Lectionary Calendar
Wednesday, July 16th, 2025
the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
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Good News Translation
Jeremiah 4:25
I saw that there were no people; even the birds had flown away.
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Christian Standard Bible®
I looked, and there was no human being,and all the birds of the sky had fled.
I looked, and there was no human being,and all the birds of the sky had fled.
Hebrew Names Version
I saw, and, behold, there was no man, and all the birds of the sky were fled.
I saw, and, behold, there was no man, and all the birds of the sky were fled.
King James 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.
English Standard Version
I looked, and behold, there was no man, and all the birds of the air had fled.
I looked, and behold, there was no man, and all the birds of the air had fled.
New American Standard Bible
I looked, and behold, there was no human, And all the birds of the sky had fled.
I looked, and behold, there was no human, And all the birds of the sky had fled.
New Century Version
I looked, and there were no people. Every bird in the sky had flown away.
I looked, and there were no people. Every bird in the sky had flown away.
Amplified Bible
I looked, and behold, there was no man, And all the birds of the air had fled.
I looked, and behold, there was no man, And all the birds of the air had fled.
World English Bible
I saw, and, behold, there was no man, and all the birds of the sky were fled.
I saw, and, behold, there was no man, and all the birds of the sky were fled.
Geneva Bible (1587)
I behelde, and loe, there was no man, and all the birdes of the heauen were departed.
I behelde, and loe, there was no man, and all the birdes of the heauen were departed.
Legacy Standard Bible
I saw, and behold, there was no man,And all the birds of the sky had fled.
I saw, and behold, there was no man,And all the birds of the sky had fled.
Berean Standard Bible
I looked, and no man was left; all the birds of the air had fled.
I looked, and no man was left; all the birds of the air had fled.
Contemporary English Version
no people could be seen, and all the birds had flown away.
no people could be seen, and all the birds had flown away.
Complete Jewish Bible
I looked, and there was no human being; all the birds in the air had fled.
I looked, and there was no human being; all the birds in the air had fled.
Darby Translation
I beheld, and lo, man was not, and all the fowl of the heavens were fled.
I beheld, and lo, man was not, and all the fowl of the heavens were fled.
Easy-to-Read Version
I looked, but there were no people. All the birds of the sky had flown away.
I looked, but there were no people. All the birds of the sky had flown away.
George Lamsa Translation
I looked, and, behold, there was no man, and all the birds of the air had fled.
I looked, and, behold, there was no man, and all the birds of the air had fled.
Lexham English Bible
I looked and behold, there was no person, and all of the birds of the sky had fled.
I looked and behold, there was no person, and all of the birds of the sky had fled.
Literal Translation
I looked, and, behold! There was no man, and all the birds of the skies had fled.
I looked, and, behold! There was no man, and all the birds of the skies had fled.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
I loked aboute me, and there was no body, and all the byrdes of the ayre were awaye.
I loked aboute me, and there was no body, and all the byrdes of the ayre were awaye.
American Standard 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.
Bible in Basic English
Looking, I saw that there was no man, and all the birds of heaven had gone in flight.
Looking, I saw that there was no man, and all the birds of heaven had gone in flight.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.
King James Version (1611)
I behelde, and loe, there was no man, and all the birdes of the heauens were fled.
I behelde, and loe, there was no man, and all the birdes of the heauens were fled.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
I loked about me, and there was no body: and all the birdes of the ayre were away.
I loked about me, and there was no body: and all the birdes of the ayre were away.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
I looked, and behold, there was no man, and all the birds of the sky were scared.
I looked, and behold, there was no man, and all the birds of the sky were scared.
English Revised 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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Y lokide, and no man was, and ech brid of heuene was gon a wey.
Y lokide, and no man was, and ech brid of heuene was gon a wey.
Update Bible Version
I looked and saw that man wasn't there, and all the birds of the heavens had fled.
I looked and saw that man wasn't there, and all the birds of the heavens had fled.
Webster's Bible Translation
I beheld, and lo, [there was] no man, and all the fowls of the heavens had fled.
I beheld, and lo, [there was] no man, and all the fowls of the heavens had fled.
New English Translation
I looked and saw that there were no more people, and that all the birds in the sky had flown away.
I looked and saw that there were no more people, and that all the birds in the sky had flown away.
New King James Version
I beheld, and indeed there was no man, And all the birds of the heavens had fled.
I beheld, and indeed there was no man, And all the birds of the heavens had fled.
New Living Translation
I looked, and all the people were gone. All the birds of the sky had flown away.
I looked, and all the people were gone. All the birds of the sky had flown away.
New Life Bible
I looked and saw that there were no people. And all the birds of the heavens had left.
I looked and saw that there were no people. And all the birds of the heavens had left.
New Revised Standard
I looked, and lo, there was no one at all, and all the birds of the air had fled.
I looked, and lo, there was no one at all, and all the birds of the air had fled.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
I beheld, And lo! there was no human being, - Yea, all the birds of the heavens! had fled:
I beheld, And lo! there was no human being, - Yea, all the birds of the heavens! had fled:
Douay-Rheims Bible
I beheld, and lo there was no man: and all the birds of the air were gone.
I beheld, and lo there was no man: and all the birds of the air were gone.
Revised Standard Version
I looked, and lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the air had fled.
I looked, and lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the air had fled.
Young's Literal Translation
I have looked, and lo, man is not, And all fowls of the heavens have fled.
I have looked, and lo, man is not, And all fowls of the heavens have fled.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
I looked, and behold, there was no man, And all the birds of the heavens had fled.
I looked, and behold, there was no man, And all the birds of the heavens had fled.
Contextual Overview
19 The pain! I can't bear the pain! My heart! My heart is beating wildly! I can't keep quiet; I hear the trumpets and the shouts of battle. 20 One disaster follows another; the whole country is left in ruins. Suddenly our tents are destroyed; their curtains are torn to pieces. 21 How long must I see the battle raging and hear the blasts of trumpets? 22 The Lord says, "My people are stupid; they don't know me. They are like foolish children; they have no understanding. They are experts at doing what is evil, but failures at doing what is good." 23 I looked at the earth—it was a barren waste; at the sky—there was no light. 24 I looked at the mountains—they were shaking, and the hills were rocking back and forth. 25 I saw that there were no people; even the birds had flown away. 26 The fertile land had become a desert; its cities were in ruins because of the Lord 's fierce anger. 27 (The Lord has said that the whole earth will become a wasteland, but that he will not completely destroy it.) 28 The earth will mourn; the sky will grow dark. The Lord has spoken and will not change his mind. He has made his decision and will not turn back.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
there was no man: Hosea 4:3, Zephaniah 1:2, Zephaniah 1:3
Reciprocal: Jeremiah 9:10 - both Jeremiah 12:4 - the beasts
Cross-References
Genesis 4:1
Then Adam had intercourse with his wife, and she became pregnant. She bore a son and said, "By the Lord 's help I have gotten a son." So she named him Cain.
Then Adam had intercourse with his wife, and she became pregnant. She bore a son and said, "By the Lord 's help I have gotten a son." So she named him Cain.
Genesis 4:3
After some time Cain brought some of his harvest and gave it as an offering to the Lord .
After some time Cain brought some of his harvest and gave it as an offering to the Lord .
Genesis 4:4
Then Abel brought the first lamb born to one of his sheep, killed it, and gave the best parts of it as an offering. The Lord was pleased with Abel and his offering,
Then Abel brought the first lamb born to one of his sheep, killed it, and gave the best parts of it as an offering. The Lord was pleased with Abel and his offering,
Genesis 4:8
Then Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let's go out in the fields." When they were out in the fields, Cain turned on his brother and killed him.
Then Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let's go out in the fields." When they were out in the fields, Cain turned on his brother and killed him.
Genesis 4:10
Then the Lord said, "Why have you done this terrible thing? Your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground, like a voice calling for revenge.
Then the Lord said, "Why have you done this terrible thing? Your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground, like a voice calling for revenge.
Genesis 4:11
You are placed under a curse and can no longer farm the soil. It has soaked up your brother's blood as if it had opened its mouth to receive it when you killed him.
You are placed under a curse and can no longer farm the soil. It has soaked up your brother's blood as if it had opened its mouth to receive it when you killed him.
1 Chronicles 1:1
Adam was the father of Seth, Seth was the father of Enosh, Enosh the father of Kenan,
Adam was the father of Seth, Seth was the father of Enosh, Enosh the father of Kenan,
Luke 3:38
the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And I beheld, and, lo, there was no man,.... No people dwelling in it, as the Targum; the land was without inhabitants, they were either killed with the sword, or taken and carried captive into Babylon, or fled into Egypt and other countries:
and all the birds of the heavens were fled; at the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war; at the blackness of the heavens, filled with smoke; at the barrenness of the earth, there being no seed sown; and the earth, as at the first creation, having no herb, nor trees bearing fruit, and so no food for birds; and therefore they went elsewhere, both wild and tame.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
In four verses each beginning with “I beheld,” the prophet sees in vision the desolate condition of Judaea during the Babylonian captivity.
Jeremiah 4:23
Without form, and void - Desolate and void (see Genesis 1:2 note). The land has returned to a state of chaos (marginal reference note).
And the heavens - And upward to the heavens. The imagery is that of the last day of judgment. To Jeremiah’s vision all was as though the day of the Lord had come, and earth returned to the state in which it was before the first creative word (see 2 Peter 3:10).
Jeremiah 4:24
Moved lightly - “Reeled to and fro,” from the violence of the earthquake.
Jeremiah 4:26
The fruitful place - The Carmel Jeremiah 2:7, where the population had been most dense, and the labors of the farmer most richly rewarded, has become the wilderness.
At the presence - i. e., because of, at the command of Yahweh, and because of His anger.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Jeremiah 4:25. The birds of the heavens were fled. — The land was so desolated that even the fowls of heaven could not find meat, and therefore fled away to another region. How powerfully energetic is this description! See Zephaniah 1:3.
