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
New American Standard Bible
23 I looked at the earth, and behold, it was a [a](A)formless and desolate emptiness;
And to the heavens, and they had no light.
24 I looked on the mountains, and behold, they were (B)quaking,
And all the hills jolted back and forth.
25 I looked, and behold, there was no human,
And all the (C)birds of the sky had fled.
26 I looked, and behold, [b]the (D)fruitful land was a wilderness,
And all its cities were pulled down
Before the Lord, before His fierce anger.
27 For this is what the Lord says:
“The (E)whole land shall be a desolation,
Yet I will (F)not execute a complete destruction.
28 For this the (G)earth will mourn,
And the (H)heavens above will become dark,
Because I have (I)spoken, I have purposed,
And I have not [c]changed My mind, nor will I turn from it.”
29 At the sound of the horseman and archer (J)every city flees;
They (K)go into the thickets and climb among the rocks;
(L)Every city is abandoned,
And no one lives in them.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 4:23 Or waste
- Jeremiah 4:26 Or Carmel
- Jeremiah 4:28 Or been sorry
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