Jeremiah 4:21

21 How long must I see the standard and hear the sound of the 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 My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh the walls of my heart! My heart is beating wildly; I cannot keep silent, for I hear the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.

20 Crash follows hard on crash; the whole land is laid waste. Suddenly my tents are laid waste, my curtains in a moment.

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

22 "For my people are foolish; they know me not; they are stupid children; they have no understanding. They are 'wise'--in doing evil! But how to do good they know not."

23 I looked on the earth, and behold, it was without form and void; and to the heavens, and they had no light.