Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:23–25

23I looked at the earth,

and it was formless and void;

I looked to the heavens,

and they had no light.

24I looked at the mountains,

and behold, they were quaking;

all the hills were swaying.

25I looked, and no man was left;

all the birds of the air had fled.

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Jeremiah 4:23

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I lookedרָאִ֙יתִי֙rā·’î·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH7200 see
at the earthהָאָ֔רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
and it was formlessתֹ֖הוּṯō·hūNoun - masculine singularH8414 formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptiness
and voidוָבֹ֑הוּwā·ḇō·hūConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH922 emptiness
toוְאֶל־wə·’el-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH413 motion to
the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםhaš·šā·ma·yimArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH8064 sky, aloft
and theyוְאֵ֥יןwə·’ênConjunctive waw; AdverbH369 nothing, nought
lightאוֹרָֽם׃’ō·w·rāmNoun - common singular construct; third person masculine pluralH216 light

Jeremiah 4:24

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I lookedרָאִ֙יתִי֙rā·’î·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH7200 see
at the mountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe·hā·rîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
and beholdוְהִנֵּ֖הwə·hin·nêhConjunctive waw; InterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
they were quakingרֹעֲשִׁ֑יםrō·‘ă·šîmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH7493 quake, shake
allוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the hillsהַגְּבָע֖וֹתhag·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH1389 hill
were swayingהִתְקַלְקָֽלוּ׃hiṯ·qal·qā·lūVerb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person common pluralH7043 be slight, swift, trifling

Jeremiah 4:25

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I lookedרָאִ֕יתִיrā·’î·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH7200 see
and noאֵ֣ין’ênAdverbH369 nothing, nought
man was leftהָאָדָ֑םhā·’ā·ḏāmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
allוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the birdsע֥וֹף‘ō·wp̄Noun - masculine singular constructH5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
of the airהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםhaš·šā·ma·yimArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH8064 sky, aloft
had fledנָדָֽדוּ׃nā·ḏā·ḏūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH5074 retreat, flee, depart, stray, wander, flutter

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Jeremiah 4:23 Matthew 24:29 · Mark 13:24–25 · Isaiah 13:10 · Joel 3:15–16 · Genesis 1:2 · Luke 21:25–26 · Ezekiel 32:7–8 · Joel 2:10 · Amos 8:9 · Joel 2:30–31 · Acts 2:19–20 · Isaiah 5:30

Jeremiah 4:24 Ezekiel 38:20 · Isaiah 5:25 · Jeremiah 10:10 · Nahum 1:5–6

Jeremiah 4:25 Zephaniah 1:2–3 · Jeremiah 12:4 · Hosea 4:3 · Jeremiah 9:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.