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Jeremiah 4:27–28

27 For thus says the Lord, “The whole land shall be a desolation; oyet I will not make a full end.

28  p“For this the earth shall mourn,

qand the heavens above be dark;

for I have spoken; I have purposed;

rI have not relented, nor will I turn back.”

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Jeremiah 4:27–28 — The New International Version (NIV)

27 This is what the Lord says:

“The whole land will be ruined,

though I will not destroy it completely.

28 Therefore the earth will mourn

and the heavens above grow dark,

because I have spoken and will not relent,

I have decided and will not turn back.”

Jeremiah 4:27–28 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

27 For thus hath the Lord said,

The whole land shall be desolate;

Yet will I not make a full end.

28 For 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.

Jeremiah 4:27–28 — New Living Translation (NLT)

27 This is what the Lord says:

“The whole land will be ruined,

but I will not destroy it completely.

28 The earth will mourn

and the heavens will be draped in black

because of my decree against my people.

I have made up my mind and will not change it.”

Jeremiah 4:27–28 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

27 For thus says the Lord:

“The whole land shall be desolate;

Yet I will not make a full end.

28 For this shall the earth mourn,

And the heavens above be black,

Because I have spoken.

I have purposed and will not relent,

Nor will I turn back from it.

Jeremiah 4:27–28 — New Century Version (NCV)

27 This is what the Lord says:

“All the land will be ruined,

but I will not completely destroy it.

28 So the people in the land will cry loudly,

and the sky will grow dark,

because I have spoken and will not change my mind.

I have made a decision, and I will not change it.”

Jeremiah 4:27–28 — American Standard Version (ASV)

27 For thus saith Jehovah, The whole land shall be a desolation; yet will I not make a full end. 28 For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and I have not repented, neither will I turn back from it.

Jeremiah 4:27–28 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

27 For thus saith Jehovah: The whole land shall be a desolation; but I will not make a full end. 28 For 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 therefrom.

Jeremiah 4:27–28 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

27 This is what the Lord says: 

The whole earth will be ruined, 

although I will not destroy it completely. 

28 The earth will mourn, and the sky will grow black. 

I have spoken, and I have planned it. 

I won’t change my plans, and I won’t turn back. 

Jeremiah 4:27–28 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

27 For this is what the Lord says:

The whole land will be a desolation,

but I will not finish it off.

28 Because of this, the earth will mourn;

the skies above will grow dark.

I have spoken; I have planned,

and I will not relent or turn back from it.

Jeremiah 4:27–28 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

27 For thus says the Lord: The whole land shall be a desolation; yet I will not make a full end.

28 Because of this the earth shall mourn,

and the heavens above grow black;

for I have spoken, I have purposed;

I have not relented nor will I turn back.

Jeremiah 4:27–28 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

27 For thus says Yahweh, “All of the land will be a desolation,

yet I will not make a complete desolation.

28 Because of this the earth will mourn,

and the heavens above will become dark.

Because I have spoken, I have planned,

and I have not relented, and I will not turn back from it.”

Jeremiah 4:27–28 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

27 The Lord says,

“The whole land will be destroyed.

But I will not destroy it completely.

28 So the earth will be filled with sadness.

The sky above will grow dark.

I have spoken, and I will not take pity on them.

I have made my decision, and I will not change my mind.”

Jeremiah 4:27–28 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

27 For thus says the Lord,

“The whole land shall be a desolation,

Yet I will not execute a complete destruction.

28 “For this the earth shall mourn

And the heavens above be dark,

Because I have spoken, I have purposed,

And I will not change My mind, nor will I turn from it.”


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