Jeremiah 4:25

25 I looked, and there were no people; every bird in the sky had flown away.

Jeremiah 4:25 in Other Translations

25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.

25 I looked, and behold, there was no man, and all the birds of the air had fled.

25 I looked, and all the people were gone. All the birds of the sky had flown away.

25 I looked - what's this! Not a man or woman in sight, and not a bird to be seen in the skies.

25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.

25 I see that there are no people, and every bird has flown away.

25 I looked, and no man was left; all the birds of the sky had fled.

25 I looked. And there weren't any people. Every bird in the sky had flown away.

Jeremiah 4:25 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 4:25

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.

Jeremiah 4:25 In-Context

23 I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty; and at the heavens, and their light was gone.

24 I looked at the mountains, and they were quaking; all the hills were swaying.

25 I looked, and there were no people; every bird in the sky had flown away.

26 I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert; all its towns lay in ruins before the LORD, before his fierce anger.

27 This is what the LORD says: “The whole land will be ruined, though I will not destroy it completely.

Cross References

• 1. Jeremiah 7:20; Jeremiah 9:10; Jeremiah 12:4; Hosea 4:3; Zephaniah 1:3