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Jeremiah’s Lament for His People

19 “My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain.
    Oh, the aching[a] of my heart!
My heart pounds within me;
    I cannot keep silent.
For I hear the sound of the trumpet,[b]
    the alarm for war.
20 Disaster upon disaster is proclaimed,
    for the entire land is devastated.
Suddenly, my tent is destroyed,
    in a moment my curtains.
21 How long will I see the battle standard
    and hear the sound of the trumpet?

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 4:19 Lit. walls
  2. Jeremiah 4:19 I.e. the signal for the troops to attack