Jeremiah 4:23-29
Legacy Standard Bible
23 I saw on the earth, and behold, it was [a](A)formless and void;
And to the heavens, and they had no light.
24 I saw on the mountains, and behold, they were (B)quaking,
And all the hills [b]moved to and fro.
25 I saw, and behold, there was no man,
And all the (C)birds of the sky had fled.
26 I saw, and behold, [c]the (D)fruitful orchard was a wilderness,
And all its cities were torn down
Before Yahweh, before His burning anger.
27 For thus says Yahweh,
“The (E)whole land shall be a desolation,
Yet I will (F)not execute a complete destruction.
28 For this the (G)earth shall mourn
And the (H)heavens above be dark
Because I have (I)spoken; I have purposed,
And I will not [d]relent, nor will I turn from it.”
29 At the sound of the horseman and bowman (J)every city flees;
They (K)go into the thickets and climb up among the rocks;
(L)Every city is forsaken,
And no man inhabits them.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 4:23 Or a waste and emptiness
- Jeremiah 4:24 Lit moved lightly
- Jeremiah 4:26 Or Carmel
- Jeremiah 4:28 Or regret, cf. 1 Sam 15:11, 29, 3
Jeremiah 4:23-29
Christian Standard Bible
23 I looked at the earth,
and it was formless and empty.(A)
I looked to the heavens,
and their light was gone.(B)
24 I looked at the mountains,
and they were quaking;(C)
all the hills shook.
25 I looked, and there was no human being,(D)
and all the birds of the sky had fled.(E)
26 I looked, and the fertile field(F) was a wilderness.(G)
All its cities were torn down
because of the Lord
and his burning anger.(H)
27 For this is what the Lord says:
“The whole land will be a desolation,(I)
but I will not finish it off.(J)
28 Because of this, the earth will mourn;(K)
the skies above will grow dark.(L)
I have spoken; I have planned,
and I will not relent or turn back from it.”(M)
29 Every city flees(N)
at the sound of the horseman and the archer.
They enter the thickets
and climb among the rocks.(O)
Every city is abandoned;
no inhabitant is left.
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