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“Blow ye the trumpet in the land” – Jeremiah 4:5 (King James Version)
“ 5Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities.”
In the Book of Jeremiah, chapter 4, the Lord says to return to him and give up sin to avoid upheaval in our lives. We are to profess that the Lord lives in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness and that we are blessed through Him and should give Him glory. He tells us to sow, but not in thorns, and to soften our hard hearts.
We’re supposed to spread the news (the Word, the gospel), verbally and in print, to sound the alarm. He will bring “evil from the north, and a great destruction . . . wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved . . . for my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.”
Christnotes.org provides a commentary on the passage, Jeremiah 4:5-18
The fierce conqueror of the neighbouring nations was to make Judah desolate. The prophet was afflicted to see the people lulled into security by false prophets. The approach of the enemy is described. Some attention was paid in Jerusalem to outward reformation; but it was necessary that their hearts should be washed, in the exercise of true repentance and faith, from the love and pollution of sin. When lesser calamities do not rouse sinners and reform nations, sentence will be given against them. The Lord’s voice declares that misery is approaching, especially against wicked professors of the gospel; when it overtakes them, it will be plainly seen that the fruit of wickedness is bitter, and the end is fatal.
http://www.christnotes.org/commentary.php?com=mhc&b=24&c=4
Clarke’s commentary of Jeremiah chapter 4 includes the following interpretation, ” Blow ye the trumpet] Give full information to all parts of the land, that the people may assemble together and defend themselves against their invaders.”
