American Standard Version
"I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled. "
— Jeremiah 4:25, American Standard Version
“I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.”
“I saw, and behold, there was no man, and all the birds of the sky had fled.”
“I looked and saw that there were no more people, and that all the birds in the sky had flown away.”
“I beheld, and lo there was no man: and all the birds of the air were gone.”
“Looking, I saw that there was no man, and all the birds of heaven had gone in flight.”
“I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.”
For my people are foolish, they know me not; they are sottish children, and they have no understanding; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was waste and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved to and fro.
I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.
I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful field was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of Jehovah, and before his fierce anger.
For thus saith Jehovah, The whole land shall be a desolation; yet will I not make a full end.
For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and I have not repented, neither will I turn back from it.