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Berean Standard Bible

“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.”

Jeremiah 4:19

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Jeremiah sees a coming invasion in a vision of devastation and hears the trumpet's alarm. The prophet is not a distant observer but a man shaken to his core.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

My anguish, my anguish! I am pained at my very heart! My heart trembles within me. I can’t hold my peace, because you have heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.

King James Version (KJV)

My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trump, the alarm of war.

American Standard Version (ASV)

My anguish, my anguish! I am pained at my very heart; my heart is disquieted in me; I cannot hold my peace; because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

My soul, my soul! I am pained to my inmost heart; my heart is troubled in me; I am not able to be quiet, because the sound of the horn, the note of war, has come to my ears.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

¡Mis entrañas, mis entrañas! Me duelen las telas de mi corazón: mi corazón ruge dentro de mí; no callaré; porque voz de trompeta has oído, oh alma mía, pregón de guerra.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¡Ay, estoy completamente lleno de dolores! ¡Me retuerzo de dolor; el corazón me late violentamente! ¡No puedo estarme sereno pues he oído y escuchado las trompetas del ejército enemigo y el vocerío de los soldados agresores que se nos vienen encima.

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