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How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?
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The Sights and Sounds of War
Commentators explain that the "standard" (a military banner) and the "trumpet" were the terrifying, unmistakable signals of an active invasion. These were not distant threats but immediate alarms causing people to flee in panic. The verse captures the raw, sensory experience of living under God's judgment.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The standard - See Jeremiah 4:6. The alarm caused by the invasion is graphically described. The people are dispersed over the land following…
19th Century
Anglican
How long shall I see... — The "standard," as in Jeremiah 4:6, is the alarm signal given to the fugitives. The "trumpet" sounds to give the…
Baptist
The dreadful blast of war, the blood-red flag of murder, flying through the land, while the Chaldeans slaughtered right and left, young and old—we …
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16th Century
Protestant
He concludes that part of his discourse, which, as we have said, he embellished with figurative terms to more fully rouse slow and sluggish minds. …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
How long shall I see the standard "Ensign" or "banner" displayed; either by the watchmen placed on high hills or tow…
The prophet had no pleasure in delivering messages of wrath. He is shown in a vision the whole land in confusion.
Compared with what it was,…
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13th Century
Catholic
1. Here, he predicts the destruction of the land.
First, he predicts the destruction itself.
Second, he desc…
