Jeremiah 4:23-29
English Standard Version
23 I looked on the earth, and behold, it was (A)without form and void;
(B)and to the heavens, and they had no light.
24 I looked on (C)the mountains, and behold, they were quaking,
and all the hills moved to and fro.
25 (D)I looked, and behold, there was no man,
and all the birds of the air had fled.
26 I looked, and behold, the (E)fruitful land was a desert,
and all its cities were laid in ruins
before the Lord, before (F)his fierce anger.
27 For thus says the Lord, “The whole land shall be a desolation; (G)yet I will not make a full end.
28 (H)“For this the earth shall mourn,
(I)and the heavens above be dark;
for I have spoken; I have purposed;
(J)I have not relented, nor will I turn back.”
29 At the noise of horseman and archer
every city takes to flight;
they enter thickets; they climb among rocks;
all the cities are forsaken,
and (K)no man dwells in them.
Jeremiah 4:23-29
Holman 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 no man was left;(D)
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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