Jeremiah 4:25

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²⁵I looked, and there were no people;
every bird in the sky had flown away.^(A)

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Zephaniah 1:2-3

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Judgment on the Whole Earth in the Day of the Lord

²“I will sweep away everything
    from the face of the earth,”^(A)
declares the Lord.
³“I will sweep away both man and beast;^(B)
    I will sweep away the birds in the sky^(C)
    and the fish in the sea—
    and the idols that cause the wicked to stumble.”^[a]

“When I destroy all mankind
on the face of the earth,”^(D)
declares the Lord,^(E)

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Footnotes

Zephaniah 1:3 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.

Jeremiah 12:4

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⁴How long will the land lie parched^(A)
    and the grass in every field be withered?^(B)
Because those who live in it are wicked,
    the animals and birds have perished.^(C)
Moreover, the people are saying,
    “He will not see what happens to us.”

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Jeremiah 12:4 in all English translations

Hosea 4:3

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³Because of this the land dries up,^(A)
and all who live in it waste away;^(B)
the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky
and the fish in the sea are swept away.^(C)

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Hosea 4:3 in all English translations

Jeremiah 9:10

New International Version

¹⁰I will weep and wail for the mountains
    and take up a lament concerning the wilderness grasslands.^(A)
They are desolate and untraveled,
    and the lowing of cattle is not heard.
The birds^(B) have all fled
    and the animals are gone.