Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And the
Because I have
And I will not
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
the skies above will grow dark.
I have spoken; I have planned,
and I will not relent or turn back from it.
International Standard Version
Because of this, the land will mourn, and the heavens above will be dark. Because I have spoken and decided, I won't turn back from doing it."
American Standard Version
For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and I have not repented, neither will I turn back from it.
Amplified
“For this reason the earth shall mourn
And the heavens above shall become dark,
Because I have spoken, I have decided,
And I will not change my mind (relent), nor will I turn back from it.”
Bible in Basic English
The earth will be weeping for this, and the heavens on high will be black: because I have said it, and I will not go back from it; it is my purpose, and it will not be changed.
Darby Translation
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 therefrom.
Julia Smith Translation
For this, shall the earth mourn, and the heavens became dark from above: because I spake, I purposed, I lamented not, and I will not turn back from it
King James 2000
For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not relent, neither will I turn back from it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Because of this the earth will mourn, and the heavens above will become dark. Because I have spoken, I have planned, and I have not relented, and I will not turn back from it."
Modern King James verseion
The earth shall mourn for this, and the heavens above shall be black, because I have spoken, I have purposed, and will not repent, nor will I turn back from it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And therefore let the earth mourn, and let the heaven be sorry above: for the things that I have purposed and taken upon me to do, shall not repent me, and I will not go from it."
NET Bible
Because of this the land will mourn and the sky above will grow black. For I have made my purpose known and I will not relent or turn back from carrying it out."
New Heart English Bible
For this the earth will mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and I have not relented, neither will I turn back from it."
The Emphasized Bible
For this cause, shall the land mourn, and the heavens above be overcast: Because I have spoken have purposed, and have not repented nor will I turn back therefrom.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
For this the earth will mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and I have not repented, neither will I turn back from it."
Youngs Literal Translation
For this doth the land mourn, And black have been the heavens above, because I have spoken -- I have purposed, And I have not repented, Nor do I turn back from it.
Themes
The Counsels and purposes of God » Are immutable
divine Counsels » Divine counsels, immutable
Topics
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References
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Word Count of 19 Translations in Jeremiah 4:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
An Invasion From The North
27
For thus says the LORD, "The whole land shall be a desolation; yet I will not make a full end.
28
And the
Because I have
And I will not
Cross References
Numbers 23:19
God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?
Isaiah 50:3
I clothe the heavens with blackness and make sackcloth their covering."
Jeremiah 12:4
How long will the land mourn and the grass of every field wither? For the evil of those who dwell in it the beasts and the birds are swept away, because they said, "He will not see our latter end."
Hosea 4:3
Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it languish, and also the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens, and even the fish of the sea are taken away.
Isaiah 5:30
They will growl over it on that day, like the growling of the sea. And if one looks to the land, behold, darkness and distress; and the light is darkened by its clouds.
Joel 2:30-31
"And I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke.
1 Samuel 15:29
And also the Glory of Israel will not lie or have regret, for he is not a man, that he should have regret."
Isaiah 14:24-27
The LORD of hosts has sworn: "As I have planned, so shall it be, and as I have purposed, so shall it stand,
Isaiah 24:4
The earth mourns and withers; the world languishes and withers; the highest people of the earth languish.
Isaiah 33:8-9
The highways lie waste; the traveler ceases. Covenants are broken; cities are despised; there is no regard for man.
Isaiah 34:4
All the host of heaven shall rot away, and the skies roll up like a scroll. All their host shall fall, as leaves fall from the vine, like leaves falling from the fig tree.
Isaiah 46:10-11
declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, 'My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,'
Jeremiah 4:23-26
I looked on the earth, and behold, it was without form and void; and to the heavens, and they had no light.
Jeremiah 7:16
"As for you, do not pray for this people, or lift up a cry or prayer for them, and do not intercede with me, for I will not hear you.
Jeremiah 12:11
They have made it a desolation; desolate, it mourns to me. The whole land is made desolate, but no man lays it to heart.
Jeremiah 14:2
"Judah mourns, and her gates languish; her people lament on the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up.
Jeremiah 14:11-12
The LORD said to me: "Do not pray for the welfare of this people.
Jeremiah 15:1-9
Then the LORD said to me, "Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my heart would not turn toward this people. Send them out of my sight, and let them go!
Jeremiah 23:10
For the land is full of adulterers; because of the curse the land mourns, and the pastures of the wilderness are dried up. Their course is evil, and their might is not right.
Jeremiah 23:20
The anger of the LORD will not turn back until he has executed and accomplished the intents of his heart. In the latter days you will understand it clearly.
Jeremiah 30:24
The fierce anger of the LORD will not turn back until he has executed and accomplished the intentions of his mind. In the latter days you will understand this.
Ezekiel 24:14
I am the LORD. I have spoken; it shall come to pass; I will do it. I will not go back; I will not spare; I will not relent; according to your ways and your deeds you will be judged, declares the Lord GOD."
Hosea 13:14
Shall I ransom them from the power of Sheol? Shall I redeem them from Death? O Death, where are your plagues? O Sheol, where is your sting? Compassion is hidden from my eyes.
Joel 1:10
The fields are destroyed, the ground mourns, because the grain is destroyed, the wine dries up, the oil languishes.
Matthew 27:45
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
Mark 15:33
And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
Luke 23:44
It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour,
Ephesians 1:9
making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ
Ephesians 1:11
In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will,
Hebrews 7:21
but this one was made a priest with an oath by the one who said to him: "The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, 'You are a priest forever.'"
Revelation 6:12
When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood,