Jeremiah 4:12

The NET Bible®

No, a wind too strong for that will come at my bidding. Yes, even now I, myself, am calling down judgment on them.'

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
a wind too strong for this comes at my call. Now I will also pronounce judgments against them.’”

Hebrew Names Version
a full wind from these shall come for me: now will I also utter judgments against them.

King James Version
Even a full wind from those places shall come unto me: now also will I give sentence against them.

English Standard Version
a wind too full for this comes for me. Now it is I who speak in judgment upon them."

New American Standard Bible
a wind too strong for this—will come at My command; now I will also pronounce judgments against them."

New Century Version
I feel a stronger wind than that. Now even I will announce judgments against the people of Judah."

Amplified Bible
a wind too strong and full for this comes at My word. Now I will also speak judgment against My people."

World English Bible
a full wind from these shall come for me: now will I also utter judgments against them.

Geneva Bible (1587)
A mightie winde shall come vnto me from those places, and nowe will I also giue sentence vpon them.

Legacy Standard Bible
a wind too full for these things—will come for My purpose; now I will also speak judgments against them.

Berean Standard Bible
a wind too strong for that comes from Me. Now I will also pronounce judgments against them."

Complete Jewish Bible
this wind of mine is too strong for that. Now I will pass sentence on them."

Darby Translation
A wind more vehement than that shall come from me: now will I also pronounce judgments against them.

Easy-to-Read Version
It is a stronger wind than that, and it comes from me. Now I will announce my judgment against the people of Judah."

George Lamsa Translation
But a strong wind from those places shall come to me; now also I will pronounce judgment against them.

Good News Translation
the wind that comes at the Lord 's command will be much stronger than that! It is the Lord himself who is pronouncing judgment on his people.

Lexham English Bible
a wind too strong for these will come for me, now also I speak judgments against them."

Literal Translation
A wind more full than these shall come for Me. Now I also will speak judgments against them.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
After that shall there come vnto me a stronge wynde, and then wil I also geue sentence vpon them.

American Standard Version
a full wind from these shall come for me: now will I also utter judgments against them.

Bible in Basic English
A full wind will come for me: and now I will give my decision against them.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
A wind too strong for this shall come for Me; now will I also utter judgments against them.

King James Version (1611)
Euen a full winde from those places shall come vnto mee: now also will I giue sentence against them.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
After that, shall there come vnto me a strong wynde from those places, & then wyll I also geue sentence vpon them.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But a spirit of full vengeance shall come upon me; and now I declare my judgments against them.

English Revised Version
a full wind from these shall come for me: now will I also utter judgments against them.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
A spirit ful of hem schal come to me; and now Y, but Y schal speke my domes with hem.

Update Bible Version
a full wind from these shall come for me: now I will also utter judgments against them.

Webster's Bible Translation
[Even] a full wind from those [places] shall come to me: now also will I give sentence against them.

New King James Version
A wind too strong for these will come for Me; Now I will also speak judgment against them."

New Living Translation
It is a roaring blast sent by me! Now I will pronounce your destruction!"

New Life Bible
A wind too strong for this will come at My word. Now I will bring punishment against them."

New Revised Standard
a wind too strong for that. Now it is I who speak in judgment against them.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
A wind too strong for these, cometh in for me. Now, will, I also, pronounce sentences upon them:

Douay-Rheims Bible
A full wind from these places shall come to me: and now I will speak my judgments with them.

Revised Standard Version
a wind too full for this comes for me. Now it is I who speak in judgment upon them."

Young's Literal Translation
A full wind from these doth come for Me, Now, also, I speak judgments with them.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
a wind too strong for this—will come at My command; now I will also pronounce judgments against them.

Contextual Overview

⁵ The Lord said, "Announce this in Judah and proclaim it in Jerusalem: ‘Sound the trumpet throughout the land!' Shout out loudly, ‘Gather together! Let us flee into the fortified cities!' ⁶ Raise a signal flag that tells people to go to Zion. Run for safety! Do not delay! For I am about to bring disaster out of the north. It will bring great destruction. ⁷ Like a lion that has come up from its lair the one who destroys nations has set out from his home base. He is coming out to lay your land waste. Your cities will become ruins and lie uninhabited. ⁸ So put on sackcloth! Mourn and wail, saying, ‘The fierce anger of the Lord has not turned away from us!'" ⁹ "When this happens," says the Lord , "the king and his officials will lose their courage. The priests will be struck with horror, and the prophets will be speechless in astonishment." ¹⁰ In response to all this I said, "Ah, Lord God , you have surely allowed the people of Judah and Jerusalem to be deceived by those who say, ‘You will be safe!' But in fact a sword is already at our throats." ¹¹ "At that time the people of Judah and Jerusalem will be told, ‘A scorching wind will sweep down from the hilltops in the desert on my dear people. It will not be a gentle breeze for winnowing the grain and blowing away the chaff. ¹² No, a wind too strong for that will come at my bidding. Yes, even now I, myself, am calling down judgment on them.' ¹³ Look! The enemy is approaching like gathering clouds. The roar of his chariots is like that of a whirlwind. His horses move more swiftly than eagles." I cry out, "We are doomed, for we will be destroyed!" ¹⁴ "Oh people of Jerusalem, purify your hearts from evil so that you may yet be delivered. How long will you continue to harbor up wicked schemes within you?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

a full wind from those: or, a fuller wind than those

give sentence: Heb. utter judgments, Jeremiah 1:16, Ezekiel 5:8, Ezekiel 6:11-13, Ezekiel 7:8, Ezekiel 7:9

Reciprocal: Job 1:19 - a great Job 30:22 - liftest me Isaiah 64:6 - our iniquities Jeremiah 13:24 - as Jeremiah 15:7 - I will fan Jeremiah 39:5 - gave judgment upon him Jeremiah 51:1 - a destroying wind Ezekiel 19:12 - the east Ezekiel 22:20 - in mine Hosea 4:19 - wind Zechariah 7:14 - scattered

Cross-References

Genesis 4:3
At the designated time Cain brought some of the fruit of the ground for an offering to the Lord .

Genesis 4:4
But Abel brought some of the firstborn of his flock—even the fattest of them. And the Lord was pleased with Abel and his offering,

Genesis 4:14
Look! You are driving me off the land today, and I must hide from your presence. I will be a homeless wanderer on the earth; whoever finds me will kill me."

Genesis 4:17
Cain had marital relations with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was building a city, and he named the city after his son Enoch.

Genesis 4:18
To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael. Mehujael was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the father of Lamech.

Genesis 4:23
Lamech said to his wives, "Adah and Zillah! Listen to me! You wives of Lamech, hear my words! I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for hurting me.

Genesis 4:24
If Cain is to be avenged seven times as much, then Lamech seventy-seven times!"

Leviticus 26:20
Your strength will be used up in vain, your land will not give its yield, and the trees of the land will not produce their fruit.

Leviticus 26:36
"‘As for the ones who remain among you, I will bring despair into their hearts in the lands of their enemies. The sound of a blowing leaf will pursue them, and they will flee as one who flees the sword and fall down even though there is no pursuer.

Psalms 109:10
May his children roam around begging, asking for handouts as they leave their ruined home!

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Even a full wind from those places shall come unto me,.... That is, a strong one, very vehement; or, "a wind which is fuller than these", as the Syriac version renders it; which is stronger than those winds which are fit for fanning and winnowing the chaff from the wheat. Jarchi interprets it, a wind full of those punishments which God had threatened, and determined to bring upon this people, and would not turn from, nor repent of: and the phrase "shall come unto me" regards not the prophet, nor the people of the Jews, whom he represented, but the Lord himself; and shows that the wind is at his command, and when he calls, it comes unto him, and obeys his will, Psalms 148:8 and that all afflictions, judgments, and punishments for sin, are from him:

now also will l give sentence against them; not the prophet, but the Lord, who would now call them to his bar, try their cause, reprove them for their sins, pronounce sentence against them, and execute it. The Targum is,

"because they have wandered after the false prophets, who prophesied to them in a spirit of falsehood; therefore the armies of the people, higher than those, as the wind shall come against them; even now by my word I will bring them, and pronounce the vengeance of my judgments on them.''

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Or, as in the margin; i. e., a wind more full, more impetuous than those winds which serve for fanning and cleansing the grain.

Unto me - Rather, for me: to perform my will.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 4:12. Jeremiah 4:11.