Jeremiah 4:28
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For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.Therefore the earth will mourn and the heavens above will grow dark. I have spoken, I have planned, and I will not relent or turn back.”
In other translations
For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.Therefore the earth will mourn and the heavens above will grow dark. I have spoken, I have planned, and I will not relent or turn back.”
Hebrew words
עַל־'al-onH5921זֹאתzotthisH2063תֶּאֱבַלte'evalit will mournH56הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe earthH776וְקָדְרוּvekaderuand they will be darkH6937הַשָּׁמַיִםhashamayimthe heavensH8064מִמָּעַלmima'al<from> aboveH4605עַל'alonH5921כִּי־ki-forH3588דִבַּרְתִּיdibartiI have spokenH1696זַמֹּתִיzamotiI have resolvedH2161וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808נִחַמְתִּיnichamtiI have repentedH5162וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808אָשׁוּב'ashuvI will turn backH7725מִמֶּנָּה׃mimenahfrom itH4480
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