Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
How long will I see the battle standard and hear the sound of the trumpet?
New American Standard Bible
And hear the sound of the trumpet?
King James Version
How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?
Holman Bible
and hear the sound of the ram’s horn?
American Standard Version
How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?
Amplified
How long [O Lord] must I see the banner [marking the way for flight]
And hear the sound of the trumpet [urging the people to run for safety]?
Bible in Basic English
How long will I go on seeing the flag and hearing the sound of the war-horn?
Darby Translation
How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?
Julia Smith Translation
How long shall I see the signal, shall I hear the voice of the trumpet?
King James 2000
How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?
Lexham Expanded Bible
How long must I see [the] banner, [and] hear [the] sound of a horn?
Modern King James verseion
How long shall I see the banner and hear the sound of the ram's horn?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
How long shall I see the tokens of war, and hear the noise of the trumpets?
NET Bible
"How long must I see the enemy's battle flags and hear the military signals of their bugles?"
New Heart English Bible
How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?
The Emphasized Bible
How long shall I keep on seeing a standard, - continue to hear the sound of a horn?
Webster
How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?
World English Bible
How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?
Youngs Literal Translation
Till when do I see an ensign? Do I hear the voice of a trumpet?
Interlinear
Ra'ah
References
Watsons
Word Count of 19 Translations in Jeremiah 4:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
An Invasion From The North
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? 22 "For my people are foolish, they don't know me. They're stupid children, they have no understanding. They're skilled at doing evil, but how to do good, they don't know."
Names
Cross References
2 Chronicles 35:25
Jeremiah sang a lament for Josiah, and all the male and female singers recite that lamentation about Josiah to this day. In fact, they made singing it an ordinance in Israel, and they are recorded in the Lamentations.
2 Chronicles 36:3
after which the king of Egypt dethroned him and imposed a fine on the land of 100 talents of silver and one talent of gold.
2 Chronicles 36:6-7
As a result, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon attacked him, bound him in bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.
2 Chronicles 36:10
At the beginning of the next year, King Nebuchadnezzar sent for him and brought him to Babylon, along with valuable articles from the LORD's Temple, and he installed Jehoiachin's relative Zedekiah as king over Judah and Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 36:17
Therefore he brought up the king of the Chaldeans against them, who executed their young men in the holy Temple, showing no compassion on young man or young virgin, adult men or the aged. God gave them all into the king's control,
Jeremiah 4:5-6
Declare in Judah, make known in Jerusalem, by saying, "Blow the trumpet in the land, cry out, and say, "Gather together and let's go to the fortified cities!'
Jeremiah 4:19
"My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain. Oh, the aching of my heart! My heart pounds within me; I cannot keep silent. For I hear the sound of the trumpet, the alarm for war.
Jeremiah 6:1
"Flee to safety, you people of Benjamin, leave Jerusalem. Sound the trumpet in Tekoa, and raise a signal over Beth-haccerem! For calamity and terrible destruction are turning toward you from the north.