Parallel Verses
NET Bible
So put on sackcloth! Mourn and wail, saying, 'The fierce anger of the Lord has not turned away from us!'"
New American Standard Bible
Lament and wail;
For the
Has not turned back from us.”
King James Version
For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us.
Holman Bible
mourn and wail,
for the Lord’s burning anger
has not turned away from us.
International Standard Version
So, put on sackcloth, mourn and wail, because the burning anger of the LORD has not turned away from us."
American Standard Version
For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and wail; for the fierce anger of Jehovah is not turned back from us.
Amplified
“For this reason, put on sackcloth [for mourning],
Lament (mourn with expressions of grief for the dead) and wail,
For the fierce anger of the Lord
Has not turned back from us.”
Bible in Basic English
For this put on haircloth, with weeping and loud crying: for the burning wrath of the Lord is not turned back from us.
Darby Translation
For this, gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl! for the fierce anger of Jehovah is not turned away from us.
Julia Smith Translation
For this, be ye girded with sackcloth, lament and wail: for the heat of the anger of Jehovah turned not back from us.
King James 2000
For this gird yourselves with sackcloth, lament and wail: for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned back from us.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Because of this gird yourselves [with] sackcloth, lament and wail, for {the burning anger} of Yahweh has not turned back from us.
Modern King James verseion
Put on sackcloth for this, wail and howl; for the fierce anger of Jehovah is not turned back from us.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Wherefore gird yourselves about with sackcloth, mourn, and weep, for the fearful wrath of the LORD shall not be withdrawn from you."
New Heart English Bible
For this clothe yourself with sackcloth, lament and wail; for the fierce anger of the LORD hasn't turned back from us.
The Emphasized Bible
On this account, gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl, - Because the glow of the anger of Yahweh hath not turned from us.
Webster
For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us.
World English Bible
For this clothe yourself with sackcloth, lament and wail; for the fierce anger of Yahweh hasn't turned back from us.
Youngs Literal Translation
For this, gird on sackcloth, lament and howl, For the fierce anger of Jehovah hath not turned back from us.
Interlinear
Chagar
Charown
'aph
Word Count of 19 Translations in Jeremiah 4:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
An Invasion From The North
7 Like a lion that has come up from its lair the one who destroys nations has set out from his home base. He is coming out to lay your land waste. Your cities will become ruins and lie uninhabited. 8 So put on sackcloth! Mourn and wail, saying, 'The fierce anger of the Lord has not turned away from us!'" 9 "When this happens," says the Lord, "the king and his officials will lose their courage. The priests will be struck with horror, and the prophets will be speechless in astonishment."
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 22:12
At that time the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, called for weeping and mourning, for shaved heads and sackcloth.
Jeremiah 6:26
So I said, "Oh, my dear people, put on sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with painful sobs as though you had lost your only child. For any moment now that destructive army will come against us."
Isaiah 5:25
So the Lord is furious with his people; he lifts his hand and strikes them. The mountains shake, and corpses lie like manure in the middle of the streets. Despite all this, his anger does not subside, and his hand is ready to strike again.
Isaiah 10:4
You will have no place to go, except to kneel with the prisoners, or to fall among those who have been killed. Despite all this, his anger does not subside, and his hand is ready to strike again.
Isaiah 32:11
Tremble, you complacent ones! Shake with fear, you carefree ones! Strip off your clothes and expose yourselves -- put sackcloth on your waist!
Numbers 25:4
The Lord said to Moses, "Arrest all the leaders of the people, and hang them up before the Lord in broad daylight, so that the fierce anger of the Lord may be turned away from Israel."
Psalm 78:49
His raging anger lashed out against them, He sent fury, rage, and trouble as messengers who bring disaster.
Isaiah 9:12
Syria from the east, and the Philistines from the west, they gobbled up Israelite territory. Despite all this, his anger does not subside, and his hand is ready to strike again.
Isaiah 9:17
So the sovereign master was not pleased with their young men, he took no pity on their orphans and widows; for the whole nation was godless and did wicked things, every mouth was speaking disgraceful words. Despite all this, his anger does not subside, and his hand is ready to strike again.
Isaiah 9:21
Manasseh fought against Ephraim, and Ephraim against Manasseh; together they fought against Judah. Despite all this, his anger does not subside, and his hand is ready to strike again.
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 15:2-3
They went up to the temple, the people of Dibon went up to the high places to lament. Because of what happened to Nebo and Medeba, Moab wails. Every head is shaved bare, every beard is trimmed off.
Jeremiah 30:24
The anger of the Lord will not turn back until he has fully carried out his intended purposes. In days to come you will come to understand this.
Jeremiah 48:20
They will answer, 'Moab is disgraced, for it has fallen! Wail and cry out in mourning! Announce along the Arnon River that Moab has been destroyed.'
Ezekiel 21:12
Cry out and moan, son of man, for it is wielded against my people; against all the princes of Israel. They are delivered up to the sword, along with my people. Therefore, strike your thigh.
Ezekiel 30:2
"Son of man, prophesy and say, 'This is what the sovereign Lord says: "'Wail, "Alas, the day is here!"
Joel 2:12-13
"Yet even now," the Lord says, "return to me with all your heart -- with fasting, weeping, and mourning. Tear your hearts, not just your garments!"
Amos 8:10
I will turn your festivals into funerals, and all your songs into funeral dirges. I will make everyone wear funeral clothes and cause every head to be shaved bald. I will make you mourn as if you had lost your only son; when it ends it will indeed have been a bitter day.