Declare in Judah and proclaim in Jerusalem, and say,
(A)Blow the trumpet in the land;
Cry aloud and say,
(B)Assemble, and let’s go
Into the fortified cities.’

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Disaster From the North

“Announce in Judah and proclaim(A) in Jerusalem and say:
    ‘Sound the trumpet(B) throughout the land!’
Cry aloud and say:
    ‘Gather together!
    Let us flee to the fortified cities!’(C)

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Grief over Judah’s Devastation

19 (A)My [a]soul, my [b]soul! I am in anguish! [c]Oh, my heart!
My (B)heart is pounding in me;
I cannot keep silent,
Because, [d]my soul, you have heard
The (C)sound of the trumpet,
The alarm of war.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 4:19 Lit inward parts
  2. Jeremiah 4:19 Lit inward parts
  3. Jeremiah 4:19 Lit The walls of my heart
  4. Jeremiah 4:19 Another reading is I have heard

19 Oh, my anguish, my anguish!(A)
    I writhe in pain.(B)
Oh, the agony of my heart!
    My heart pounds(C) within me,
    I cannot keep silent.(D)
For I have heard the sound of the trumpet;(E)
    I have heard the battle cry.(F)

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21 How long must I see the flag
And hear the sound of the trumpet?

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21 How long must I see the battle standard(A)
    and hear the sound of the trumpet?(B)

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The Coming Destruction of Jerusalem

“Flee to safety, you sons of (A)Benjamin,
From the midst of Jerusalem!
Blow a trumpet in Tekoa
And raise a warning signal over [a](B)Beth-haccerem;
For evil looks down from the (C)north,
Along with a great destruction.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 6:1 I.e., house of the vineyard

Jerusalem Under Siege

“Flee for safety, people of Benjamin!
    Flee from Jerusalem!
Sound the trumpet(A) in Tekoa!(B)
    Raise the signal over Beth Hakkerem!(C)
For disaster looms out of the north,(D)
    even terrible destruction.

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(A)Blow the horn in (B)Gibeah,
And the trumpet in Ramah.
Sound an alarm at Beth-aven:
(C)Behind you, Benjamin!”

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“Sound the trumpet(A) in Gibeah,(B)
    the horn in Ramah.(C)
Raise the battle cry in Beth Aven[a];(D)
    lead on, Benjamin.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 5:8 Beth Aven means house of wickedness (a derogatory name for Bethel, which means house of God).

16 A day of (A)trumpet and battle cry
Against the (B)fortified cities
And the high corner towers.

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16     a day of trumpet and battle cry(A)
against the fortified cities
    and against the corner towers.(B)

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