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Jeremiah 4:25

23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.

24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.

I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.

26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger.

27 For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
I looked, and no man was left; all the birds of the air had fled.
KJV
I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.
WEB
I saw, and behold, there was no man, and all the birds of the sky had fled.
ASV
I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.
DARBY
I beheld, and lo, man was not, and all the fowl of the heavens were fled.
BLB
I looked, and behold—there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens had fled.
ÅB
Jeg så, og se, det var intet menneske mere, og alle himmelens fugler var fløyet bort.
OTB
Jeg så, og det var ingen mennesker; hver fugl på himmelen hadde fløyet bort.
B1930
Jeg så, og se, det var intet menneske mere, og alle himmelens fugler var fløiet bort.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Zephaniah 1:2–3

    I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD.

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  • Jeremiah 12:4

    How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.

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  • Jeremiah 9:10

    For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone.

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  • Hosea 4:3

    Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.

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