Verse List for JER 4:7

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OET (OET-RV) A lion has come up from its thicket, ⇔ ≈ and a destroyer of nations has set out. ⇔ He’s come out from his place to make your country into a wasteland. ⇔ Your cities will be reduced to ruins with no inhabitants.

OET-LV a _lion It _has _gone _up from_thicket _of_its and_a _destroyer _of nations he _has _set _out he _has _gone _out from_place _of_his to_make land _of_your into_a _waste cities _of_your they _will _fall _in _ruins from_not an _inhabitant.

ULT ⇔  A lion has come up from his thicket ⇔  and a destroyer of nations has set out. ⇔ He has gone out from his place ⇔  to make your land into a desolation; ⇔ your cities will become ruins, ⇔  without an inhabitant.

UST An army that has destroyed many nations will attack you ⇔  like a lion that comes out of its den to attack other animals. ⇔ The soldiers of that army have taken down their tents ⇔  and they are already marching toward your land. ⇔  They will destroy your cities and leave them without any people still living in them.’

BSB & MSB A lion has gone up from his thicket, ⇔  and a destroyer of nations has set out. ⇔ He has left his lair ⇔  to lay waste your land. ⇔ Your cities will be reduced to ruins ⇔  and lie uninhabited.

OEB No OEB JER book available

WEBBE & WMBB A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations. He is on his way. He has gone out from his place, to make your land desolate, that your cities be laid waste, without inhabitant.

NET 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.

LSV A lion has gone up from his thicket,
And a destroyer of nations has journeyed,
He has come forth from his place
To make your land become a desolation,
Your cities are laid waste, without inhabitant.

FBV A lion has left his hiding place; a destroyer of nations has started out. He has left his den to come and turn your country into a wasteland. Your towns will be demolished, and no one will live there.

T4T An army that has destroyed many nations will attack you ⇔  like [MET] a lion that comes out of its den to attack other animals. ⇔ The soldiers of that army have taken down their tents ⇔  and they are ready to march toward your land. ⇔  They will destroy your cities and leave them without any people still living in them.’

LEB • A lion has gone up from his thicket,
• and a destroyer of nations has set out.
• He has gone out from his place to make your land as a horror,
• your cities will go to ruin without[fn] inhabitant.

BBE A lion has gone up from his secret place in the woods, and one who makes waste the nations is on his way; he has gone out from his place, to make your land unpeopled, so that your towns will be made waste, with no man living in them.

Moff No Moff JER book available

JPS A lion is gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations is set out, gone forth from his place; to make thy land desolate, that thy cities be laid waste, without inhabitant.

ASV A lion is gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations; he is on his way, he is gone forth from his place, to make thy land desolate, that thy cities be laid waste, without inhabitant.

DRA The lion is come up out of his den, and the robber of nations hath roused himself: he is come forth out of his place, to make thy land desolate: thy cities shall be laid waste, remaining without an inhabitant.

YLT Gone up hath a lion from his thicket, And a destroyer of nations hath journeyed, He hath come forth from his place To make thy land become a desolation, Thy cities are laid waste, without inhabitant.

Drby The lion is come up from his thicket, the destroyer of the nations is on his way; he is gone forth from his place, to make thy land desolate; thy cities shall be laid waste, without inhabitant.

RV A lion is gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations; he is on his way, he is gone forth from his place; to make thy land desolate, that thy cities be laid waste, without inhabitant.
(A lion is gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations; he is on his way, he is gone forth from his place; to make thy/your land desolate, that thy/your cities be laid waste, without inhabitant.)

SLT The lion came up from his thicket, and destroying, he broke up the nations; he went forth from his place to set thy land for a desolation; thy cities shall be laid waste from none inhabiting.

Wbstr The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.

KJB-1769 The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.
(The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy/your land desolate; and thy/your cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.)

KJB-1611 The Lion is come vp from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; hee is gone foorth from his place to make thy land desolate, and thy cities shall be layed waste, without an inhabitant.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps For the spoyler of the gentiles is broken vp from his place as a lion out of his denne: that he may make thy lande waste, and destroy the cities, so that no man may dwell therin.
(For the spoiler of the gentiles is broken up from his place as a lion out of his den: that he may make thy/your land waste, and destroy the cities, so that no man may dwell therein.)

Gnva The lyon is come vp from his denne, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is departed, and gone forth of his place to lay thy land waste, and thy cities shalbe destroyed without an inhabitant.
(The lion is come up from his den, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is departed, and gone forth of his place to lay thy/your land waste, and thy/your cities shall be destroyed without an inhabitant.)

Cvdl For the spoyler of the Gentiles is broken vp from his place, as a lyon out of his dene, that he maye make the londe waist, and destroye the cities, so, that no man maye dwell therin.
(For the spoiler of the Gentiles is broken up from his place, as a lion out of his dene, that he may make the land waist, and destroy the cities, so, that no man may dwell therein.)

Wycl A lioun schal `rise vp fro his denne, and the robbere of folkis schal reise hym silf. He is goon out of his place, to sette thi lond in to wildirnesse; thi citees schulen be distried, abidynge stille with out dwellere.
(A lion shall rise up from his den, and the robbere of folks/people shall raise himself. He is gone out of his place, to set thy/your land in to wilderness; thy/your cities should be destroyed, abiding still with out dwellere.)

Luth Es fähret daher der Löwe aus seiner Hecke, und der Verstörer der Heiden zeucht einher aus seinem Ort, daß er dein Land verwüste und deine Städte ausbrenne, daß niemand drinnen wohne.
(It drives/rides/runs therefore the/of_the lion out_of his Hecke, and the/of_the disturber the/of_the heathens pulls along out_of his place/location, that he your(s) country devastate and your cities burn_out, that no_one inside live/reside.)

ClVg Ascendit leo de cubili suo, et prædo gentium se levavit: egressus est de loco suo ut ponat terram tuam in solitudinem: civitates tuæ vastabuntur, remanentes absque habitatore.[fn]
(Ascendit lion from/about bed his_own, and I_plunder of_Gentile_nations himself he_lifted: going_out it_is from/about instead his_own as put the_earth/land your(sg) in/into/on solitude: cities yours they_will_be_devastated, remaines without inhabitant.)

UHB עָלָ֤ה אַרְיֵה֙ מִֽ⁠סֻּבְּכ֔⁠וֹ וּ⁠מַשְׁחִ֣ית גּוֹיִ֔ם נָסַ֖ע יָצָ֣א מִ⁠מְּקֹמ֑⁠וֹ לָ⁠שׂ֤וּם אַרְצֵ⁠ךְ֙ לְ⁠שַׁמָּ֔ה עָרַ֥יִ⁠ךְ תִּצֶּ֖ינָה מֵ⁠אֵ֥ין יוֹשֵֽׁב׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἀνέβη λέων ἐκ τῆς μάνδρας αὐτοῦ, ἐξολοθρεύων ἔθνη ἐξῇρε, καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ἐκ τοῦ τόπου αὐτοῦ, τοῦ θεῖναι τὴν γῆν εἰς ἐρήμωσιν· καὶ αἱ πόλεις καθαιρεθήσονται, παρὰ τὸ μὴ κατοικεῖσθαι αὐτάς.

BrTr The lion is gone up from his lair, he has roused himself to the destruction of the nations, and has gone forth out of his place, to make the land desolate; and the cities shall be destroyed, so as to be without inhabitant.