Jeremiah 4:28

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.

The heavens

Because

General references

Isaiah 24:19

Mark 13:24

Bible References

The heavens

On that day they will roar over it,
like the roaring of the sea.
When one looks at the land,
there will be darkness and distress;
light will be obscured by clouds.

All the heavenly bodies will dissolve.
The skies will roll up like a scroll,
and their stars will all wither
as leaves wither on the vine,
and foliage on the fig tree.

I dress the heavens in black
and make sackcloth their clothing.

I will display wonders
in the heavens and on the earth:
blood, fire, and columns of smoke.

From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over the whole land.

When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.

It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three,

Then I saw Him open the sixth seal. A violent earthquake occurred; the sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair; the entire moon became like blood;

Because

“As for you, do not pray for these people. Do not offer a cry or a prayer on their behalf, and do not beg Me, for I will not listen to you.

Then the Lord said to me, “Do not pray for the well-being of these people.

Then the Lord said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My compassions would not reach out to these people. Send them from My presence, and let them go.

God is not a man who lies,
or a son of man who changes His mind.
Does He speak and not act,
or promise and not fulfill?

Furthermore, the Eternal One of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not man who changes his mind.”

The Lord of Hosts has sworn:

As I have purposed, so it will be;
as I have planned it, so it will happen.

I declare the end from the beginning,
and from long ago what is not yet done,
saying: My plan will take place,
and I will do all My will.

I, Yahweh, have spoken.
It is coming, and I will do it!
I will not refrain, I will not show pity,
and I will not relent.
I will judge you
according to your ways and deeds.
This is the declaration of the Lord God.

I will ransom them from the power of Sheol.
I will redeem them from death.
Death, where are your barbs?
Sheol, where is your sting?
Compassion is hidden from My eyes.

He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure that He planned in Him

but He became a priest with an oath made by the One who said to Him:

The Lord has sworn,
and He will not change His mind,
You are a priest forever.

General references

The earth is completely devastated;
the earth is split open;
the earth is violently shaken.

“But in those days, after that tribulation:

The sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not shed its light;