Jeremiah 4:17-19

New Century Version

¹⁷The enemy has surrounded Jerusalem as men guard a field,
    because Judah turned against me,’” says the Lord.
¹⁸“The way you have lived and acted
    has brought this trouble to you.
This is your punishment.
    How terrible it is!
    The pain stabs your heart!”

Jeremiah’s Cry

¹⁹Oh, how I hurt! How I hurt!
    I am bent over in pain.
Oh, the torture in my heart!
    My heart is pounding inside me.
    I cannot keep quiet,
because I have heard the sound of the trumpet.
    I have heard the shouts of war.

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Jeremiah 4:17-19

New International Version

¹⁷They 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!”

¹⁹Oh, 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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Jeremiah 4:17-19

King James Version

¹⁷As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the Lord.

¹⁸Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart.

¹⁹My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.

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