Jeremiah 4:25
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25 I looked, and there was no one at all,
and all the birds of the air had fled.(A)
Zephaniah 1:2-3
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The Coming Judgment on Judah
2 I will utterly sweep away everything
from the face of the earth, says the Lord.(A)
3 I will sweep away humans and animals;
I will sweep away the birds of the air
and the fish of the sea.
I will make the wicked stumble.[a]
I will cut off humanity
from the face of the earth, says the Lord.(B)
Footnotes
- 1.3 Cn: Heb and those who cause the wicked to stumble
Jeremiah 12:4
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4 How long will the land mourn
and the grass of every field wither?
For the wickedness of those who live in it,
the animals and the birds are swept away,
and because people said, “He is blind to our ways.”[a](A)
Footnotes
- 12.4 Gk: Heb to our future
Hosea 4:3
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3 Therefore the land mourns,
and all who live in it languish;
together with the wild animals
and the birds of the air,
even the fish of the sea are perishing.(A)
Jeremiah 9:10
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10 Take up[a] weeping and wailing for the mountains
and a lamentation for the pastures of the wilderness,
because they are laid waste so that no one passes through,
and the lowing of cattle is not heard;
both the birds of the air and the animals
have fled and are gone.(A)
Footnotes
- 9.10 Gk Syr: Heb I will take up
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