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Jeremiah 4:21

Jeremiah 4:21
How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

How long shall I see the standard,.... "Ensign" or "banner" displayed; either by the watchmen placed on high hills or towers, who, when they see the enemy approaching, lift up their ensign or banner,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The standard - See Jer 4:6. The alarm caused by the invasion is graphically described. The people are dispersed over the land following their usual pursuits, when tidings come of the enemy’s approach.…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Jeremiah 4:19-31

The prophet is here in an agony, and cries out like one upon the rack of pain with some acute distemper, or as a woman in travail. The expressions are very pathetic and moving, enough to melt a heart…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Jeremiah 4:19-22

The prophet is racked with grief at the noise of war and the thought of its horrors and all through the mad folly of his people.

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