Jeremiah 4:17-19

Amplified Bible

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‘Like watchmen of a field they are against her on all sides,
Because she has rebelled against Me,’ says the Lord.
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“Your ways and your deeds
Have brought these things on you.
This is your tragedy and doom; how bitter,
How it has touched your heart!”

Lament over Judah’s Devastation

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My soul, my soul! I writhe in anguish and pain! Oh, the walls of my heart!
My heart is pounding and throbbing within me;
I cannot be silent,
For you have heard, O my soul,
The sound of the trumpet,
The alarm of war.

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