Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

Looking, I saw that there was no man, and all the birds of heaven had gone in flight.

New American Standard Bible

I looked, and behold, there was no man,
And all the birds of the heavens had fled.

King James Version

I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.

Holman Bible

I looked, and no man was left;
all the birds of the sky had fled.

International Standard Version

I looked, and no people were there. All the birds of the sky had gone.

American Standard Version

I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.

Amplified


I looked, and behold, there was no man,
And all the birds of the air had fled.

Darby Translation

I beheld, and lo, man was not, and all the fowl of the heavens were fled.

Julia Smith Translation

I saw, and behold, no man, and all the birds of the heavens fled away.

King James 2000

I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.

Lexham Expanded Bible

I looked and behold, there was no person, and all of the birds of the sky had fled.

Modern King James verseion

I looked, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens had fled.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

I looked about me, and there was nobody, and all the birds of the air were away.

NET Bible

I looked and saw that there were no more people, and that all the birds in the sky had flown away.

New Heart English Bible

I saw, and behold, there was no man, and all the birds of the sky had fled.

The Emphasized Bible

I beheld, And lo! there was no human being, - Yea, all the birds of the heavens! had fled:

Webster

I beheld, and lo, there was no man, and all the fowls of the heavens had fled.

World English Bible

I saw, and behold, there was no man, and all the birds of the sky had fled.

Youngs Literal Translation

I have looked, and lo, man is not, And all fowls of the heavens have fled.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
I beheld
ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

and, lo, there was no man
אדם 
'adam 
Usage: 541

and all the birds
עוף 
`owph 
Usage: 71

of the heavens
שׁמה שׁמים 
Shamayim 
Usage: 420

References

Hastings

Context Readings

An Invasion From The North

24 Looking at the mountains, I saw them shaking, and all the hills were moved about. 25 Looking, I saw that there was no man, and all the birds of heaven had gone in flight. 26 Looking, I saw that the fertile field was a waste, and all its towns were broken down before the Lord and before his burning wrath.

Cross References

Jeremiah 9:10

Give yourselves to weeping, crying out in sorrow for the mountains; and for the fields of the waste land send up a song of grief, because they are burned up, so that no one goes through; there is no sound of cattle; the bird of the heavens and the beast are in flight and are gone.

Jeremiah 12:4

How long will the land have grief, and the plants of all the land be dry? because of the sins of the people living in it, destruction has overtaken the beasts and the birds; because they said, God does not see our ways.

Hosea 4:3

Because of this the land will be dry, and everyone living in it will be wasted away, with the beasts of the field and the birds of heaven; even the fishes of the sea will be taken away.

Zephaniah 1:2-3

I will take away everything from the face of the earth, says the Lord.

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