Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “In that day,” declares the LORD, “the king and the officials will lose heart, the priests will be horrified, and the prophets will be appalled.” New Living Translation “In that day,” says the LORD, “the king and the officials will tremble in fear. The priests will be struck with horror, and the prophets will be appalled.” English Standard Version “In that day, declares the LORD, courage shall fail both king and officials. The priests shall be appalled and the prophets astounded.” Berean Standard Bible “In that day,” declares the LORD, “the king and officials will lose their courage. The priests will tremble in fear, and the prophets will be astounded.” King James Bible And 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. New King James Version “And it shall come to pass in that day,” says the LORD, “That the heart of the king shall perish, And the heart of the princes; The priests shall be astonished, And the prophets shall wonder.” New American Standard Bible “And it shall come about on that day,” declares the LORD, “that the heart of the king and the hearts of the leaders will fail; and the priests will tremble, and the prophets will be astonished.” NASB 1995 “It shall come about in that day,” declares the LORD, “that the heart of the king and the heart of the princes will fail; and the priests will be appalled and the prophets will be astounded.” NASB 1977 “And it shall come about in that day,” declares the LORD, “that the heart of the king and the heart of the princes will fail; and the priests will be appalled, and the prophets will be astounded.” Legacy Standard Bible “It will be in that day,” declares Yahweh, “that the heart of the king and the heart of the princes will perish; and the priests will be appalled, and the prophets will be astonished.” Amplified Bible “It shall come about in that day,” says the LORD, “that the heart and courage of the king will fail (be paralyzed), and also the heart of the princes; the priests will be appalled and the prophets will be astounded and horrified.” Christian Standard Bible “On that day”—this is the LORD’s declaration—“the king and the officials will lose their courage. The priests will tremble in fear, and the prophets will be scared speechless.” Holman Christian Standard Bible “On that day"—this is the LORD’s declaration—"the king and the officials will lose their courage. The priests will tremble in fear, and the prophets will be scared speechless.” American Standard Version And it shall come to pass at that day, saith Jehovah, 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And it shall be in that day, says LORD JEHOVAH, the heart of the King will be destroyed, and the heart of the Rulers, and the Priests shall be astonished and the Prophets shall marvel Brenton Septuagint Translation And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be amazed, and the prophets shall wonder. Contemporary English Version The LORD said, "When all this happens, the king and his officials, the prophets and the priests will be shocked and terrified." Douay-Rheims Bible And it shall come to pass in 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 be amazed English Revised Version And 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation "When that day comes," declares the LORD, "the king and the leaders will lose their courage. The priests will be stunned. The prophets will be amazed and astonished." Good News Translation The LORD said, "On that day kings and officials will lose their courage; priests will be shocked and prophets will be astonished." International Standard Version "On that day," declares the LORD, "the courage of the king and the leaders will fail. The priests will be appalled and the prophets astounded." JPS Tanakh 1917 And it shall come to pass at that day, Saith the LORD, That the heart of the king shall fail, And the heart of the princes; And the priests shall be astonished, And the prophets shall wonder. Literal Standard Version “And it has come to pass in that day,” | A declaration of YHWH, | “The heart of the king perishes, | And the heart of the princes, | And the priests have been astonished, | And the prophets wonder.” Majority Standard Bible “In that day,” declares the LORD, “the king and officials will lose their courage. The priests will tremble in fear, and the prophets will be astounded.” New American Bible In that day—oracle of the LORD— The king will lose heart, and the princes; the priests will be horrified, and the prophets stunned. NET Bible "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." New Revised Standard Version On that day, says the LORD, courage shall fail the king and the officials; the priests shall be appalled and the prophets astounded. New Heart English Bible "It shall happen at that day," says the LORD, "that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the officials; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder." Webster's Bible Translation And 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. World English Bible “It will happen at that day,” says Yahweh, “that the heart of the king will perish, along with the heart of the princes. The priests will be astonished, and the prophets will wonder.” Young's Literal Translation And it hath come to pass, in that day, An affirmation of Jehovah: 'Perish doth the heart of the king, And the heart of the princes, And astonished have been the priests, And the prophets do wonder.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Disaster from the North…8So put on sackcloth, mourn and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.” 9 “In that day,” declares the LORD, “the king and officials will lose their courage. The priests will tremble in fear, and the prophets will be astounded.” 10Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, how completely You have deceived this people and Jerusalem by saying, ‘You will have peace,’ while a sword is at our throats.”… Cross References Isaiah 22:3 All your rulers have fled together, captured without a bow. All your fugitives were captured together, having fled to a distant place. Isaiah 29:9 Stop and be astonished; blind yourselves and be sightless; be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not from strong drink. Isaiah 29:10 For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers. Jeremiah 48:41 Kirioth has been taken, and the strongholds seized. In that day the heart of Moab's warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor. Ezekiel 13:9 My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and speak lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of My people or be recorded in the register of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD. Treasury of Scripture And it shall come to pass at that day, said 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. that the heart Jeremiah 39:4,5 And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain… Jeremiah 52:7 Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden; (now the Chaldeans were by the city round about:) and they went by the way of the plain. 1 Samuel 25:37,38 But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone… and the priests Jeremiah 5:31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof? Jeremiah 6:13,14 For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely… Jeremiah 37:19 Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land? Jump to Previous Affirmation Amazed Appalled Astonished Astounded Courage Dead Declares Fail Heart Hearts Horrified Lose Officials Overcome Perish Priests Princes Prophets Rulers WonderJump to Next Affirmation Amazed Appalled Astonished Astounded Courage Dead Declares Fail Heart Hearts Horrified Lose Officials Overcome Perish Priests Princes Prophets Rulers WonderJeremiah 4 1. God calls Israel by his promise3. He exhorts Judah to repentance by fearful judgments 19. A grievous lamentation for Judah (9) The heart of the king shall perish.--The heart, as representing the mind generally. Judgment and wisdom were to give way to panic and fear.Verse 9. - The heart... shall perish; i.e. they shall lose their reason. The same verb in Ethiopic means "to be mad." The "heart" in Old Testament language is the center of the intellectual as well as of the moral life (comp. Hosea 4:11; Job 12:24; Proverbs 15:28). So St. Ephrem the Syrian says ('Works,' in Syriac, 2:316, quoted by Delitzsch), "The reason expatiates in the heart as in a palace." Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “In thatהַהוּא֙ (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are day,” בַיּוֹם־ (ḇay·yō·wm-) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle the LORD, יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel “the king הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king and officials הַשָּׂרִ֑ים (haś·śā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince will lose יֹאבַ֥ד (yō·ḇaḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish their courage. לֵב־ (lêḇ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre The priests הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3548: Priest will tremble in fear, וְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ (wə·nā·šam·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 8074: To stun, devastate, stupefy and the prophets וְהַנְּבִיאִ֖ים (wə·han·nə·ḇî·’îm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet will be astounded.” יִתְמָֽהוּ׃ (yiṯ·mā·hū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 8539: To be astounded or dumbfounded Links Jeremiah 4:9 NIVJeremiah 4:9 NLT Jeremiah 4:9 ESV Jeremiah 4:9 NASB Jeremiah 4:9 KJV Jeremiah 4:9 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 4:9 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 4:9 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 4:9 French Bible Jeremiah 4:9 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 4:9 It shall happen at that day says (Jer.) |
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