17 They have her surrounded(A)
like those who guard a field,
because she has rebelled against Me.(B)
This is the Lord’s declaration.
18 Your way of life and your actions
have brought this on you.(C)
This is your punishment. It is very bitter,
because it has reached your heart!

Jeremiah’s Lament

19 My anguish, my anguish![a] I writhe in agony!
Oh, the pain in[b] my heart!(D)
My heart pounds;
I cannot be silent.
For you, my soul,
have heard the sound of the ram’s horn—
the shout of battle.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 4:19 Lit My inner parts, my inner parts
  2. Jeremiah 4:19 Lit the walls of

17 They surround(A) her like men guarding a field,
    because she has rebelled(B) against me,’”
declares the Lord.
18 “Your own conduct and actions(C)
    have brought this on you.(D)
This is your punishment.
    How bitter(E) it is!
    How it pierces to the heart!”

19 Oh, my anguish, my anguish!(F)
    I writhe in pain.(G)
Oh, the agony of my heart!
    My heart pounds(H) within me,
    I cannot keep silent.(I)
For I have heard the sound of the trumpet;(J)
    I have heard the battle cry.(K)

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