Holy Scripture
Jeremiah 4:23
A church father on this verse
“(Verse 23 and following) I looked at the earth, and behold, it was empty and void; and the heavens, and there was no light in them. I saw the mountains, and behold, they were moving; and all the hills were shaken. I looked, and there was no man, and every bird of the sky had fled. I looked, and behold, Carmel was a de…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
23I looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was not; and to the sky, and there was no light in it.
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In context
21How long shall I see fugitives, and hear the sound of the trumpet?
22For the princes of my people have not known me, they are foolish and unwise children: they are wise to do evil, but how to do good they have not known.
— Jeremiah 4:23 —
24I beheld the mountains, and they trembled, and I saw all the hills in commotion.
25I looked, and, behold, there was no man, and all the birds of the sky were scared.