Jeremiah 17:4 - The Scriptures 1998

⁴ “And you, even of yourself, shall let go of your inheritance which I gave you. And I shall make you serve your enemies in a land which you have not known, for you have kindled a fire in My displeasure which burns forever.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn for ever.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ And you, through your own fault, will loosen your hand and discontinue from your heritage which I gave you; and I will cause you to serve your enemies in a land which you do not know, for you have kindled a fire in My anger which will burn throughout the ages.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ And thou, even of thyself, shalt discontinue from thy heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger which shall burn for ever.

Common English Bible

⁴ You will lose the inheritance that I gave you. I will make you slaves of your enemies in a land you don’t know, for my anger blazes like a fire that won’t go out.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ And you will be left behind without your inheritance, which I gave to you. And I will cause you to serve your enemies in a land that you do not know. For you have kindled a fire in my fury; it shall burn, even unto eternity."

Jeremiah 17:4 Cross References

1 Kings 9:7

then I shall cut off Yisra’ĕ

2 Kings 25:21

And the sovereign of Baḇ

Nehemiah 9:28

“But after they had rest, they turned back to do evil before You. Then You left them in the hand of their enemies, so that they ruled over them. But when they turned back and cried out to You, You heard from the heavens, and delivered them according to Your compassion, many times,

Isaiah 14:3

And it shall be, in the day יהוה  gives you rest from your sorrow, and from your trouble and the hard service in which you were made to serve,

Isaiah 30:33

For Topheth was ordained of old, even for the sovereign it has been prepared. He has made it deep and large, its fire pit with much wood; the breath of יהוה, as a stream of burning sulphur, is burning in it!

Isaiah 5:25

Therefore the displeasure of יהוה  has burned against His people, and He stretches out His hand against them and smites them, and the mountains tremble. And their carcass is as filth in the middle of the streets. With all this His displeasure has not turned back, and His hand is still stretched out!

Isaiah 50:11

See, all you who light a fire, girding on burning arrows: walk in the light of your fire and in the burning arrows you have lit. From My hand you shall have this: you shall lie down in grief!

Isaiah 66:24

“And they shall go forth and look upon the corpses of the men who have transgressed against Me. For their worm shall not die, and their fire not be quenched. And they shall be repulsive to all flesh!”

Jeremiah 12:7

“I have forsaken My house, I have left My inheritance, I have given the beloved of My being into the hand of her enemies.

Jeremiah 15:14

“And I shall cause them to pass over with your enemies into a land which you did not know, for a fire is kindled in My displeasure, which burns upon you.”

Jeremiah 16:13

‘So I shall throw you out of this land into a land that you do not know, neither you nor your fathers. And there you shall serve other mighty ones day and night, where I show you no favour.’

Jeremiah 18:23

But You, O יהוה, You know all their counsel against me, to slay me. Do not pardon their crookedness, nor blot out their sin from Your presence, and let them be overthrown before You. Deal with them in the time of Your displeasure.

Jeremiah 2:14

“Is Yisra’ĕ

Jeremiah 21:12

‘O house of Dawiḏ

Jeremiah 22:28

“Is this man Konyahu a despised broken pot, or an undesirable vessel? Why are they hurled out, he and his descendants, and cast into a land which they do not know?

Jeremiah 5:19

“And it shall be, when they say, ‘Why does יהוה  our Elohim do all this to us?’ then you shall answer them, ‘As you have forsaken Me and served foreign mighty ones in your land, so you shall serve foreigners in a land that is not yours.’

Jeremiah 5:29

‘Would I not punish them for this?’ declares יהוה. ‘Would I not revenge Myself on such a nation as this?’

Jeremiah 7:20

Therefore, thus said the Master יהוה, “See, My displeasure and My wrath is poured out on this place, on man and on beast, and on the trees of the field and on the fruit of the ground. And it shall burn and not be quenched.”

Lamentations 1:12

“Is it naught to you, All you who pass by? Look and see if there is any pain like my pain, Which has been brought on me, Which יהוה  has inflicted on me In the day of His burning displeasure.

Lamentations 5:2

Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, And our houses to foreigners.

Ezekiel 21:31

‘And I shall pour out My displeasure on you, blow against you with the fire of My wrath, and shall give you into the hands of beastly men, skilled to destroy.

Ezekiel 7:24

‘And I shall bring the evil ones of the gentiles, and they shall possess their houses. And I shall cause the pride of the strong to cease, and their set-apart places shall be profaned.

Deuteronomy 28:25

“יהוה  causes you to be defeated before your enemies – you go out one way against them and flee seven ways before them. And you shall become a horror to all the reigns of the earth.