Jeremiah 12:4

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

How much longer will the land be dry? How long will the grass be dry and dead? The birds and the animals of this land have all died, and it is the fault of the wicked. But they are saying, “Jeremiah will not live long enough to see what happens to us.”

Cross References

Jeremiah 9:10

I, Jeremiah, will cry for the mountains. I will sing a funeral song for the empty fields, because all the animals were taken away. No one travels there now. The sounds of cattle cannot be heard. The birds have flown away, and the animals are gone.

Jeremiah 4:25

I looked, but there were no people. All the birds of the sky had flown away.

Psalm 107:34

He made the fertile land become salty, because the people living there did such evil things.

Romans 8:22

We know that everything God made has been waiting until now in pain like a woman ready to give birth to a child.

Hosea 4:3

So the country is like someone crying for the dead, and all of its people are weak. Even the animals of the field, the birds of the sky, and the fish in the sea are dying.

Jeremiah 23:10

The land of Judah is full of people who commit adultery. They are unfaithful in many ways. So God cursed the land, and it became very dry. The plants are dried and dying in the pastures. The fields have become like the desert. The prophets are evil. They use their influence and power in the wrong way.

Jeremiah 7:20

So this is what the Lord GOD says: “I will show my anger against this place. I will punish people and animals. I will punish the trees in the field and the crops that grow in the ground. My anger will be like a hot fire—no one will be able to stop it.”

Habakkuk 3:17

Figs might not grow on the fig trees, and grapes might not grow on the vines. Olives might not grow on the olive trees, and food might not grow in the fields. There might not be any sheep in the pens or cattle in the barns.

Jeremiah 5:31

The prophets tell lies. The priests will not do what they were chosen to do, and my people love it this way! But what will you people do when your punishment comes?

Jeremiah 14:2

“The nation of Judah cries for people who have died. The people in the cities of Judah grow weaker and weaker. They lie on the ground. People in Jerusalem, cry to God for help.

Jeremiah 5:13

The prophets are only empty wind. The word of God is not in them. Bad things will happen to them.”

Jeremiah 4:28

So the people in the land will cry for the dead. The sky will grow dark. I have spoken and will not change. I have made a decision, and I will not change my mind.”

Psalm 50:21

When you did these things, I said nothing. So you thought that I was just like you. But I will not be quiet any longer. I will correct you and make clear what I have against you.

Jeremiah 12:11

They have turned it into an empty desert. It is dry and dead. The whole land has been ruined, and no one is left to care for it.

Joel 1:18

The animals are hungry and groaning. The herds of cattle wander around confused because they have no grass to eat. The sheep are dying.

Amos 1:2

Amos said, “The Lord will shout like a lion in Zion. His loud voice will roar from Jerusalem. The green pastures of the shepherds will turn brown and die. Even Mount Carmel will become dry.”

Zechariah 1:12

Then the Lord’s angel said, “Lord All-Powerful, how long before you comfort Jerusalem and the cities of Judah? You have shown your anger at these cities for 70 years now.”

Isaiah 24:4

The country will be empty and sad. The world will be empty and weak. The great leaders of the people in this land will become weak.

Isaiah 24:6

The people living in this land are guilty of doing wrong, so God promised to destroy the land. The people will be punished, and only a few of them will survive.

Jeremiah 9:9

Should I punish the people of Judah for doing these things?” This message is from the Lord. “You know I should punish a nation such as this. I should give it the punishment it deserves.”