Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Disaster follows disaster; the whole land lies in ruins. In an instant my tents are destroyed, my shelter in a moment. New Living Translation Waves of destruction roll over the land, until it lies in complete desolation. Suddenly my tents are destroyed; in a moment my shelters are crushed. English Standard Version Crash follows hard on crash; the whole land is laid waste. Suddenly my tents are laid waste, my curtains in a moment. Berean Standard Bible Disaster after disaster is proclaimed, for the whole land is laid waste. My tents are destroyed in an instant, my curtains in a moment. King James Bible Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment. New King James Version Destruction upon destruction is cried, For the whole land is plundered. Suddenly my tents are plundered, And my curtains in a moment. New American Standard Bible Disaster upon disaster is proclaimed, For the whole land is devastated; Suddenly my tents are devastated, And my curtains in an instant. NASB 1995 Disaster on disaster is proclaimed, For the whole land is devastated; Suddenly my tents are devastated, My curtains in an instant. NASB 1977 Disaster on disaster is proclaimed, For the whole land is devastated; Suddenly my tents are devastated, My curtains in an instant. Legacy Standard Bible Destruction upon destruction is called out, For the whole land is devastated; Suddenly my tents are devastated, My curtains in an instant. Amplified Bible 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. Christian Standard Bible Disaster after disaster is reported because the whole land is destroyed. Suddenly my tents are destroyed, my tent curtains, in a moment. Holman Christian Standard Bible Disaster after disaster is reported because the whole land is destroyed. Suddenly my tents are destroyed, my tent curtains, in a moment. American Standard Version Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is laid waste: suddenly are my tents destroyed, and my curtains in a moment. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Ruin on ruin shall come, because suddenly all the land is plundered; my tents are plundered and my tents have fallen Brenton Septuagint Translation for all the land is distressed: suddenly my tabernacle is distressed, my curtains have been rent asunder. Contemporary English Version I see the enemy defeating us time after time, leaving everything in ruins. Even my own home is destroyed in a moment. Douay-Rheims Bible 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. English Revised Version Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment. GOD'S WORD® Translation One disaster follows another. The whole land is ruined. My tents are suddenly destroyed. Their curtains are torn in an instant. Good News Translation One disaster follows another; the whole country is left in ruins. Suddenly our tents are destroyed; their curtains are torn to pieces. International Standard Version Disaster upon disaster is proclaimed, for the entire land is devastated. Suddenly, my tent is destroyed, in a moment my curtains. JPS Tanakh 1917 Destruction followeth upon destruction, For the whole land is spoiled; Suddenly are my tents spoiled, My curtains in a moment. Literal Standard Version Destruction on destruction is proclaimed, | For all the land has been spoiled, | My tents have suddenly been spoiled, | In a moment—my curtains. Majority Standard Bible Disaster after disaster is proclaimed, for the whole land is laid waste. My tents are destroyed in an instant, my curtains in a moment. New American Bible Ruin upon ruin is reported; the whole land is laid waste. In an instant my tents are ravaged; in a flash, my shelters. NET Bible I see one destruction after another taking place, so that the whole land lies in ruins. I see our tents suddenly destroyed, their curtains torn down in a mere instant. New Revised Standard Version Disaster overtakes disaster, the whole land is laid waste. Suddenly my tents are destroyed, my curtains in a moment. New Heart English Bible Destruction on destruction is proclaimed; for the whole land is laid waste: suddenly are my tents destroyed, and my curtains in a moment. Webster's Bible Translation Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is laid waste; suddenly are my tents ruined, and my curtains in a moment. World English Bible Destruction on destruction is decreed, for the whole land is laid waste. Suddenly my tents are destroyed, and my curtains gone in a moment. Young's Literal Translation Destruction on destruction is proclaimed, For spoiled hath been all the land, Suddenly spoiled have been my tents, In a moment -- my curtains. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Lamentation for Judah19My 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. 20Disaster after disaster is proclaimed, for the whole land is laid waste. My tents are destroyed in an instant, my curtains in a moment. 21How long must I see the signal flag and hear the sound of the horn?… Cross References Psalm 42:7 Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls; all Your breakers and waves have rolled over me. Isaiah 15:5 My heart cries out over Moab; her fugitives flee as far as Zoar, as far as Eglath-shelishiyah. With weeping they ascend the slope of Luhith; they lament their destruction on the road to Horonaim. Jeremiah 4:21 How long must I see the signal flag and hear the sound of the horn? Jeremiah 4:27 For this is what the LORD says: "The whole land will be desolate, but I will not finish its destruction. Jeremiah 10:20 My tent is destroyed, and all its ropes are snapped. My sons have departed from me and are no more. I have no one left to pitch my tent or set up my curtains. Jeremiah 12:11 They have made it a desolation; desolate before Me, it mourns. All the land is laid waste, but no man takes it to heart. Ezekiel 7:26 Disaster upon disaster will come, and rumor after rumor. Then they will seek a vision from a prophet, but instruction from the priests will perish, as will counsel from the elders. Treasury of Scripture Destruction on destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment. upon destruction. Jeremiah 4:6 Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction. Jeremiah 17:18 Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction. Leviticus 26:18,21,24,28 And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins… suddenly. Jeremiah 10:19,20 Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it… Isaiah 33:20 Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken. Isaiah 54:2 Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes; in. Exodus 33:5 For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee. Numbers 16:21,45 Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment… Psalm 72:19 And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen. Jump to Previous Cried Curtains Destroyed Destruction Devastated Disaster Followeth Follows Hard Instant Laid Moment News Proclaimed Ruined Ruins Shelter Spoiled Straight Suddenly Tents Waste Wasted WholeJump to Next Cried Curtains Destroyed Destruction Devastated Disaster Followeth Follows Hard Instant Laid Moment News Proclaimed Ruined Ruins Shelter Spoiled Straight Suddenly Tents Waste Wasted WholeJeremiah 4 1. God calls Israel by his promise3. He exhorts Judah to repentance by fearful judgments 19. A grievous lamentation for Judah (20) Destruction upon destruction is cried.--Literally, Breaking upon breaking, or crash upon crash, is reported. Suddenly are my tents spoiled.--The tent dwelling retained its position even amid the cities and villages of Israel (2Samuel 18:17; 1Kings 8:66). The "curtains" are, of course, those of the tent (Isaiah 54:2). Conspicuous among such survivals of the nomad form of life we find the Rechabites of Jeremiah 35 Verse 20. - My tents. Jeremiah uses a similar phrase in Jeremiah 30:18 (scrap. also 2 Samuel 20:1; 1 Kings 8:66; 1 Kings 12:16; Psalm 132:3; also Isaiah 29:1, "city where David encamped, i.e. dwelt"). The expression is evidently a "survival" of the nomadic, tent-dwelling age. (Comp. the parallel phrase, "my curtains," i.e. my tent-curtains; comp. Jeremiah 10:20; Isaiah 54:2; Song of Solomon 1:5.)Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Disasterשֶׁ֤בֶר (še·ḇer) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7667: A breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash after עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against disaster שֶׁ֙בֶר֙ (še·ḇer) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7667: A breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash is proclaimed, נִקְרָ֔א (niq·rā) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read for כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the whole כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every land הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land is laid waste. שֻׁדְּדָ֖ה (šud·də·ḏāh) Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 7703: To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin My tents אֹהָלַ֔י (’ō·hā·lay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 168: A tent are destroyed שֻׁדְּד֣וּ (šud·də·ḏū) Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7703: To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin in an instant, פִּתְאֹם֙ (piṯ·’ōm) Adverb Strong's 6597: Suddenness, suddenly my curtains יְרִיעֹתָֽי׃ (yə·rî·‘ō·ṯāy) Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 3407: A hanging in a moment. רֶ֖גַע (re·ḡa‘) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7281: A wink, a very short space of time Links Jeremiah 4:20 NIVJeremiah 4:20 NLT Jeremiah 4:20 ESV Jeremiah 4:20 NASB Jeremiah 4:20 KJV Jeremiah 4:20 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 4:20 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 4:20 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 4:20 French Bible Jeremiah 4:20 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 4:20 Destruction on destruction is cried (Jer.) |
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