20 Destruction upon destruction is cried, for the whole land is wasted: suddenly are my [a]tents destroyed, and my curtains in a moment.

21 How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?

22 For my people is foolish, they have not known me: they are foolish children, and have none understanding: [b]they are wise to do evil, but to do well they have no knowledge.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 4:20 Meaning, the cities, which were as easily cast down as a tent.
  2. Jeremiah 4:22 Their wisdom and policy tend to their own destruction and pulleth them from God.

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