Catholic Public Domain Version
"I looked, and there was no man. And all the flying things of the air had gone away. "
— Jeremiah 4:25, Catholic Public Domain Version
“I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.”
“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 foolish people have not known me. They are foolish and mad sons. They are clever in doing evil, but they do not know how to do good.
I gazed upon the earth, and behold, it was empty and brought to nothing. And I gazed upon the heavens, but there was no light in them.
I watched the mountains, and behold, they trembled, and all the hills were shaken.
I looked, and there was no man. And all the flying things of the air had gone away.
I gazed, and behold, Carmel was a desert, and all its cities were destroyed before the face of the Lord, and before the face of the wrath of his fury.”
For thus says the Lord: “All the earth will be desolate, but I will not yet bring about its consummation.
The earth will mourn, and the heavens will lament from above. For I have spoken, I have decided, and I have not regretted. Neither will I be turned away from it.