¹⁹ Oh, my anguish, my anguish!^(A)
    I writhe in pain.^(B)
Oh, the agony of my heart!
    My heart pounds^(C) within me,
    I cannot keep silent.^(D)
For I have heard the sound of the trumpet;^(E)
    I have heard the battle cry.^(F)
20 Disaster follows disaster;^(G)
    the whole land lies in ruins.^(H)
In an instant my tents^(I) are destroyed,
    my shelter in a moment.
²¹ How long must I see the battle standard^(J)
    and hear the sound of the trumpet?^(K)

²² “My people are fools;^(L)
    they do not know me.^(M)
They are senseless children;
    they have no understanding.^(N)
They are skilled in doing evil;^(O)
    they know not how to do good.”^(P)