Jeremiah 4:9 ““In that day,” declares the LORD, “the king and officials will lose th…”

Jeremiah 4:9

“In that day,” declares the LORD, “the king and officials will lose their courage. The priests will tremble in fear, and the prophets will be astounded.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the LORD, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder.

World English Bible

“It will happen at that day,” says the LORD, “that the heart of the king will perish, along with the heart of the princes. The priests will be astonished, and the prophets will wonder.”

American Standard Version

And it shall come to pass at that day, saith Jehovah, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder.

Geneva Bible 1599

And in that day, saith the Lord, the heart of the King shall perish, and the heart of the princes and the Priestes shall be astonished, and the Prophets shall wonder.

Darby Translation

And it shall come to pass in that day, saith Jehovah, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall be amazed.

Young's Literal Translation

And it hath come to pass, in that day, An affirmation of Jehovah: 'Perish doth the heart of the king, And the heart of the princes, And astonished have been the priests, And the prophets do wonder.'

Bible in Basic English

And it will come about in that day, says the Lord, that the heart of the king will be dead in him, and the hearts of the rulers; and the priests will be overcome with fear, and the prophets with wonder.

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Cross references

“that the heart”

Isaiah 22:3–5 Jeremiah 52:7 2 Kings 25:4 Psalm 102:4 Isaiah 19:3 Isaiah 19:16

Isaiah 22:3–5 · BSB

All your rulers have fled together, captured without a bow. All your fugitives were captured together, having fled to a distant place.

Jeremiah 52:7 · BSB

Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled the city by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,

2 Kings 25:4 · BSB

Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,

Psalm 102:4 · BSB

My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread.

Isaiah 19:3 · BSB

Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied out from among them, and I will frustrate their plans, so that they will resort to idols and spirits of the dead, to mediums and spiritists.

Isaiah 19:16 · BSB

In that day the Egyptians will be like women. They will tremble with fear beneath the uplifted hand of the LORD of Hosts, when He brandishes it against them.

“and the priests”

Ezekiel 13:9–16 Jeremiah 5:31 Jeremiah 37:19 Acts 13:41 Jeremiah 6:13 Jeremiah 6:14

Ezekiel 13:9–16 · BSB

My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and speak lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of My people or be recorded in the register of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land…

Jeremiah 5:31 · BSB

The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?

Jeremiah 37:19 · BSB

Where are your prophets who prophesied to you, claiming, ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you or this land’?

Acts 13:41 · BSB

‘Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.’ ”

Jeremiah 6:13 · BSB

“For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.

Jeremiah 6:14 · BSB

They dress the wound of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

8So put on sackcloth, mourn and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.”

10Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, how completely You have deceived this people and Jerusalem by saying, ‘You will have peace,’ while a sword is at our throats.”

Read Jeremiah 4