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Jeremiah 4:5

Good News Translation (US Version)

Blow the trumpet throughout the land! Shout loud and clear! Tell the people of Judah and Jerusalem to run to the fortified cities.

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“Why are we sitting still?” God's people ask. “Come on, we will run to the fortified cities and die there. The Lord our God has condemned us to die; he has given us poison to drink, because we have sinned against him.

People of Benjamin, run for safety! Escape from Jerusalem! Sound the trumpet in Tekoa and build a signal fire in Beth Haccherem. Disaster and destruction are about to come from the north.

Joshua and the men of Israel slaughtered them, although some managed to find safety inside their city walls and were not killed.

The Lord says, “Sound the alarm! Enemies are swooping down on my land like eagles! My people have broken the covenant I made with them and have rebelled against my teaching.

When a lion roars, who can keep from being afraid? When the Sovereign Lord speaks, who can keep from proclaiming his message?

Does the war trumpet sound in a city without making the people afraid? Does disaster strike a city unless the Lord sends it?

But when King Nebuchadnezzar invaded the country, we decided to come to Jerusalem to get away from the Babylonian and Syrian armies. That is why we are living in Jerusalem.”

“Listen to the terms of the covenant. Tell the people of Judah and of Jerusalem

I asked, “Lord, why is the land devastated and dry as a desert, so that no one travels through it? Who is wise enough to understand this? To whom have you explained it so that they can tell others?”

The Lord says, “Tell the descendants of Jacob, tell the people of Judah:

When long blasts are sounded on both trumpets, the whole community is to gather around you at the entrance to the Tent of my presence.

The trumpet blows, and everyone gets ready. But no one goes off to war, for God's anger will fall on everyone alike.

Blow the trumpet; sound the alarm on Zion, God's sacred hill. Tremble, people of Judah! The day of the Lord is coming soon.

“Make two trumpets of hammered silver to use for calling the people together and for breaking camp.

It will strike you again and again, morning after morning. You will have to bear it day and night. Each new message from God will bring new terror!




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