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

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

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

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How long will the land mourn(A)
and the grass of every field wither?
Because of the evil of its residents,
animals and birds have been swept away,
for the people have said,
“He cannot see what our end will be.”[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 12:4 LXX reads see our ways

How long will the land lie parched(A)
    and the grass in every field be withered?(B)
Because those who live in it are wicked,
    the animals and birds have perished.(C)
Moreover, the people are saying,
    “He will not see what happens to us.”

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How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.

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