How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.

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How 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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(A)How long will the land mourn
    and the grass of every field wither?
(B)For the evil of those who dwell in it
    (C)the beasts and the birds are swept away,
    because they said, “He will not see our latter end.”

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How long will the land mourn(A)
and the grass of every field wither?
Because of the evil of its residents,
animals and birds have been swept away,(B)
for the people have said,
“He cannot see what our end will be.”[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. 12:4 LXX reads see our ways

How long is the (A)land to mourn
And the (B)vegetation of the countryside to wither?
For the (C)wickedness of those who dwell in it,
(D)Animals and birds have been snatched away,
Because men have said, “He will not see our latter (E)ending.”

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