Jeremiah 4:20
Breach upon breach, they cry, For ruined, is all the land,—Suddenly, are ruined my tents, In a moment, my curtains!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
21How long shall I keep on seeing a standard,—continue to hear the sound of a horn?
Cross References
Exodus 33:5Then said Yahweh unto Moses—Say unto the sons of Israel, Ye, are a stiff-necked people, in one moment—if I should go up in thy midst, should I make an end of thee,—Now, therefore lay down thine ornaments from off thee, that I may see what I must do with thee.
Leviticus 26:21If therefore, ye will go in opposition to me, And not be willing to hearken unto me, Then will I yet further plague you seven times according to your sins;
Leviticus 26:28Then will I go in a rage of opposition to you,—And I, even I, will correct you seven times for your sins;
Numbers 16:45Lift yourselves up out of the midst of this assembly, that I may consume them, as in a moment,—And they fell upon their faces.
Psalms 72:19And blessed be his glorious Name, unto times age-abiding,—And filled with his glory be all the earth, Amen and Amen!
Isaiah 33:20Look thou on Zion, the city of our appointed feast,—Thine own eyes, shall see Jerusalem—A home of comfort A tent which shall not be packed up—Whose pins shall not be pulled out, for ever, And none of, whose cords, shall be broken.
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 →