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19 My stomach, my stomach!
    I writhe in anguish!
    The pain of my heart!
    My heart is pounding within me!
    I cannot keep silent
        because I have heard, O my soul,
        the sound of the shofar,
        the battle-cry of war.
20 Disaster on disaster is reported.
    So the whole land is ruined.

    My tents are suddenly ravaged,
        my curtains in an instant.
21 How long must I see the battle standard
    and hear the sound of the shofar?

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19 Oh, my anguish, my anguish!(A)
    I writhe in pain.(B)
Oh, the agony of my heart!
    My heart pounds(C) within me,
    I cannot keep silent.(D)
For I have heard the sound of the trumpet;(E)
    I have heard the battle cry.(F)
20 Disaster follows disaster;(G)
    the whole land lies in ruins.(H)
In an instant my tents(I) are destroyed,
    my shelter in a moment.
21 How long must I see the battle standard(J)
    and hear the sound of the trumpet?(K)

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