KJV ORIGINAL
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 trumpet, the alarm of war.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
My stomach, my stomach! I am in anguish deep in my heart; my heart pounds within me; I cannot stay quiet, because you have heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is expressing deep emotional and physical pain as he hears the warning sounds of approaching war.
📚 Historical Context
Jeremiah is prophesying about the coming Babylonian invasion of Judah around 605-586 BC. As God's prophet, he feels intense personal anguish about the destruction that will come upon his own people because of their rebellion against God. The trumpet and alarm were standard military signals used to warn of approaching enemy armies.
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