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Jeremiah 4:23-30
New King James Version
Jeremiah 4:23-30
New King James Version
23 (A)I beheld the earth, and indeed it was (B)without form, and void;
And the heavens, they had no light.
24 (C)I beheld the mountains, and indeed they trembled,
And all the hills moved back and forth.
25 I beheld, and indeed there was no man,
And (D)all the birds of the heavens had fled.
26 I beheld, and indeed the fruitful land was a (E)wilderness,
And all its cities were broken down
At the presence of the Lord,
By His fierce anger.
27 For thus says the Lord:
“The whole land shall be desolate;
(F)Yet I will not make a full end.
28 For this (G)shall the earth mourn,
And (H)the heavens above be black,
Because I have spoken.
I have (I)purposed and (J)will not relent,
Nor will I turn back from it.
29 The whole city shall flee from the noise of the horsemen and bowmen.
They shall go into thickets and climb up on the rocks.
Every city shall be forsaken,
And not a man shall dwell in it.
30 “And when you are plundered,
What will you do?
Though you clothe yourself with crimson,
Though you adorn yourself with ornaments of gold,
(K)Though you enlarge your eyes with paint,
In vain you will make yourself fair;
(L)Your lovers will despise you;
They will seek your life.
Jeremiah 4:23-30
New International Version
Jeremiah 4:23-30
New International Version
23 I looked at the earth,
and it was formless and empty;(A)
and at the heavens,
and their light(B) was gone.
24 I looked at the mountains,
and they were quaking;(C)
all the hills were swaying.
25 I looked, and there were no people;
every bird in the sky had flown away.(D)
26 I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert;(E)
all its towns lay in ruins(F)
before the Lord, before his fierce anger.(G)
27 This is what the Lord says:
“The whole land will be ruined,(H)
though I will not destroy(I) it completely.
28 Therefore the earth will mourn(J)
and the heavens above grow dark,(K)
because I have spoken and will not relent,(L)
I have decided and will not turn back.(M)”
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