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Jeremiah 4:20

Jeremiah chapter 4 · verse 20 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is laid waste: suddenly are my tents destroyed, and my curtains in a moment.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is laid waste: suddenly are my tents destroyed, and my curtains in a moment.

Context

v.19My anguish, my anguish! I am pained at my very heart; my heart is disquieted in me; I cannot hold my peace; because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.

v.20This passage

v.21How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Numbers 16:21

    Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.

  • Jeremiah 17:18

    Let them be put to shame that persecute me, but let not me be put to shame; let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed; bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.

  • Isaiah 13:6

    Wail ye; for the day of Jehovah is at hand; as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

  • Matthew 10:28

    And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

  • Numbers 16:45

    Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.

  • Jeremiah 10:19

    Woe is me because of my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is my grief, and I must bear it.