Bible verse
They surround her like men guarding a field, because she has rebelled against Me,” declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 4:17 · BSB
The verses around it, from Jeremiah 4.
13 Behold, he advances like the clouds, his chariots like the whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!
14 Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?
15 For a voice resounds from Dan, proclaiming disaster from the hills of Ephraim.
16 Warn the nations now! Proclaim to Jerusalem: “A besieging army comes from a distant land; they raise their voices against the cities of Judah.
17 They surround her like men guarding a field, because she has rebelled against Me,” declares the LORD.
18 “Your ways and deeds have brought this upon you. This is your punishment; how bitter it is, because it pierces to the heart!”
19 My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.
20 Disaster after disaster is proclaimed, for the whole land is laid waste. My tents are destroyed in an instant, my curtains in a moment.
21 How long must I see the signal flag and hear the sound of the horn?
KJV
As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the LORD.
ASV
As keepers of a field are they against her round about, because she hath been rebellious against me, saith Jehovah.
ERV
As keepers of a field are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the LORD.
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