and a greate destruction from the north.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Set vp the standart in Zion: prepare to flee, and stay not: for I will bring a plague from the North, and a great destruction.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Set vp the token in Sion, speede you and make no tarying: for I wyll bring a great plague and a great destruction from the north.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

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

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Lift up an ensign Zionward, Strengthen yourselves, stand not still, For evil I am bringing in from the north, And a great destruction.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Put up a flag for a sign to Zion: go in flight so that you may be safe, waiting no longer: for I will send evil from the north, and a great destruction.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Set up a standard toward Zion. Flee for safety! Don't wait; for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Raise a signal flag that tells people to go to Zion. Run for safety! Do not delay! For I am about to bring disaster out of the north. It will bring great destruction.

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 1:13-15 : 13 The word of the LORD came to me a second time: 'What do you see?' I replied, 'I see a boiling pot, and it is tilting away from the north.' 14 Then the LORD said to me, 'From the north disaster will be poured out on all who live in the land.' 15 For I am summoning all the clans and kingdoms of the north,' declares the LORD. 'They will come, and each will set up his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, around all her walls, and against all the cities of Judah.
  • 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.'
  • Isa 62:10 : 10 Pass through, pass through the gates! Clear the way for the people. Build up, build up the highway; remove the stones. Raise a banner for the nations!
  • Jer 4:21 : 21 How long must I see the banner and hear the sound of the trumpet?
  • Jer 6:1 : 1 Take refuge, O sons of Benjamin, from the midst of Jerusalem! Blow the trumpet in Tekoa and raise a signal over Beth-Haccherem. For disaster looms from the north, a great destruction.
  • Jer 6:22 : 22 This is what the Lord says: 'Look, a people is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is being stirred up from the farthest parts of the earth.
  • Jer 51:12 : 12 Raise a banner against the walls of Babylon! Strengthen the guard, post the watchmen, prepare ambushes, for the Lord has planned and carried out what He purposed against the inhabitants of Babylon.
  • Jer 51:27 : 27 Raise a banner in the land! Blow the trumpet among the nations! Prepare the nations for battle against her. Summon the kingdoms: Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a commander against her. Bring up horses like swarming locusts!
  • Jer 51:54 : 54 The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans.
  • Zeph 1:10 : 10 On that day—this is the Lord’s declaration—there will be an outcry from the Fish Gate, wailing from the Second District, and a loud crash from the hills.
  • Jer 21:7 : 7 Afterward, declares the LORD, I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials, the people, and those remaining in this city from the plague, the sword, and the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those seeking their lives. He will strike them down with the edge of the sword without pity, without sparing, and without mercy.
  • Jer 25:9 : 9 I am about to send for all the clans of the north,' declares the LORD, 'and for my servant Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and I will bring them against this land, its inhabitants, and all the surrounding nations. I will completely destroy them, making them an object of horror, scorn, and perpetual ruins.
  • Jer 50:22 : 22 The sound of battle is in the land—a great destruction.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Jer 1:14-15
    2 verses
    81%

    14 Then the LORD said to me, 'From the north disaster will be poured out on all who live in the land.'

    15 For I am summoning all the clans and kingdoms of the north,' declares the LORD. 'They will come, and each will set up his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, around all her walls, and against all the cities of Judah.

  • Jer 4:7-8
    2 verses
    80%

    7 A lion has come out of his thicket, a destroyer of nations has set out; he has left his place to turn your land into a waste. Your cities will be ruined, without inhabitants.

    8 For this, put on sackcloth, lament and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.

  • Jer 6:1
    79%

    1 Take refuge, O sons of Benjamin, from the midst of Jerusalem! Blow the trumpet in Tekoa and raise a signal over Beth-Haccherem. For disaster looms from the north, a great destruction.

  • Zech 2:6-7
    2 verses
    79%

    6 I asked, 'Where are you going?' And he replied, 'To measure Jerusalem, to see how wide and how long it is.'

    7 Then behold, the angel who was speaking with me went out, and another angel came to meet him.

  • Jer 50:3
    79%

    3 For a nation has come against her from the north; it will make her land desolate. No one will live there—neither man nor beast—all will flee and be gone.

  • Jer 6:22
    79%

    22 This is what the Lord says: 'Look, a people is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is being stirred up from the farthest parts of the earth.

  • Jer 4:5
    75%

    5 Declare in Judah and proclaim in Jerusalem, saying, 'Sound the trumpet throughout the land!' Cry aloud and say, 'Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the fortified cities.'

  • Jer 4:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15 A voice declares from Dan, proclaiming disaster from the hills of Ephraim.

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

  • Jer 10:22
    74%

    22 Listen! The sound of a report is coming—a great commotion from the northern land to make the cities of Judah desolate, a dwelling place for jackals.

  • Jer 25:32
    74%

    32 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: 'Disaster is spreading from nation to nation; a great storm is being stirred up from the ends of the earth.'

  • Isa 14:31
    73%

    31 Wail, O gate! Cry out, O city! All of Philistia is dissolved. For smoke comes from the north, and there is no straggler in its ranks.

  • Jer 51:27
    73%

    27 Raise a banner in the land! Blow the trumpet among the nations! Prepare the nations for battle against her. Summon the kingdoms: Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a commander against her. Bring up horses like swarming locusts!

  • Jer 25:9
    73%

    9 I am about to send for all the clans of the north,' declares the LORD, 'and for my servant Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and I will bring them against this land, its inhabitants, and all the surrounding nations. I will completely destroy them, making them an object of horror, scorn, and perpetual ruins.

  • Mic 2:10
    73%

    10 Get up and leave, for this is not your resting place! Because it is defiled, it brings destruction—a grievous destruction.

  • Isa 13:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5 They come from a distant land, from the ends of the heavens—the LORD and the weapons of His wrath—to destroy the whole earth.

    6 Wail, for the day of the LORD is near; it will come like destruction from the Almighty.

  • Jer 13:20
    73%

    20 Lift up your eyes and see those coming from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you—the sheep of your glorious care?

  • Jer 4:20-21
    2 verses
    73%

    20 Disaster upon disaster is announced, for the whole land is devastated. Suddenly, my tents are ruined, my curtains in a moment.

    21 How long must I see the banner and hear the sound of the trumpet?

  • Jer 50:9
    72%

    9 For behold, I am stirring up and bringing against Babylon a coalition of great nations from the north. They will line up for battle against her; from there she will be captured. Their arrows are like skilled warriors; they will not return empty-handed.

  • Jer 6:4-6
    3 verses
    72%

    4 Prepare for war against her! Arise, let us attack at noon! Woe to us, for the day is waning and the shadows of evening are lengthening.

    5 Arise, let us attack by night and destroy her fortresses!

    6 For this is what the Lord of Hosts says: Cut down trees and build a siege ramp against Jerusalem. This city must be punished; it is filled with oppression.

  • Jer 4:28-29
    2 verses
    72%

    28 Because of this, the earth will mourn, and the heavens above will grow dark. For I have spoken, I have purposed, and I will not relent or turn back from it.

    29 At the sound of the horsemen and archers, every city flees. They go into the thickets and climb among the rocks. The cities are abandoned, and no one lives in them.

  • Joel 2:1
    72%

    1 Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming—it is near.

  • Amos 9:4
    72%

    4 'If they go into captivity before their enemies, from there I will command the sword to kill them. I will set My eyes on them for harm and not for good.'

  • Joel 2:20
    72%

    20 I will drive the northern army far from you, pushing it into a parched and desolate land, its front into the Eastern Sea and its rear into the Western Sea. Its stench will go up; its foul smell will rise.' Indeed, he has done great things.

  • Jer 50:41
    72%

    41 Behold, a people is coming from the north; a great nation and many kings are being stirred up from the farthest parts of the earth.

  • Ezek 21:4
    72%

    4 All human beings will see that I, the LORD, have ignited it, and it will not be put out.

  • Jer 34:22
    72%

    22 Behold, I am giving a command, declares the Lord, and I will bring them back to this city. They will fight against it, capture it, and burn it with fire. And I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without any inhabitants.

  • Zech 6:8
    72%

    8 Then He called to me and said, 'Look, those going toward the land of the north have given rest to My Spirit in the land of the north.'

  • Jer 6:8
    72%

    8 Be warned, Jerusalem, or I will become alienated from you and make you a desolation, a land uninhabited.

  • Jer 50:26
    72%

    26 Come against her from the farthest borders; open her granaries. Heap her up like piles of grain and destroy her completely. Let nothing be left of her.

  • Jer 6:25
    71%

    25 Do not go out into the fields or walk on the roads, for the enemy has a sword; there is terror on every side.

  • Jer 21:10
    71%

    10 For I have set my face against this city for disaster and not for good, declares the LORD. It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, who will burn it with fire.

  • 2 Kgs 22:16
    71%

    16 ‘Thus says the LORD: Behold, I am bringing disaster on this place and on its inhabitants—all the words of the book that the king of Judah has read—’

  • Mic 4:11
    71%

    11 But now many nations are gathered against you, saying, 'Let her be defiled, and let our eyes gloat over Zion.'

  • Isa 31:9
    71%

    9 Their stronghold will pass away because of terror, and their officers will flee in panic at the signal. This is the declaration of the LORD, whose fire is in Zion and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.

  • Mic 2:3
    71%

    3 Therefore, this is what the LORD says: 'I am planning disaster against this family, from which you cannot free your necks, nor will you walk proudly, for it will be a time of calamity.'

  • Ezek 7:25
    71%

    25 Anguish is coming! They will seek peace, but there will be none.

  • Jer 50:22
    71%

    22 The sound of battle is in the land—a great destruction.

  • Lam 2:8
    71%

    8 The LORD determined to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion. He stretched out a measuring line and did not turn back his hand from destroying. He caused rampart and wall to lament; they languished together.

  • Jer 49:30
    71%

    30 Flee! Wander far away! Hide deep in caves, you who live in Hazor, declares the LORD, for Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, has planned a strategy against you; he has devised a scheme against you.

  • Isa 5:26
    71%

    26 He lifts a banner for the nations far away and whistles for them from the ends of the earth. Look! They come swiftly and speedily.