Jeremiah 4:20
Ruin upon ruin is called out; for the whole land is wasted: suddenly are my tents wasted, and in a moment, my curtains.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
21How long shall I see the standard, hear the sound of the cornet?
Cross References
Exodus 33:5For the Lord had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people; should I go up one moment in the midst of thee, I would consume thee; now therefore put off thy ornaments from thee, and I shall know what I will do unto thee.
Leviticus 26:21And if ye walk yet contrary unto me, and if you refuse to hearken unto me: then will I bring more plagues upon you, sevenfold according to your sins.
Leviticus 26:28Then will I also walk contrary unto you in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you, sevenfold for your sins.
Numbers 16:45(17:10) Remove yourselves from the midst of this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
Psalms 72:19And blessed he his glorious name for ever; and with his glory may the whole earth be filled: Amen, and Amen.
Isaiah 33:20Look on Zion, the town of our solemn assemblies; thy eyes shall see Jerusalem as an undisturbed residence, a tent that shall not be struck for removal; not one of the stakes of which shall ever be moved, and all the cords of which shall never be torn loose.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 4:20-31
Punishment Predicted. ( b. c. 620.) 19 My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war. 20 Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment. 21 How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet? 22 For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and… Read the whole commentary →