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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 American Standard Bible
For the
Suddenly my
My curtains in an instant.
King James Version
Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.
Holman Bible
because the whole land is destroyed.
Suddenly my tents are destroyed,
my tent curtains, in a moment.
International Standard Version
Disaster upon disaster is proclaimed, for the entire land is devastated. Suddenly, my tent is destroyed, in a moment my curtains.
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.
Amplified
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.
Bible in Basic English
News is given of destruction on destruction; all the land is made waste: suddenly my tents, straight away my curtains, are made waste.
Darby Translation
Destruction upon destruction is proclaimed; for the whole land is wasted: suddenly are my tents laid waste, my curtains, in a moment.
Julia Smith Translation
Breaking upon breaking was called; for all the land was laid waste: suddenly were my tents laid waste, my curtains in a moment
King James 2000
Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is plundered: suddenly are my tents plundered, and my curtains in a moment.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Destruction on destruction is proclaimed, for all of the land is devastated. Suddenly my tents are devastated, my tent curtains in a moment.
Modern King James verseion
Ruin on ruin is cried; for the whole land is laid waste. Suddenly my tents are laid waste, my curtains in a moment.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They cry murder upon murder; the whole land shall perish. Immediately my tents were destroyed, and my hangings, in the twinkling of an eye.
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.
The Emphasized Bible
Breach upon breach, they cry, For ruined, is all the land, - Suddenly, are ruined my tents, In a moment, my curtains!
Webster
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 cried; for the whole land is laid waste: suddenly are my tents destroyed, [and] my curtains in a moment.
Youngs 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.
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Word Count of 19 Translations in Jeremiah 4:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
An Invasion From The North
19 I said, "Oh, the feeling in the pit of my stomach! I writhe in anguish. Oh, the pain in my heart! My heart pounds within me. I cannot keep silent. For I hear the sound of the trumpet; the sound of the battle cry pierces my soul! 20 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. 21 "How long must I see the enemy's battle flags and hear the military signals of their bugles?"
Cross References
Psalm 42:7
One deep stream calls out to another at the sound of your waterfalls; all your billows and waves overwhelm me.
Exodus 33:5
For the Lord had said to Moses, "Tell the Israelites, 'You are a stiff-necked people. If I went up among you for a moment, I might destroy you. Now take off your ornaments, that I may know what I should do to you.'"
Leviticus 26:18
"'If, in spite of all these things, you do not obey me, I will discipline you seven times more on account of your sins.
Leviticus 26:21
"'If you walk in hostility against me and are not willing to obey me, I will increase your affliction seven times according to your sins.
Leviticus 26:24
I myself will also walk in hostility against you and strike you seven times on account of your sins.
Leviticus 26:28
I will walk in hostile rage against you and I myself will also discipline you seven times on account of your sins.
Numbers 16:21
"Separate yourselves from among this community, that I may consume them in an instant."
Numbers 16:45
"Get away from this community, so that I can consume them in an instant!" But they threw themselves down with their faces to the ground.
Psalm 72:19
His glorious name deserves praise forevermore! May his majestic splendor fill the whole earth! We agree! We agree!
Isaiah 13:6
Wail, for the Lord's day of judgment is near; it comes with all the destructive power of the sovereign judge.
Isaiah 33:20
Look at Zion, the city where we hold religious festivals! You will see Jerusalem, a peaceful settlement, a tent that stays put; its stakes will never be pulled up; none of its ropes will snap in two.
Isaiah 47:9
Both of these will come upon you suddenly, in one day! You will lose your children and be widowed. You will be overwhelmed by these tragedies, despite your many incantations and your numerous amulets.
Isaiah 54:2
Make your tent larger, stretch your tent curtains farther out! Spare no effort, lengthen your ropes, and pound your stakes deep.
Jeremiah 4:6
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.
Jeremiah 10:19-20
And I cried out, "We are doomed! Our wound is severe! We once thought, 'This is only an illness. And we will be able to bear it!'
Jeremiah 17:18
May those who persecute me be disgraced. Do not let me be disgraced. May they be dismayed. Do not let me be dismayed. Bring days of disaster on them. Bring on them the destruction they deserve."
Lamentations 2:6-9
(Vav) He destroyed his temple as if it were a vineyard; he destroyed his appointed meeting place. The Lord has made those in Zion forget both the festivals and the Sabbaths. In his fierce anger he has spurned both king and priest.
Lamentations 3:47
Panic and pitfall have come upon us, devastation and destruction.
Ezekiel 7:25-26
Terror is coming! They will seek peace, but find none.
Ezekiel 14:21
"For this is what the sovereign Lord says: How much worse will it be when I send my four terrible judgments -- sword, famine, wild animals, and plague -- to Jerusalem to kill both people and animals!
Joel 1:15
How awful that day will be! For the day of the Lord is near; it will come as destruction from the Divine Destroyer.
Habakkuk 3:7
I see the tents of Cushan overwhelmed by trouble; the tent curtains of the land of Midian are shaking.
Matthew 10:28
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
2 Thessalonians 1:9
They will undergo the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his strength,