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Jeremiah 4:17

World English Bible

As keepers of a field, they are against her all around, because she has been rebellious against me,’ ” says Yahweh.

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Jeremiah 4:17 in other translations

As keepers of a field are they against her round about, because she hath been rebellious against me, saith Jehovah.

Jeremiah 4:17 · American Standard Version

Jeremiah 4:17 in context

  1. 15For a voice declares from Dan, and publishes evil from the hills of Ephraim:
  2. 16“Tell the nations, behold, publish against Jerusalem, ‘Watchers come from a far country, and raise their voice against the cities of Judah.
  3. 17As keepers of a field, they are against her all around, because she has been rebellious against me,’ ” says Yahweh.
  4. 18“Your way and your doings have brought these things to you. This is your wickedness; for it is bitter, for it reaches to your heart.”
  5. 19My anguish, my anguish! I am pained at my very heart! My heart trembles within me. I can’t hold my peace, because you have heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.