Jer 4:18 | NET2full | STEP | “The way you have lived and the things you have done will bring this on you. This is the punishment you deserve, and it will be painful indeed . The pain will be so bad it will pierce your heart .”

‏ Jeremiah 4:18

18 “The way you have lived and the things you have done ^{▼▼tn Heb “Your way and your deeds.”}
will bring this on you.
This is the punishment you deserve, and it will be painful indeed. ^{▼▼tn Heb “How bitter!”}
The pain will be so bad it will pierce your heart.” ^{▼▼tn Heb “Indeed, it reaches to your heart.” The subject must be the pain alluded to in the last half of the preceding line; the verb is masculine, agreeing with the adjective translated “painful.” The only other possible antecedent, “punishment,” is feminine.}