American Standard Version
"How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet? "
— Jeremiah 4:21, American Standard Version
“How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?”
“How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?”
““How long must I see the enemy’s battle flags and hear the military signals of their bugles?””
“How long shall I see men fleeing away, how long shall I hear the sound of the trumpet?”
“How long will I go on seeing the flag and hearing the sound of the war-horn?”
“How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?”
Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness; for it is bitter, for it reacheth unto thy heart.
My anguish, my anguish! I am pained at my very heart; my heart is disquieted in me; I cannot hold my peace; because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.
Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is laid waste: suddenly are my tents destroyed, and my curtains in a moment.
How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?
For my people are foolish, they know me not; they are sottish children, and they have no understanding; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was waste and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved to and fro.