Jeremiah 4:28
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"For this 
 
384: "with me is God," an Isr. nameperhaps from eth and el
the earthהָאָ֔רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz,)
776: earth, landa prim. root
shall mournתֶּאֱבַ֣ל
(te·'e·val)
56: to mourna prim. root
And the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִם
(ha·sha·ma·yim)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word
aboveמִמֶּֽנָּה׃
(mim·men·nah.)
4480: froma prim. preposition
be dark,וְקָדְר֥וּ
(ve·ka·de·ru)
6937: to be darka prim. root
Becauseעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
I have spoken,דִבַּ֙רְתִּי֙
(dib·bar·ti)
1696: to speaka prim. root
I have purposed,זַמֹּ֔תִי
(zam·mo·ti,)
2161: to consider, purpose, devisea prim. root
And I will not change My mind,נִחַ֖מְתִּי
(ni·cham·ti)
5162: to be sorry, console oneselfa prim. root
norוְלֹ֥א
(ve·lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
will I turnאָשׁ֥וּב
(a·shuv)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
from it." 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
For this shall the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
mourn
'abal  (aw-bal')
to bewail -- lament, mourn.
and the heavens
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
above
ma`al  (mah'al)
the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc. -- above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on (very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.
be black
qadar  (kaw-dar')
to be ashy, i.e. dark-colored; by implication, to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments)
because I have spoken
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
it I have purposed
zamam  (zaw-mam')
to plan, usually in a bad sense -- consider, devise, imagine, plot, purpose, think (evil).
it and will not repent
nacham  (naw-kham')
comfort (self), ease (one's self), repent(-er,-ing, self).
neither will I turn back
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
from it
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"For this the earth shall mourn And the heavens above be dark, Because I have spoken, I have purposed, And I will not change My mind, nor will I turn from it."

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Because of this, the earth will mourn; the skies above will grow dark. I have spoken; I have planned, and I will not relent or turn back from it.

International Standard Version
Because of this, the land will mourn, and the heavens above will be dark. Because I have spoken and decided, I won't turn back from doing it."

NET Bible
Because of this the land will mourn and the sky above will grow black. For I have made my purpose known and I will not relent or turn back from carrying it out."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The earth will mourn, and the sky will grow black. I have spoken, and I have planned it. I won't change my plans, and I won't turn back.

King James 2000 Bible
For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not relent, neither will I turn back from it.
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