Jeremiah 4:25
I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.
Jeremiah 4:25 in other translations
| BSB | I looked, and no man was left; all the birds of the air had fled. |
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| WEB | I saw, and behold, there was no man, and all the birds of the sky had fled. |
| ASV | I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled. |
| YLT | I have looked, and lo, man is not, And all fowls of the heavens have fled. |
| DARBY | I beheld, and lo, man was not, and all the fowl of the heavens were fled. |
| BBE | Looking, I saw that there was no man, and all the birds of heaven had gone in flight. |
| Webster | I beheld, and lo, there was no man, and all the fowls of the heavens had fled. |
What does Jeremiah 4:25 mean?
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 4:19-31
The prophet had no pleasure in delivering messages of wrath. He is shown in a vision the whole land in confusion. Compared with what it was, every thing is out of order; but the ruin of the Jewish nation would not be final. Every end of our comforts is not a full end. Though the Lord may correct his people very severely, yet he will not cast them off. Ornaments and false colouring would be of no avail. No outward…
Jeremiah 4:25 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Jeremiah 4:25
- Zephaniah 1:2-3
I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the Lord. I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the Lord.
- Jeremiah 12:4
How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.
- Jeremiah 9:10
For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone.
- Hosea 4:3
Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
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Context
- Jeremiah 4:24
I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.
- Jeremiah 4:25
I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.
- Jeremiah 4:26
I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the Lord, and by his fierce anger.
Jeremiah 4:25 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Miré, y no parecía hombre, y todas las aves del cielo se habían ido. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | J’ai regardé, et voici, il n’y avait pas d’homme, et tous les oiseaux des cieux avaient fui. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ich schaue, und siehe, kein Mensch ist da; und alle Vögel des Himmels sind entflohen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Intuitus sum, et non erat homo: et omne volatile cæli recessit. |