Jeremiah 4:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“How long must I see the signal flag and hear the sound of the horn?”
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BSBPD
“How long must I see the signal flag and hear the sound of the horn?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Till when do I see an ensign? Do I hear the voice of a trumpet?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Jeremiah 4:21 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Chronicles 35:25Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the choirs of men and women sing laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments.
- 2 Chronicles 36:3And the king of Egypt dethroned him in Jerusalem and imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
- 2 Chronicles 36:6Then Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jehoiakim and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon.
- 2 Chronicles 36:10In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar summoned Jehoiachin and brought him to Babylon, along with the articles of value from the house of the LORD. And he made Jehoiachin’s relative Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 36:17So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar,
- Jeremiah 4:5Announce in Judah, proclaim in Jerusalem, and say: “Blow the ram’s horn throughout the land. Cry aloud and say, ‘Assemble yourselves and let us flee to the fortified cities.’
- Jeremiah 4:19My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.
- Jeremiah 6:1“Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin; flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms from the north, even great destruction.
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