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Jeremiah 4:20

18 “Your ways and deeds have brought this upon you. This is your punishment; how bitter it is, because it pierces to the heart!”

19 My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.

Disaster after disaster is proclaimed, for the whole land is laid waste. My tents are destroyed in an instant, my curtains in a moment.

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

22 “For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”

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BSB
Disaster after disaster is proclaimed, for the whole land is laid waste. My tents are destroyed in an instant, my curtains in a moment.
KJV
Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.
WEB
Destruction on destruction is decreed, for the whole land is laid waste. Suddenly my tents are destroyed, and my curtains gone in a moment.
ASV
Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is laid waste: suddenly are my tents destroyed, [and] my curtains in a moment.
DARBY
Destruction upon destruction is proclaimed; for the whole land is wasted: suddenly are my tents laid waste, my curtains, in a moment.
BLB
Destruction upon destruction is called out; for all the land is brought to ruin! Suddenly my tents are left in ruins, [and] my curtains [in] a moment.
ÅB
Ødeleggelse på ødeleggelse roper de om; for hele landet er ødelagt; brått er mine telt ødelagt, i et øyeblikk mine telttepper.
OTB
Ulykke på ulykke blir kunngjort; hele landet er ødelagt. I et øyeblikk er mine telt ødelagt, mine tilfluktssteder på et øyeblikk.
B1930
Ødeleggelse på ødeleggelse roper de om; for hele landet er ødelagt; brått er mine telt ødelagt, i et øieblikk mine telttepper.

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