How long shall the land mourn, and the plants of every field wither? The beasts and birds are consumed, for the evil of those who dwell there, because they said, “He does not see our latter ending.”
Jeremiah 4:25 - The Scriptures 2009 I looked, and saw there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens had fled. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I looked, and behold, there was no man, and all the birds of the air had fled. American Standard Version (1901) I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled. Common English Bible I looked and there was no one left; every bird in the sky had taken flight. Catholic Public Domain Version I looked, and there was no man. And all the flying things of the air had gone away. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I beheld, and lo there was no man: and all the birds of the air were gone. |
How long shall the land mourn, and the plants of every field wither? The beasts and birds are consumed, for the evil of those who dwell there, because they said, “He does not see our latter ending.”
“I shall take up a weeping and wailing for the mountains, and for the pastures of the wilderness a lamentation, because they have been burned up, without any passing over, nor has the voice of cattle been heard. Both the birds of the heavens and the beasts have fled, they have gone.
“Would I not punish them for this?” declares יהוה. “Would I not revenge Myself on such a nation as this?”
so that the fish of the sea, and the birds of the heavens, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping creatures that creep on the earth, and all men who are on the face of the earth shall shake at My presence. And the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall fall to the ground.’
“Therefore the land mourns, and everyone living there languishes, with the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens. And the fish of the sea are taken away.