2Sa 2:26, Jer 4:21, 12:4 | ESV | STEP | Then Abner called to Joab , Shall the sword devour forever ? Do you not know that the end will be bitter ? How long will it be before you tell your people to turn from the pursuit of their brothers ?

c ch. 4:25; 7:20; 9:10; Hos. 4:3; [Rom. 8:22]

2 Samuel 2:26

26 Then Abner called to Joab, “Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that the end will be bitter? How long will it be before you tell your people to turn from the pursuit of their brothers?”

Jeremiah 4:21

21 How long must I see the standard
and hear the sound of the trumpet?

Jeremiah 12:4

4 ^aHow long will the land mourn
and the grass of every field wither?
^bFor the evil of those who dwell in it
^cthe beasts and the birds are swept away,
because they said, “He will not see our latter end.”