Holy Scripture
Jeremiah 4:24
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
24I beheld the mountains, and they trembled, and I saw all the hills in commotion.
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In context
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.
23I looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was not; and to the sky, and there was no light in it.
— Jeremiah 4:24 —
25I looked, and, behold, there was no man, and all the birds of the sky were scared.
26I saw, and, behold, Carmel was desert, and all the cities were burned with fire at the presence of the Lord, and at the presence of his fierce anger they were utterly destroyed.