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Jeremiah 8:4
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“You are to say to them: This is what the Lord says:
Moreover you shall tell them, Thus says the LORD: Shall men fall, and not rise up again? Shall one turn away, and not return?
Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord ; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return?
"You shall say to them, Thus says the Lord : When men fall, do they not rise again? If one turns away, does he not return?
"You shall say to them, 'This is what the LORD says: "Do people fall and not get up? Does one turn away and not repent?
"Say to the people of Judah: ‘This is what the Lord says: When people fall down, don't they get up again? And when someone goes the wrong way, doesn't he turn back?
"Moreover [Jeremiah], you shall say to them, 'Thus says the LORD, "Do men fall and not rise up again? Does one turn away [from God] and not repent and return [to Him]?
Moreover you shall tell them, Thus says Yahweh: Shall men fall, and not rise up again? Shall one turn away, and not return?
Thou shalt say vnto them also, Thus sayeth the Lorde, Shall they fall and not arise? shall he turne away and not turne againe?
"You shall say to them, ‘Thus says Yahweh,"Do men fall and not get up again?Does one turn away and not turn back?
So you are to tell them this is what the LORD says: 'Do men fall and not get up again? Does one turn away and not return?
The Lord said: People of Jerusalem, when you stumble and fall, you get back up, and if you take a wrong road, you turn around and go back.
"You are to tell them that Adonai says: ‘If a person falls, doesn't he get up again? If someone goes astray, doesn't he turn back?
And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah: Do [men] fall, and not rise up? Doth one turn away, and not return?
"Jeremiah, say this to the people of Judah: ‘This is what the Lord says: "‘You know if a man falls down, he gets up again. And if a man goes the wrong way, he turns around and comes back.
Moreover you shall say to them, Thus says the LORD: They shall fall and not arise; and even if they would try to repent, they will not do so.
The Lord told me to say to his people, "When someone falls down, doesn't he get back up? If someone misses the road, doesn't he turn back?
"And you shall say to them, ‘Thus asks Yahweh: "Do men fall and not stand up? If one turns away does he not return?
And you shall say to them, So says Jehovah, Shall they fall and not rise up? Or shall one turn away and not return?
This shalt thou saye vnto them also: Thus saieth the LORDE: Do men fall so, that they arise not vp agayne: And turne they so farre awaye, yt they neuer conuerte?
Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah: Shall men fall, and not rise up again? Shall one turn away, and not return?
Further, you are to say to them, This is what the Lord has said: Will those who are falling not be lifted up again? will he who has gone away not come back?
Moreover thou shalt say unto them: Thus saith the LORD: do men fall, and not rise up again? Doth one turn away, and not return?
Moreouer thou shalt say vnto them, Thus saith the Lord, Shall they fall, and not arise? Shall hee turne away, and not returne?
Thus shalt thou say vnto them also: Thus saith the Lorde, Do men fall so, that they arise not vp againe? or if Israel repent, wyll not God turne againe to them?
For thus saith the Lord, Shall not he that falls arise? or he that turns away, shall he not turn back again?
Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD: shall men fall, and not rise up again? shall one turn away, and not return?
And thou schalt seie to hem, The Lord seith these thingis, Whether he that schal falle, schal not rise ayen? and whether he that is turned awei, schal not turne ayen?
Moreover you shall say to them, Thus says Yahweh: Shall men fall, and not rise up again? Shall one turn away, and not return?
Moreover, thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the LORD; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return?
"Moreover you shall say to them, "Thus says the LORD: "Will they fall and not rise? Will one turn away and not return?
"Jeremiah, say to the people, ‘This is what the Lord says: "‘When people fall down, don't they get up again? When they discover they're on the wrong road, don't they turn back?
"You will say to them, ‘This is what the Lord says: "Do men fall and not get up again? Does one turn away and not return?
You shall say to them, Thus says the Lord : When people fall, do they not get up again? If they go astray, do they not turn back?
Therefore shalt thou say unto them - Thus, saith Yahweh, Will men fall and not arise? Will one turn away, and not come back?
And thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord: Shall not he that falleth, rise again? and he that is turned away, shall he not turn again?
"You shall say to them, Thus says the LORD: When men fall, do they not rise again? If one turns away, does he not return?
And thou hast said unto them: Thus said Jehovah, Do they fall, and not rise? Doth he turn back, and not return?
"Tell them this, God 's Message: "‘Do people fall down and not get up? Or take the wrong road and then just keep going? So why does this people go backward, and just keep on going—backward! They stubbornly hold on to their illusions, refuse to change direction. I listened carefully but heard not so much as a whisper. No one expressed one word of regret. Not a single "I'm sorry" did I hear. They just kept at it, blindly and stupidly banging their heads against a brick wall. Cranes know when it's time to move south for winter. And robins, warblers, and bluebirds know when it's time to come back again. But my people? My people know nothing, not the first thing of God and his rule.
"You shall say to them, 'Thus says the LORD, "Do men fall and not get up again? Does one turn away and not repent?
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Moreover: Blayney justly observes, that the change of speakers here requires to be carefully attended to. The prophet first, in the name of God, reproves the people, and threatens them with grievous calamities, Jeremiah 8:4-13. Then, apostrophising his countrymen, he advises them to retire with him to some fortified city, Jeremiah 8:14-16. God then threatens to bring foes against them, that are irresistible, Jeremiah 8:17. The prophet next commiserates the daughter of his people, who is heard bewailing her forlorn case; whilst the voice of God breaks in upon her complaints, and shows that all this ruin is brought upon her by her infidelities, Jeremiah 8:18-20. The prophet regrets that her wounds had not been healed, and laments over her slain, Jeremiah 8:21, Jeremiah 9:1.
Shall they: Proverbs 24:16, Hosea 14:1, Amos 5:2, Micah 7:8
turn: Jeremiah 3:1, Jeremiah 3:22, Jeremiah 4:1, Jeremiah 23:14, Jeremiah 36:3, 1 Kings 8:38, Isaiah 44:22, Isaiah 55:7, Ezekiel 18:23, Hosea 6:1, Hosea 7:10
Reciprocal: Psalms 119:59 - turned Isaiah 24:20 - and it Jeremiah 15:7 - since Jeremiah 31:22 - backsliding Hosea 11:5 - because Haggai 2:17 - yet Luke 15:15 - he went Revelation 2:21 - space Revelation 9:20 - yet
Cross-References
Bring out with you all the living creatures that are with you. Bring out every living thing, including the birds, animals, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth. Let them increase and be fruitful and multiply on the earth!"
Every living creature, every creeping thing, every bird, and everything that moves on the earth went out of the ark in their groups.
One day, as he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword. They escaped to the land of Ararat; his son Esarhaddon replaced him as king.
One day, as he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword. They ran away to the land of Ararat; his son Esarhaddon replaced him as king.
"Raise up battle flags throughout the lands. Sound the trumpets calling the nations to do battle. Prepare the nations to do battle against Babylonia. Call for these kingdoms to attack her: Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a commander to lead the attack. Send horses against her like a swarm of locusts.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Moreover, thou shalt say unto them,.... The Jews, in Jeremiah's time, in order to leave them inexcusable, though the Lord had before assured that they would not hearken to him, Jeremiah 7:27:
thus saith the Lord, shall they fall, and not rise? men, when they fall, endeavour to get up again, and generally they do:
shall he turn away, and not return? when a man turns out of the right way into a wrong one, as soon as he is sensible of his mistake, he returns back; this is usually done among men. This is generally the case in a natural sense, and might be expected in a moral sense; that whereas these people had fallen into sin, they would rise again by repentance; and, having turned from the good ways of God, would soon return again to them.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The prophet here resumes from Jeremiah 7:28 the main subject of his prophecy. He again invites the Jews to repentance.
Shall they fall? - The argument is that when men fall, they do not lie upon the ground, but endeavor to get up again: and when a man loses his way, he does not persist in going on, but turns round, and retraces his steps. Israel then will be only following the dictates of comnon sense in desisting from that which she now knows to be her ruin.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Jeremiah 8:4. Moreover thou shalt say — Dr. Blayney very properly observes, "In that part of the prophecy which follows next, the difference of speakers requires to be attended to; the transition being quick and sudden, but full of life and energy. The prophet at first, in the name of God, reproves the people's incorrigibility; he charges their wise ones with folly, and threatens them with grievous calamities, Jeremiah 8:4-13. In the three next verses he seems to apostrophize his countrymen in his own person, and as one of the people that dwelt in the open towns, advising those that were in the like situation to retire with him into some of the fortified cities, and there wait the event with patience, since there was nothing but terror abroad, and the noise of the enemy, who had already begun to ravage the country, Jeremiah 8:14-16. God speaks, Jeremiah 8:17, and threatens to bring foes against them that should be irresistible. The prophet appears again in his own person, commiserating the daughter of his people, who is heard bewailing her forlorn case in a distant land; while the voice of God, like that of conscience, breaks in upon her complaints, and shows her that all this ruin is brought upon her by her own infidelities, Jeremiah 8:18-20. The prophet once more resumes his discourse; he regrets that no remedy can be found to close up the wounds of his country, and pathetically weeps over the number of her slain, Jeremiah 8:21; Jeremiah 9:1."
Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return? — That is, It is as possible for sinners to return from their sin to God, for his grace is ever at hand to assist, as it is for God, who is pouring out his judgments, to return to them on their return to him. But these held fast deceit, and refused to return; they would not be undeceived.
