KJV King James Version
[Even] a full wind from those [places] shall come unto me: now also will I give sentence against them.
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Jeremiah 4:12
[Even] a full wind from those [places] shall come unto me: now also will I give sentence against them.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
a wind too strong for that comes from Me. Now I also pronounce judgments against them.”
WEB World English Bible
a full wind from these shall come for me. Now I will also utter judgments against them.”
ASV American Standard Version
a full wind from these shall come for me: now will I also utter judgments against them.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
A full wind from these doth come for Me, Now, also, I speak judgments with them.
Surrounding context — Jeremiah 4
9 And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the LORD, [that] the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder.
10 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.
11 At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse,
12 [Even] a full wind from those [places] shall come unto me: now also will I give sentence against them.
13 Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots [shall be] as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.
14 O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
15 For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim.
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Jeremiah 1:16And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.Ezekiel 5:8Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, [am] against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.Ezekiel 6:11-13Thus saith the Lord GOD; Smite with thine hand, and stamp with thy foot, and say, Alas for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.Ezekiel 7:8-9Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations.
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