Jeremiah 4:13-15
Easy-to-Read Version
13 Look! The enemy rises up like a cloud.
His chariots look like a windstorm.
His horses are faster than eagles.
It will be very bad for us!
We are ruined!
14 People of Jerusalem,
wash the evil from your hearts.
Make your hearts pure so that you can be saved.
Don’t continue making evil plans.
15 Listen! The voice of a messenger
from the land of Dan[a] is speaking.
Someone is bringing bad news
from the hill country of Ephraim[b]:
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 4:15 land of Dan The people from the tribe of Dan lived near the border in the northern part of Israel. They would be the first to be attacked by an enemy from the north.
- Jeremiah 4:15 hill country of Ephraim This was the central part of the land that had been the northern kingdom of Israel.
Jeremiah 4:13-15
New International Version
13 Look! He advances like the clouds,(A)
his chariots(B) come like a whirlwind,(C)
his horses(D) are swifter than eagles.(E)
Woe to us! We are ruined!(F)
14 Jerusalem, wash(G) the evil from your heart and be saved.(H)
How long(I) will you harbor wicked thoughts?
15 A voice is announcing from Dan,(J)
proclaiming disaster from the hills of Ephraim.(K)
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