Jeremiah 4:25

Jeremiah 4:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.
• New International Version (NIV)I looked, and there were no people; every bird in the sky had flown away.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I looked, and behold, there was no man, and all the birds of the air had fled.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I beheld, and indeed there was no man, And all the birds of the heavens had fled.

Context of Jeremiah 4:25

23I looked at the earth [in my vision], and behold, it was [as at the time of creation] formless and void; And to the heavens, and they had no light. 24I looked at the mountains, and behold, they were trembling, And all the hills moved back and forth. I looked, and behold, there was no man, And all the birds of the air had fled. 26I looked, and behold, the fertile land was a wilderness, And all its cities were pulled down Before the [presence of the] Lord, before His fierce anger. 27Therefore says the Lord, “The whole land shall be a desolation, Yet I will not cause total destruction.

Jeremiah 4:25 word by word

רָאִ֕יתִי וְהִנֵּ֖ה אֵ֣ין הָאָדָ֑ם וְכָל־ע֥וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם נָדָֽדוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I beheldרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• no manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• and all the birdsעוֹף‛ôph · birdH5775
• of the heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• were fledנָדַדnâdad · to wanderH5074

Cross-references for Jeremiah 4:25

• Hosea 4:3Therefore the land [continually] mourns, And everyone who lives in it languishes [in tragic suffering] Together with the animals of the open country and the birds of the heavens; Even the fish of the sea disappear.
• Zephaniah 1:2“I will completely consume and sweep away all things From the face of the earth [in judgment],” says the Lord.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 4:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25The 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.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23-26Verses 23-26 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-31Verses 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 privileges or profession, no…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-26In Jeremiah's vision, the Lord's intense anger was more important than his creative love (Jeremiah 10:10; 12:4; Isaiah 5:25; 24:19; Ezekiel 38:20; Zephaniah 1:3). He was reversing the order of creation (see Genesis 1:2–3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. no man ... birds--No vestige of the human, or of the feathered creation, is to be seen (Eze 38:20; Zep 1:3).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 4:25

• Condescension of God
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• War

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings