Jeremiah 8:4

Translations

Modern

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?

Traditional

Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return?

Literal

And you shall say to them, thus says YHWH! “Will they fall, and not rise? Will they turn away, and not return?

Latin

Et dices ad eos: Hæc dicit Dominus: Numquid qui cadit non resurget? et qui aversus est non revertetur?

Original

Hebrew

English

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?

Notes

Jeremiah 8:4–7

These verses list the evidence of Judah's sins. The people engaged in ritual sex related to idol worship. They followed idol worship practices. They stayed in their delusions because lies trapped their minds and hearts. The term "lies" often refers to idols (Jeremiah 5:3, 6; 7:24; 9:6; Proverbs 24:16; Isaiah 44:20; Amos 5:2; Micah 7:8).

Jeremiah 8:4–17

These three short poems were likely shared during the reign of Jehoiakim.

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Proverbs 24:16
For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
Micah 7:8
Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.
Hosea 6:1
Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.
Isaiah 55:7
Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.
Jeremiah 3:1
“If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to marry another, can he ever return to her? Would not such a land be completely defiled? But you have played the harlot with many lovers—and you would return to Me?” declares the LORD.
Ezekiel 18:23
Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Lord GOD. Wouldn’t I prefer that he turn from his ways and live?
Hosea 7:10
Israel’s arrogance testifies against them, yet they do not return to the LORD their God; despite all this, they do not seek Him.
Amos 5:2
“Fallen is Virgin Israel, never to rise again. She lies abandoned on her land, with no one to raise her up.”
Hosea 14:1
Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity.
1 Kings 8:38
…then may whatever prayer or petition Your people Israel make—each knowing his own afflictions and spreading out his hands toward this temple—
Jeremiah 23:14
And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns his back on wickedness. They are all like Sodom to Me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.”
Isaiah 44:22
I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Jeremiah (Person)

Topics

Backsliders: Backsliding of Israel Impenitence: General Scriptures Concerning

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