Jeremiah 4:19-21

Lament over Judah’s Devastation

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^(A)My ^(a)soul, my ^(b)soul! I am in anguish! ^(c)Oh, my heart!
My ^(B)heart is pounding in me;
I cannot be silent,
Because ^(d)you have heard, O my soul,
The ^(C)sound of the trumpet,
The alarm of war.

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^(D)Disaster on disaster is proclaimed,
For the ^(E)whole land is devastated;
Suddenly my ^(F)tents are devastated,
My curtains in an instant.

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How long must I see the standard
And hear the sound of the trumpet?

Footnotes:

a. Jeremiah 4:19: ['Lit ', inward parts]

b. Jeremiah 4:19: ['Lit ', inward parts]

c. Jeremiah 4:19: ['Lit ', The walls of my heart]

d. Jeremiah 4:19: ['Or ', I, my soul, heard]

Cross references:

A. Jeremiah 4:19: Isaiah 15:5; Isaiah 16:11; Isaiah 21:3; Isaiah 22:4; Jeremiah 9:1; Jeremiah 9:10; Jeremiah 20:9

B. Jeremiah 4:19: Habakkuk 3:16

C. Jeremiah 4:19: Numbers 10:9

D. Jeremiah 4:20: Psalm 42:7; Ezekiel 7:26

E. Jeremiah 4:20: Jeremiah 4:27

F. Jeremiah 4:20: Jeremiah 10:20