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21 How long must I see the battle flags
    and hear the trumpets of war?

22 “My people are foolish
    and do not know me,” says the Lord.
“They are stupid children
    who have no understanding.
They are clever enough at doing wrong,
    but they have no idea how to do right!”

Jeremiah’s Vision of Coming Disaster

23 I looked at the earth, and it was empty and formless.
    I looked at the heavens, and there was no light.

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

22 “My people are fools;(C)
    they do not know me.(D)
They are senseless children;
    they have no understanding.(E)
They are skilled in doing evil;(F)
    they know not how to do good.”(G)

23 I looked at the earth,
    and it was formless and empty;(H)
and at the heavens,
    and their light(I) was gone.

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