25 I looked, and behold, there was no man,
And all the (A)birds of the heavens had fled.
26 I looked, and behold, [a]the (B)fruitful land was a wilderness,
And all its cities were pulled down
Before the Lord, before His fierce anger.

27 For thus says the Lord,
“The (C)whole land shall be a desolation,
Yet I will (D)not execute a complete destruction.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 4:26 Or Carmel

25 I looked, and there were no people;
    every bird in the sky had flown away.(A)
26 I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert;(B)
    all its towns lay in ruins(C)
    before the Lord, before his fierce anger.(D)

27 This is what the Lord says:

“The whole land will be ruined,(E)
    though I will not destroy(F) it completely.

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