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
Evangelical Heritage Version
23 I looked at the earth.
It was undeveloped and empty.[a]
I looked at the heavens,
but there were no lights.
24 I looked at the mountains,
and they were quaking.
All the hills were shaking.
25 I looked and there was no one there.
Every bird in the sky had flown away.
26 I looked and saw that the fertile land was a wilderness.
All the cities were torn down,
because of the Lord and his burning anger.
27 This is what the Lord says.
The land will be laid waste,
but I will not destroy it completely.
28 Because of this, the earth will mourn,
and the sky above will grow dark.
I have spoken. I have made plans.
I will show no pity,
and I will not turn back from this.
29 At the sound of riders and archers,
the people of every city will flee.
They will go off into the brush.
They will climb up into the rocks.
Every city will be abandoned.
There will not be anyone to live in them.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 4:23 As it was on the first day of creation
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