King James Version
What Does Jeremiah 4:25 Mean?
“I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.”
Context
23
I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
24
I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.
25
I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.
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I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger.
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For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(25) **There was no man.**—To chaos and darkness and the earthquake was added the horrible sense of solitude. Not man only, but the creatures that seemed least open to man’s attack, were fled. (Comp. Jeremiah 2:6.) The same thought re-appears in Jeremiah 9:10.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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