19. Oh, my anguish, my anguish!I writhe in pain.Oh, the agony of my heart!My heart pounds within me,I cannot keep silent.For I have heard the sound of the trumpet;I have heard the battle cry.
20. Disaster follows disaster;the whole land lies in ruins.In an instant my tents are destroyed,my shelter in a moment.
21. How long must I see the battle standardand hear the sound of the trumpet?
22. ‘My people are fools;they do not know me.They are senseless children;they have no understanding.They are skilled in doing evil;they know not how to do good.’
23. I looked at the earth,and it was formless and empty;and at the heavens,and their light was gone.