Jeremiah 4:16
Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah.
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 4 connects to 10 cross-references. Jeremiah calls Israel to circumcise their hearts and not their foreskins. A trumpet signals danger from the north and Jeremiah describes the approach of the destroyer. In a devastating vision he sees chaos reverting to formless void — creation undone …
Other Translations
Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah.
Make ye mention to the nations, Lo, sound ye to Jerusalem: `Besiegers are coming from the land afar off, And they give forth against cities of Judah their voice.
Make this come to the minds of the nations, make a statement openly against Jerusalem, that attackers are coming from a far country and their voices will be loud against the towns of Judah.
Cross References
The Lord shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the …
And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, …
Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the …
Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came …
The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.
As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the …
Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a …
Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the Lord: it is a …
Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.
Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament …