Jeremiah 4:21

21 How long must I see the battle standard and hear the sound of the trumpet?

Jeremiah 4:21 in Other Translations

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

21 How long must I see the standard and hear the sound of the trumpet?

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

21 How long do I have to look at the warning flares, listen to the siren of danger? Experts at Evil

21 How long must I see the signal flag and hear the sound of the ram's horn?

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, my anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain. Oh, the agony of my heart! My heart pounds within me, I cannot keep silent. For I have heard the sound of the trumpet; I have heard the battle cry.

20 Disaster follows disaster; the whole land lies in ruins. In an instant my tents are destroyed, my shelter in a moment.

21 How long must I see the battle standard and hear the sound of the trumpet?

22 “My people are fools; they do not know me. They are senseless children; they have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil; they know not how to do good.”

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

Cross References

• 1. S ver 6; S Numbers 2:2; S Isaiah 18:3
• 2. ver 5,19; S Joshua 6:20; Jeremiah 6:1; Hosea 5:8; Amos 3:6; Zephaniah 1:16