Jeremiah 4:21

21 How long must I look at the war flag? How long must I listen to the war trumpet?

Jeremiah 4:21 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 4:21

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, and blow with their trumpets, to give the people warning and notice of it, and to call them to battle, and that they might prepare for the same, as Kimchi observes; or else by the Chaldean army, which came with colours flying, trumpets blowing, and set in array for battle, which was very terrible, as an army with banners is, ( Song of Solomon 6:4 Song of Solomon 6:10 ) : and hear the sound of the trumpet?
either of the watchmen giving notice of danger, and summoning to battle, or of the enemy preparing to attack; see ( 1 Corinthians 14:8 ) .

Jeremiah 4:21 In-Context

19 Oh, 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.

20 Disaster follows disaster; the whole country has been destroyed. My tents are destroyed in only a moment. My curtains are torn down quickly.

21 How long must I look at the war flag? How long must I listen to the war trumpet?

22 The Lord says, "My people are foolish. They do not know me. They are stupid children; they don't understand. They are skillful at doing evil, but they don't know how to do good."

23 I looked at the earth, and it was empty and had no shape. I looked at the sky, and its light was gone.