New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Jeremiah 4
2 And you will swear, ’As the Lord lives,’ In truth, in justice and in righteousness; Then the nations will bless themselves in Him, And in Him they will glory."
3 For thus says the Lord to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, "Break up your fallow ground, And do not sow among thorns.
4 "Circumcise yourselves to the Lord And remove the foreskins of your heart, Men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, Or else My wrath will go forth like fire And burn with none to quench it, Because of the evil of your deeds."
5 Declare in Judah and proclaim in Jerusalem, and say, "Blow the trumpet in the land; Cry aloud and say, ’Assemble yourselves, and let us go Into the fortified cities.’
6 "Lift up a standard toward Zion! Seek refuge, do not stand still, For I am bringing evil from the north, And great destruction.
7 "A lion has gone up from his thicket, And a destroyer of nations has set out; He has gone out from his place To make your land a waste. Your cities will be ruins Without inhabitant.
8 "For this, put on sackcloth, Lament and wail; For the fierce anger of the Lord Has not turned back from us."
9 "It shall come about in that day," declares the Lord, "that the heart of the king and the heart of the princes will fail; and the priests will be appalled and the prophets will be astounded."
10 Then I said, "Ah, Lord God! Surely You have utterly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ’You will have peace’; whereas a sword touches the throat."
11 In that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, "A scorching wind from the bare heights in the wilderness in the direction of the daughter of My people-not to winnow and not to cleanse,
12 a wind too strong for this-will come at My command; now I will also pronounce judgments against them.
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