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17 They have surrounded her like those guarding a field
    because they have rebelled against me,’”
        declares the Lord.
18 “Your lifestyles and your actions
    have brought these things on you.
This is your calamity—it is indeed bitter,
    for it has reached your heart!”

Jeremiah’s Lament for His People

19 “My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain.
    Oh, the aching[a] of my heart!
My heart pounds within me;
    I cannot keep silent.
For I hear the sound of the trumpet,[b]
    the alarm for war.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 4:19 Lit. walls
  2. Jeremiah 4:19 I.e. the signal for the troops to attack

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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