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Now I pronounce my judgments against them.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />It is a roaring blast sent by me! Now I will pronounce your destruction!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />a wind too full for this comes for me. Now it is I who speak in judgment upon them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />a wind too strong for that comes from Me. Now I also pronounce judgments against them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>Even</i> a full wind from those <i>places</i> shall come unto me: now also will I give sentence against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />A wind too strong for these will come for Me; Now I will also speak judgment against them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />a wind too strong for this—will come at My command; now I will also pronounce judgments against them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />a wind too strong for this— will come at My command; now I will also pronounce judgments against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />a wind too strong for this—will come at My command; now I will also pronounce judgments against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />a wind too full for these things—will come for My <i>purpose</i>; now I will also speak judgments against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />a wind too strong <i>and</i> full for this comes at My word. Now I will also speak judgment against My people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />a wind too strong for this comes at my call. Now I will also pronounce judgments against them.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />a wind too strong for this comes at My call. Now I will also pronounce judgments against them.&#8217&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />a full wind from these shall come for me: now will I also utter judgments against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />a full wind from these shall come for me: now will I also utter judgments against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />It will be a stronger wind than that. It will come from me. Now, I will pass sentence on them."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />the wind that comes at the LORD's command will be much stronger than that! It is the LORD himself who is pronouncing judgment on his people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />A wind too strong for that is coming at my bidding. Now I'm judging them as I speak."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />a wind too strong for that comes from Me. Now I also pronounce judgments against them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />No, a wind too strong for that will come at my bidding. Yes, even now I, myself, am calling down judgment on them.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />a full wind from these shall come for me. Now I will also utter judgments against them."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Even a full wind from those places shall come to me: now also will I give sentence against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />A full wind from these will come for me. Now I will also utter judgments against them.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />A full wind from these comes for Me, "" Now also, I speak judgments with them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> A full wind from these doth come for Me, Now, also, I speak judgments with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />A spirit of fulness above these shall come to me: now will I also speak judgments to them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />A full wind from these places shall come to me: and now I will speak my judgments with them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />A full spirit from these places will come to me. And now I will speak my judgments over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />a strong wind from there comes at my bidding. Now I too pronounce sentence upon them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />a wind too strong for that. Now it is I who speak in judgment against them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But a strong wind from those places shall come to me; now also I will pronounce judgment against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The wind that is full of these will come to me, therefore also I shall speak my judgment with them<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />A wind too strong for this shall come for Me; Now will I also utter judgments against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>But</i> a spirit of full vengeance shall come upon me; and now I declare my judgments against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/4-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=1124" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/4.htm">Disaster from the North</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A searing wind from the barren heights in the desert blows toward the daughter of My people, but not to winnow or to sift; <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: rū·aḥ (N-cs) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">a wind</a> <a href="/hebrew/4392.htm" title="4392: mā·lê (Adj-ms) -- Full. From male'; full or filling; also fulness; adverbially, fully.">too strong</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: mê·’êl·leh (Prep-m:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">for that</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: yā·ḇō·w (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">comes</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">from Me.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: ‘at·tāh (Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">Now</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">also</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: ’ă·ḏab·bêr (V-Piel-Imperf-1cs) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">pronounce</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: miš·pā·ṭîm (N-mp) -- Judgment. ">judgments</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’ō·w·ṯām (Prep:: 3mp) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">against them.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>Behold, he advances like the clouds, his chariots like the whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/13-13.htm">Ezekiel 13:13</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: In My wrath I will release a windstorm, and in My anger torrents of rain and hail will fall with destructive fury.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-15.htm">Hosea 13:15</a></span><br />Although he flourishes among his brothers, an east wind will come—a wind from the LORD rising up from the desert. His fountain will fail, and his spring will run dry. The wind will plunder his treasury of every precious article.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Isaiah 66:15</a></span><br />For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-27.htm">Isaiah 30:27-28</a></span><br />Behold, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, with burning anger and dense smoke. His lips are full of fury, and His tongue is like a consuming fire. / His breath is like a rushing torrent that rises to the neck. He comes to sift the nations in a sieve of destruction; He bridles the jaws of the peoples to lead them astray.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-24.htm">Isaiah 5:24</a></span><br />Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-9.htm">Amos 4:9</a></span><br />“I struck you with blight and mildew in your growing gardens and vineyards; the locust devoured your fig and olive trees, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-7.htm">Isaiah 40:7</a></span><br />The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-16.htm">Isaiah 41:16</a></span><br />You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/17-13.htm">Isaiah 17:13</a></span><br />The nations rage like the rush of many waters. He rebukes them, and they flee far away, driven before the wind like chaff on the hills, like tumbleweeds before a gale.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-6.htm">Isaiah 29:6</a></span><br />you will be visited by the LORD of Hosts with thunder and earthquake and loud noise, with windstorm and tempest and consuming flame of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-31.htm">Matthew 24:31</a></span><br />And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-1.htm">Revelation 7:1</a></span><br />After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/9-14.htm">Revelation 9:14-15</a></span><br />saying to the sixth angel with the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.” / So the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-7.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:7-8</a></span><br />and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-41.htm">Matthew 13:41-42</a></span><br />The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness. / And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Even a full wind from those places shall come to me: now also will I give sentence against them.</p><p class="hdg">a full wind from those.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/1-16.htm">Jeremiah 1:16</a></b></br> And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/5-8.htm">Ezekiel 5:8</a></b></br> Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, <i>am</i> against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/6-11.htm">Ezekiel 6:11-13</a></b></br> Thus saith the Lord GOD; Smite with thine hand, and stamp with thy foot, and say, Alas for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/1-17.htm">Command</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-16.htm">Decision</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-12.htm">Full</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-2.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-16.htm">Judgments</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-11.htm">Places</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-16.htm">Pronounce</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-11.htm">Sentence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-17.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-16.htm">Utter</a> <a href="/songs/8-6.htm">Vehement</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-11.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/7-22.htm">Command</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-31.htm">Decision</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-27.htm">Full</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-1.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-1.htm">Judgments</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-1.htm">Places</a> <a href="/micah/3-11.htm">Pronounce</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-11.htm">Sentence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-5.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-28.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-19.htm">Utter</a> <a href="/jonah/4-8.htm">Vehement</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-13.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/4-1.htm">God calls Israel by his promise</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/4-3.htm">He exhorts Judah to repentance by fearful judgments</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/4-19.htm">A grievous lamentation for Judah</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/jeremiah/4.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>a wind too strong for this</b><br />This phrase captures the intensity and overwhelming nature of the judgment that God is proclaiming through the prophet Jeremiah. The Hebrew word for "wind" here is "רוּחַ" (ruach), which can mean wind, spirit, or breath. In the context of Jeremiah, it often symbolizes God's powerful and purifying judgment. This is not a gentle breeze but a forceful, divine intervention that is beyond human control or resistance. Historically, the imagery of a strong wind would resonate with the people of Judah, who were familiar with the destructive power of desert winds, known as sirocco, which could devastate crops and homes. Spiritually, this wind signifies the inescapable and righteous judgment of God against the sin and idolatry of His people.<p><b>will come at My command</b><br />This phrase emphasizes the sovereignty and authority of God. The Hebrew root for "command" is "צָוָה" (tsavah), which means to appoint, command, or ordain. It underscores that this impending judgment is not a random act of nature but a deliberate act of God. The historical context here is crucial; the people of Judah had repeatedly turned away from God, despite numerous warnings through the prophets. This phrase serves as a reminder that God is in control of all creation, and His commands are executed with precision and purpose. It is a call to recognize His ultimate authority and to respond with repentance and obedience.<p><b>Now I will also pronounce judgments against them</b><br />This phrase marks the culmination of God's warning through Jeremiah. The Hebrew word for "pronounce" is "דִּבֶּר" (dibber), which means to speak or declare. It indicates a formal declaration of judgment, akin to a legal pronouncement. The historical context is the impending Babylonian invasion, which God is using as an instrument of His judgment against Judah's persistent unfaithfulness. Scripturally, this reflects the consistent biblical theme that God is just and will not overlook sin. However, it also implies that God’s judgments are not arbitrary; they are based on His righteous standards and are meant to lead His people back to Him. This serves as a sobering reminder of the seriousness of sin and the need for genuine repentance.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">A full wind from those places.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">a wind fuller than those, </span>or, <span class= "ital">fuller than for this<span class= "bld"> . . .</span></span> <span class= "ital">i.e., </span>more tempestuous than those which serve for the work of the thresher, and blowing away both grain and chaff together.<p><span class= "bld">Shall come unto me.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">for me, as doing my pleasure.</span><p><span class= "bld">Give sentence against them.</span>--<span class= "ital">sc</span>., against the sinful people of Judah and Jerusalem.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Even a full wind from those places</span>. The passage is obscure, but this is a very possible rendering. "Full," equivalent to "violent;" "those (places)," equivalent to the bare hills spoken of in ver. 11. Keil and Payne Smith, however, render, "a fuller wind than those," <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. a more violent wind than those which serve for winnowing the corn; while Hitzig (see on ver. 11) supposes "from those" to mean the persons described in ver. 11 as "the daughter of my people." <span class="cmt_word">Unto me</span>; or perhaps for me, at my beck and call. <span class="cmt_word">Now also will I</span>, etc. We must supply the other term of the antithesis from the context: "As they have sinned against me, so will I also now hold a court of justice upon them" (see on Jeremiah 1:16). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/4-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">a wind</span><br /><span class="heb">ר֧וּחַ</span> <span class="translit">(rū·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">too strong</span><br /><span class="heb">מָלֵ֛א</span> <span class="translit">(mā·lê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4392.htm">Strong's 4392: </a> </span><span class="str2">Full, filling, fulness, fully</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for that</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאֵ֖לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">comes</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֣בוֹא</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from Me.</span><br /><span class="heb">לִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">Now</span><br /><span class="heb">עַתָּ֕ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> </span><span class="str2">At this time</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will also</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּם־</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pronounce</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדַבֵּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">judgments</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁפָּטִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(miš·pā·ṭîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against them.”</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹתָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/4-12.htm">Jeremiah 4:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/4-12.htm">Jeremiah 4:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/4-12.htm">Jeremiah 4:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/4-12.htm">Jeremiah 4:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/4-12.htm">Jeremiah 4:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/4-12.htm">Jeremiah 4:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/4-12.htm">Jeremiah 4:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/4-12.htm">Jeremiah 4:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/4-12.htm">Jeremiah 4:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/4-12.htm">Jeremiah 4:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/4-12.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 4:12 A full wind from these shall come (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/4-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 4:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 4:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/4-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 4:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 4:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>