Jeremiah 4:23-29

Amplified Bible

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I looked at the earth [in my vision], and behold, it was [as at the time of creation] formless and void;
And to the heavens, and they had no light.
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I looked at the mountains, and behold, they were trembling,
And all the hills moved back and forth.
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I looked, and behold, there was no man,
And all the birds of the air had fled.
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I looked, and behold, the fertile land was a wilderness,
And all its cities were pulled down
Before the [presence of the] Lord, before His fierce anger.

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Therefore says the Lord,
“The whole land shall be a desolation,
Yet I will not cause total destruction.^(A)
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“For this reason the earth shall mourn
And the heavens above shall become dark,
Because I have spoken, I have decided,
And I will not change my mind (relent), nor will I turn back from it.”
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Every city runs away at the sound of the horsemen and archers.
They go into the thickets and climb among the rocks;
Every city is deserted,
And no man lives in them.