Jeremiah 4:15
New International Version
A voice is announcing from Dan, proclaiming disaster from the hills of Ephraim.

New Living Translation
Your destruction has been announced from Dan and the hill country of Ephraim.

English Standard Version
For a voice declares from Dan and proclaims trouble from Mount Ephraim.

Berean Standard Bible
For a voice resounds from Dan, proclaiming disaster from the hills of Ephraim.

King James Bible
For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim.

New King James Version
For a voice declares from Dan And proclaims affliction from Mount Ephraim:

New American Standard Bible
For a voice declares from Dan, And proclaims wickedness from Mount Ephraim.

NASB 1995
For a voice declares from Dan, And proclaims wickedness from Mount Ephraim.

NASB 1977
For a voice declares from Dan, And proclaims wickedness from Mount Ephraim.

Legacy Standard Bible
For a voice declares from Dan, And makes wickedness heard from Mount Ephraim.

Amplified Bible
For a voice declares from Dan [far in the north], And proclaims evil from Mount Ephraim.

Christian Standard Bible
For a voice announces from Dan, proclaiming malice from Mount Ephraim.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For a voice announces from Dan, proclaiming malice from Mount Ephraim.

American Standard Version
For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth evil from the hills of Ephraim.

Contemporary English Version
before a message of disaster arrives from the hills of Ephraim and the town of Dan.

English Revised Version
For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth evil from the hills of Ephraim:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A message is heard from Dan, and a report of disaster comes from the mountains of Ephraim.

Good News Translation
Messengers from the city of Dan and from the hills of Ephraim announce the bad news.

International Standard Version
For a voice announces from Dan and declares disaster from Mount Ephraim.

Majority Standard Bible
For a voice resounds from Dan, proclaiming disaster from the hills of Ephraim.

NET Bible
For messengers are coming, heralding disaster, from the city of Dan and from the hills of Ephraim.

New Heart English Bible
For a voice declares from Dan, and publishes evil from the hills of Ephraim:

Webster's Bible Translation
For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim.

World English Bible
For a voice declares from Dan, and publishes evil from the hills of Ephraim:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For a voice is declaring from Dan, "" And sounding sorrow from Mount Ephraim:

Young's Literal Translation
For a voice is declaring from Dan, And sounding sorrow from mount Ephraim.

Smith's Literal Translation
For a voice announcing from Dan, and causing calamity to be heard from mount Ephraim.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For a voice of one declaring from Dan, and giving notice of the idol from mount Ephraim.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For there is a voice, of someone announcing from Dan, and he is making known the idol from mount Ephraim.

New American Bible
A voice proclaims it from Dan, announces wickedness from Mount Ephraim:

New Revised Standard Version
For a voice declares from Dan and proclaims disaster from Mount Ephraim.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
For a voice declares from Dan and proclaims affliction from mount Ephraim.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because a voice speaks from Dan and suffering makes heard from the Mount of Aphreim
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For hark! one declareth from Dan, And announceth calamity from the hills of Ephraim:

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For a voice of one publishing from Dan shall come, and trouble out of mount Ephraim shall be heard of.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Disaster from the North
14Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you? 15For a voice resounds from Dan, proclaiming disaster from the hills of Ephraim. 16Warn the nations now! Proclaim to Jerusalem: “A besieging army comes from a distant land; they raise their voices against the cities of Judah.…

Cross References
Jeremiah 6:1
“Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin; flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms from the north, even great destruction.

Jeremiah 8:16
The snorting of enemy horses is heard from Dan. At the sound of the neighing of mighty steeds, the whole land quakes. They come to devour the land and everything in it, the city and all who dwell in it.

Isaiah 40:3
A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.

Hosea 5:8
Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; raise the battle cry in Beth-aven: Lead on, O Benjamin!

Amos 3:6
If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?

Zephaniah 1:16
a day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers.

Matthew 3:1-3
In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea / and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” / This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”

Mark 1:2-3
As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way.” / “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”

Luke 3:4-6
as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him. / Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth. / And all humanity will see God’s salvation.’”

John 1:23
John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”

Matthew 24:14
And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

Romans 10:18
But I ask, did they not hear? Indeed they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”

1 Thessalonians 1:8
For not only did the message of the Lord ring out from you to Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone out to every place, so that we have no need to say anything more.

Revelation 14:6-7
Then I saw another angel flying overhead, with the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation and tribe and tongue and people. / And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters.”

Isaiah 58:1
“Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to My people their transgression and to the house of Jacob their sins.


Treasury of Scripture

For a voice declares from Dan, and publishes affliction from mount Ephraim.

a voice.

Jeremiah 6:1
O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Bethhaccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.

Jeremiah 8:16
The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they are come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell therein.

Judges 18:29
And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first.

mount Ephraim.

Joshua 17:15
And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee.

Joshua 20:7
And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.

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Jeremiah 4
1. God calls Israel by his promise
3. He exhorts Judah to repentance by fearful judgments
19. A grievous lamentation for Judah














For a voice resounds
The phrase "a voice resounds" suggests an urgent and unmistakable message that cannot be ignored. In the Hebrew text, the word for "voice" is "קוֹל" (qol), which often signifies a sound that demands attention, such as a cry or proclamation. This voice is not just any sound; it is a divine warning, echoing through the land. Historically, voices in prophetic literature often symbolize God's communication to His people, urging them to heed His warnings and turn from their ways.

from Dan
Dan was the northernmost city of the Kingdom of Israel, often representing the entire northern region. The mention of Dan indicates that the threat is approaching from the north, a common direction for invasions in Israel's history, particularly from Assyrian and Babylonian forces. Theologically, Dan's mention serves as a reminder of the encompassing nature of God's judgment, starting from the farthest reaches and moving inward.

proclaiming disaster
The Hebrew word for "disaster" is "אָוֶן" (aven), which can mean trouble, wickedness, or calamity. This proclamation is not merely a prediction but a declaration of impending judgment due to the people's persistent sin and rebellion against God. The disaster is both a consequence of their actions and a call to repentance, emphasizing God's justice and mercy.

from the hills of Ephraim
Ephraim was a significant tribe in the northern kingdom, often used to represent the entire northern tribes of Israel. The hills of Ephraim were central and strategic, making them a natural point for spreading news. Historically, Ephraim held a place of prominence and influence, and its mention here underscores the widespread nature of the coming judgment. Spiritually, it serves as a call to the people to recognize their waywardness and return to God.

(15) Dan . . . Mount Ephraim.--The two places are chosen, not like Dan and Beer-sheba, as extreme limits, but as stages in the march of the invader: first Dan (as in Jeremiah 8:16), the northernmost point (Deuteronomy 34:1; Judges 20:1) of the whole land of Israel, then Mount Ephraim, as the northern boundary of Judaea. The verbs grow in strength with the imagined nearness, first announce, as of a rumour from a distance, then proclaim, as of a danger more imminent.

Affliction.--In the Hebrew the same word (aven) as in the "thoughts of vanity." Playing on the two aspects of the word, the prophet says that aven comes as the penalty of aven--the "nothingness" of destruction as that of the "nothingness" of the idol.

Verse 15. - For a voice declareth, etc. There is no time to lose, for already news of the foe has arrived. He is now at Dan, the northern frontier-town, and is heard of almost as soon in the hill-country of Ephraim.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
For
כִּ֛י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

a voice
ק֥וֹל (qō·wl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6963: A voice, sound

resounds
מַגִּ֖יד (mag·gîḏ)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous

from Dan,
מִדָּ֑ן (mid·dān)
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1835: Dan -- 'judge', a son of Jacob, also a place in Northern Israel

proclaiming
וּמַשְׁמִ֥יעַ (ū·maš·mî·a‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

disaster
אָ֖וֶן (’ā·wen)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 205: Strictly nothingness, trouble, vanity, wickedness, an idol

from Mount
מֵהַ֥ר (mê·har)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country

Ephraim.
אֶפְרָֽיִם׃ (’ep̄·rā·yim)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 669: Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory


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