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Jeremiah 4:17

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As keepers of a field are they against her round about, because she hath been rebellious against me, saith Jehovah.

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Jeremiah 4:17 in other translations

As keepers of a field, they are against her all around, because she has been rebellious against me,’ ” says Yahweh.

Jeremiah 4:17 · World English Bible

Jeremiah 4:17 in context

  1. 15For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth evil from the hills of Ephraim.
  2. 16Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah.
  3. 17As keepers of a field are they against her round about, because she hath been rebellious against me, saith Jehovah.
  4. 18Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness; for it is bitter, for it reacheth unto thy heart.
  5. 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.