Jeremiah 4

Jeremiah 4 is the fourth chapter of the Book of Jeremiah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This book contains the prophecies spoken by the prophet Jeremiah, and is a part of the Book of the Prophets.^[1][2]

Text

• The original text is written in Hebrew language.
• This chapter is divided into 31 verses.

Textual versions

Some most ancient manuscripts containing this chapter in Hebrew language:

• Masoretic Text (10th century)
• Dead Sea Scrolls: (2nd century BC)^[3]
  • 4QJer^c (4Q72): extant: verses 5‑6, 13‑16

Ancient translations in Koine Greek:

• Septuagint (3rd century BC)
• Theodotion version (~AD 180)

Structure

This chapter can be grouped into:

• Jeremiah 4:1-4 = A Call to Repentance
• Jeremiah 4:5-18 = An Imminent Invasion
• Jeremiah 4:19-31 = Sorrow for the Doomed Nation

Verse 1

If 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.^[4]

Verse 2

And 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.^[5]

Verse 23

I beheld the earth, and, lo,

it was without form, and void;

and the heavens,

and they had no light.^[6]

See also

• Related Bible parts: Deuteronomy 6, Isaiah 45, Jeremiah 3

Notes and references

External links

Jewish

• Jeremiah 4 Original Hebrew with Parallel English
• Jeremiah 4 Hebrew with Rashi's Commentary

Christian

• Jeremiah 4 English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate