Jeremiah 4:8
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us.
American King James Version (AKJV)
For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us.
American Standard Version (ASV)
For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and wail; for the fierce anger of Jehovah is not turned back from us.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
For this put on haircloth, with weeping and loud crying: for the burning wrath of the Lord is not turned back from us.
Webster's Revision
For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us.
World English Bible
For this clothe yourself with sackcloth, lament and wail; for the fierce anger of Yahweh hasn't turned back from us.
English Revised Version (ERV)
For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us.
Definitions for Jeremiah 4:8
Clarke's Jeremiah 4:8 Bible Commentary
Lament and howl - הילילו heililu. The aboriginal Irish had a funeral song called the Caoinian, still continued among their descendants, one part of which is termed the ulaloo: this is sung responsively or alternately, and is accompanied with a full chorus of sighs and groans. It has been thought that Ireland was originally peopled by the Phoenicians: if so, this will account for the similarity of many words and customs among both these people.
Barnes's Jeremiah 4:8 Bible Commentary
Is not turned ... - As long as their sins are unrepented of, so long must their punishment continue.