How long will the land mourn and the grass of all the field wither? Because those living in it are evil, beasts and birds are swept away. For they said, “He cannot see our end.”
Jeremiah 4:25 - Tree of Life Version I looked and behold, no people! All the birds of the sky had fled. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 will the land mourn and the grass of all the field wither? Because those living in it are evil, beasts and birds are swept away. For they said, “He cannot see our end.”
“I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a lair for jackals. I will make the cities of Judah a wasteland without inhabitant.
For the mountains I lift up weeping and wailing, a lament for the desert pastures. For they are so scorched that no one passes through— the lowing of cattle is not heard. The birds of the air have fled and the animals are gone.
The fish of the sea, the birds of the heavens, the beasts of the field, all creeping things that creep upon the ground and all humans upon the face of the earth will shake at My presence. The mountains will be thrown down. The steep places will fall. Every wall will fall to the ground.
Therefore the land will mourn, and everyone dwelling in it will languish along with the beasts of the field and the flying creatures of the sky— even the fish of the sea will be removed.