Jeremiah 4

KJVIf thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the Lord, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove.

GIGAKJVIf you will return, O Israel, says the Lord, return to me: and if you will put away your disgusting idols out of my sight, then you shall not remove.

KJVAnd thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.

GIGAKJVAnd you shall swear, The Lord lives, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness. And the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.

KJVFor thus saith the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.

GIGAKJVFor The Lord says this to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and do not sow among thorns.

KJVCircumcise yourselves to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

GIGAKJVCircumcise yourselves to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your heart, you men of Judah and people of Jerusalem: so that not my fury come out like fire, and burn that none can put out it, because of the evil of your actions.

KJVDeclare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities.

GIGAKJVDeclare in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem. And say, Blow the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the fortified cities.

KJVSet up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.

GIGAKJVSet up the standard toward Zion: retire, do not stay. For I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.

KJVThe lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.

GIGAKJVThe lion has come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way. He has gone out from his place to make your land a ruin. And your cities shall be laid waste, with no one living there.

KJVFor this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the Lord is not turned back from us.

GIGAKJVFor this put on rough mourning clothes, lament and howl. For the fierce anger of the Lord is not turned back from us.

KJVAnd it shall come to pass at that day, saith the Lord, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder.

GIGAKJVOn that day, says the Lord, the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes. And the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder.

KJVThen said I, Ah, Lord God! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.

GIGAKJVThen I said, Ah, Lord God! Surely you have greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, You shall have peace. Whereas the sword reaches to the soul.

KJVAt that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse,

GIGAKJVAt that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, or to cleanse,

KJVEven a full wind from those places shall come unto me: now also will I give sentence against them.

GIGAKJVEven a full wind from those places shall come to me: now also I will give sentence against them.

KJVBehold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.

GIGAKJVHe shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. How miserable we are! For we are plundered.

KJVO Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?

GIGAKJVO Jerusalem, wash your heart from evil, that you may be saved. How long shall your vain thoughts stay within you?

KJVFor a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim.

GIGAKJVFor a voice declares from Dan, and publishes suffering from mount Ephraim.

KJVMake ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah.

GIGAKJVMake mention to the nations. Publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah.

KJVAs keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the Lord.

GIGAKJVAs keepers of a field, are they against her all around. Because she has been rebellious against me, says the Lord.

KJVThy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart.

GIGAKJVYour way and your actions have procured these things to you. This is your evil, because it is bitter, because it reaches to your heart.

KJVMy bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.

GIGAKJVMy heart, my heart! I am in pain deep inside. My heart makes a noise in me. I cannot keep quiet, because you have heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.

KJVDestruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.

GIGAKJVDestruction on destruction is cried. For the whole land is plundered: suddenly are my tents plundered, and my curtains in a moment.

KJVFor my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

GIGAKJVFor my people is foolish, they have not known me. They are foolish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

KJVI beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.

GIGAKJVI saw the earth, and it was without form, and void. And the heavens, and they had no light.

KJVI beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.

GIGAKJVI saw the mountains, and they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.

KJVI beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.

GIGAKJVI saw, and there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens had fled.

KJVI beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the Lord, and by his fierce anger.

GIGAKJVI saw, and the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all its cities were broken down at the presence of the Lord, and by his fierce anger.

KJVFor thus hath the Lord said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.

GIGAKJVFor the Lord has said this, The whole land shall be ruined. Yet I will not make a full end.

KJVFor 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.

GIGAKJVFor this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black. Because I have spoken it, I have planned it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.

KJVThe whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.

GIGAKJVThe whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen. They shall go into thickets, and climb up on the rocks: every city shall be abandoned, and not a man live in it.

KJVAnd when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.

GIGAKJVAnd when you are plundered, what will you do? Though you clothe yourself with crimson, though you deck you with ornaments of gold, though you tear your face with painting, in vain shall you make yourself fair. Your lovers will despise you, they will seek your life.

KJVFor I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.

GIGAKJVFor I have heard a voice like a woman in labor, and the anguish as of her that gives birth to her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that mourns herself, that spreads her hands, saying, How miserable I am now! For my soul is worn out because of murderers.