Jeremiah 4:25

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{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.4.25", "source": "רָאִ֕יתִי וְהִנֵּ֖ה אֵ֣ין הָאָדָ֑ם וְכָל־ע֥וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם נָדָֽדוּ׃", "text": "*Rāʾîtî* and *hinnēh* *ʾēyn* the *ʾādām*; and all *ʿôp* the *šāmayim* *nādādû*", "grammar": { "*Rāʾîtî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I saw/looked", "*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/look", "*ʾēyn*": "particle of negation - there is no", "*ʾādām*": "masculine singular noun - man/mankind", "*ʿôp*": "masculine singular noun, construct - birds of", "*šāmayim*": "masculine plural noun - heavens/sky", "*nādādû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they fled/wandered" }, "variants": { "*Rāʾîtî*": "saw/looked at/observed", "*hinnēh*": "behold/look/see", "*ʾādām*": "man/mankind/humanity", "*ʿôp*": "birds/flying creatures", "*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky/firmament", "*nādādû*": "fled/wandered/moved away" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

רָאִ֕יתִי וְהִנֵּ֖ה אֵ֣ין הָאָדָ֑ם וְכָל־ע֥וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם נָדָֽדוּ׃

Transliteration

Rāʾîtî and hinnēh ʾēyn the ʾādām; and all ʿôp the šāmayim nādādû

Grammar Details

• *Rāʾîtî*: qal perfect, 1st singular - I saw/looked
• *hinnēh*: demonstrative particle - behold/look
• *ʾēyn*: particle of negation - there is no
• *ʾādām*: masculine singular noun - man/mankind
• *ʿôp*: masculine singular noun, construct - birds of
• *šāmayim*: masculine plural noun - heavens/sky
• *nādādû*: qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they fled/wandered

Word Meanings

• *Rāʾîtî*: saw/looked at/observed
• *hinnēh*: behold/look/see
• *ʾādām*: man/mankind/humanity
• *ʿôp*: birds/flying creatures
• *šāmayim*: heavens/sky/firmament
• *nādādû*: fled/wandered/moved away

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  I looked, and there were no people; every bird in the sky had flown away.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  I beheld, and, lo, there was no one, and all the birds of the heavens had fled.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I loked aboute me, and there was no body, and all the byrdes of the ayre were awaye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I behelde, and loe, there was no man, and all the birdes of the heauen were departed.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I loked about me, and there was no body: and all the birdes of the ayre were away.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

• Jer 9:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.9.10", "source": "וְנָתַתִּ֧י אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלַ֛͏ִם לְגַלִּ֖ים מְע֣וֹן תַּנִּ֑ים וְאֶת־עָרֵ֧י יְהוּדָ֛ה אֶתֵּ֥ן שְׁמָמָ֖ה מִבְּלִ֥י יוֹשֵֽׁב׃", "text": "*wĕnātattî* *'et*-*yĕrûšālaim* for-*gallîm* *mĕ'ôn* *tannîm* *wĕ'et*-*'ārê* *yĕhûdāh* *'ettēn* *šĕmāmāh* from-without *yôšēb*", "grammar": { "*wĕnātattî*": "conjunction + perfect verb, 1st person singular - and I will make/give", "*'et*": "direct object marker", "*yĕrûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem", "*gallîm*": "masculine plural noun with prefixed preposition - for heaps", "*mĕ'ôn*": "masculine noun, construct state - dwelling of", "*tannîm*": "masculine plural noun - jackals", "*wĕ'et*": "conjunction + direct object marker", "*'ārê*": "feminine plural noun, construct state - cities of", "*yĕhûdāh*": "proper noun - Judah", "*'ettēn*": "imperfect verb, 1st person singular - I will make/give", "*šĕmāmāh*": "feminine noun - desolation", "*yôšēb*": "participle, masculine singular - inhabitant" }, "variants": { "*wĕnātattî*": "and I will make/give/place", "*gallîm*": "heaps/ruins/stone piles", "*mĕ'ôn*": "dwelling/habitation/lair", "*tannîm*": "jackals/wild dogs/dragons", "*'ārê*": "cities/towns/settlements", "*'ettēn*": "I will make/give/place", "*šĕmāmāh*": "desolation/waste/ruin", "*yôšēb*": "inhabitant/resident/dweller" } }
• Jer 12:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.12.4", "source": "עַד־מָתַי֙ תֶּאֱבַ֣ל הָאָ֔רֶץ וְעֵ֥שֶׂב כָּל־הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה יִיבָ֑שׁ מֵרָעַ֣ת יֹֽשְׁבֵי־בָ֗הּ סָפְתָ֤ה בְהֵמוֹת֙ וָע֔וֹף כִּ֣י אָמְר֔וּ לֹ֥א יִרְאֶ֖ה אֶת־אַחֲרִיתֵֽנוּ׃", "text": "Until-when shall-*teʾĕbal* *hāʾāreṣ* *wə*-*ʿēśeb* all-*haśśādeh* *yîbāš* from-*rāʿat* *yōšbê*-in-it *sāptāh* *bəhēmôt* *wā*-*ʿôp* because they-*ʾāmrû* not he-will-*yirʾeh* *ʾet*-our-*ʾaḥărîtēnû*", "grammar": { "*teʾĕbal*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - mourn", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the land/earth", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ʿēśeb*": "noun, masculine singular construct - plant/herb/vegetation", "*haśśādeh*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the field", "*yîbāš*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - dry up/wither", "*rāʿat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - evil/wickedness", "*yōšbê*": "verb, Qal participle, masculine plural construct - dwellers/inhabitants", "*sāptāh*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - are swept away/perish", "*bəhēmôt*": "noun, feminine plural - beasts/cattle", "*wā*": "conjunction - and", "*ʿôp*": "noun, masculine singular - birds/flying creatures", "*ʾāmrû*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they say", "*yirʾeh*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he sees", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾaḥărîtēnû*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person plural suffix - our end/outcome" }, "variants": { "*teʾĕbal*": "mourn/dry up/wither", "*rāʿat*": "evil/wickedness/misfortune", "*sāptāh*": "are swept away/perish/consumed", "*ʾaḥărîtēnû*": "our end/our outcome/our future" } }
• Hos 4:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Hosea.4.3", "source": "עַל־כֵּ֣ן ׀ תֶּאֱבַ֣ל הָאָ֗רֶץ וְאֻמְלַל֙ כָּל־יוֹשֵׁ֣ב בָּ֔הּ בְּחַיַּ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה וּבְע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְגַם־דְּגֵ֥י הַיָּ֖ם יֵאָסֵֽפוּ׃", "text": "*ʿal-kēn* *teʾĕbal* *hāʾāreṣ* *wə-ʾumlal* *kol-yôšēb* *bāh* *bə-ḥayyat* *haśśādeh* *û-bəʿôp* *haššāmāyim* *wə-gam* *dəgê* *hayyām* *yēʾāsēpû*", "grammar": { "*ʿal-kēn*": "conjunction - therefore/because of this", "*teʾĕbal*": "imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she mourns/will mourn", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "noun with definite article, feminine singular - the land", "*wə-ʾumlal*": "conjunction + perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and will be/has been weak/languished", "*kol*": "construct state - all of/every", "*yôšēb*": "participle, masculine singular - inhabitant/one dwelling", "*bāh*": "preposition + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - in it (the land)", "*bə-ḥayyat*": "preposition + construct feminine singular - with/among beast(s) of", "*haśśādeh*": "noun with definite article, masculine singular - the field", "*û-bəʿôp*": "conjunction + preposition + construct masculine singular - and with/among bird(s) of", "*haššāmāyim*": "noun with definite article, masculine plural - the heavens", "*wə-gam*": "conjunction + adverb - and also/even", "*dəgê*": "construct masculine plural - fish of", "*hayyām*": "noun with definite article, masculine singular - the sea", "*yēʾāsēpû*": "imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, niphal - they will be gathered/taken away" }, "variants": { "*teʾĕbal*": "mourns/dries up/withers", "*ʾumlal*": "languishes/weakens/withers/is cut off", "*yēʾāsēpû*": "be gathered/be taken away/be removed/perish" } }
• Zeph 1:2-3 : 2 { "verseID": "Zephaniah.1.2", "source": "אָסֹ֨ף אָסֵ֜ף כֹּ֗ל מֵעַ֛ל פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָ֖ה נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "*ʾāsōp̄* *ʾāsēp̄* *kōl* from-*ʿal* *pənê* *hāʾăḏāmāh* *nəʾum*-*YHWH*.", "grammar": { "*ʾāsōp̄*": "qal infinitive absolute - gathering/completely", "*ʾāsēp̄*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will gather/remove", "*kōl*": "noun, masculine singular - all/everything", "*ʿal*": "preposition - from upon/from over", "*pənê*": "construct plural of *pānîm* - face of", "*hāʾăḏāmāh*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the ground/land/earth", "*nəʾum*": "construct state, masculine singular - declaration/oracle of", "*YHWH*": "divine name, tetragrammaton" }, "variants": { "*ʾāsōp̄ ʾāsēp̄*": "Hebrew doubling construction indicating completeness/certainty - 'I will utterly gather/completely remove'", "*pənê*": "face/surface", "*hāʾăḏāmāh*": "ground/earth/land/soil" } } 3 { "verseID": "Zephaniah.1.3", "source": "אָסֵ֨ף אָדָ֜ם וּבְהֵמָ֗ה אָסֵ֤ף עוֹף־הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ וּדְגֵ֣י הַיָּ֔ם וְהַמַּכְשֵׁל֖וֹת אֶת־הָרְשָׁעִ֑ים וְהִכְרַתִּ֣י אֶת־הָאָדָ֗ם מֵעַ֛ל פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָ֖ה נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "*ʾāsēp̄* *ʾāḏām* *ûḇəhēmāh*, *ʾāsēp̄* *ʿôp̄*-*haššāmayim* *ûḏəḡê* *hayyām*, *wəhammakšēlôṯ* *ʾeṯ*-*hārəšāʿîm*; *wəhiḵrattî* *ʾeṯ*-*hāʾāḏām* from-*ʿal* *pənê* *hāʾăḏāmāh*, *nəʾum*-*YHWH*.", "grammar": { "*ʾāsēp̄*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will gather/remove", "*ʾāḏām*": "noun, masculine singular - mankind/people/humanity", "*ûḇəhēmāh*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and beast/animals/cattle", "*ʿôp̄*": "construct state, masculine singular - birds/fowl of", "*haššāmayim*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the heavens/sky", "*ûḏəḡê*": "conjunction + construct state, masculine plural - and fish of", "*hayyām*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the sea", "*wəhammakšēlôṯ*": "conjunction + noun, feminine plural with definite article - and the stumbling blocks/ruins", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*hārəšāʿîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the wicked ones", "*wəhiḵrattî*": "conjunction + hiphil perfect, 1st person singular - and I will cut off/destroy", "*hāʾāḏām*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - mankind/humanity", "*ʿal*": "preposition - from upon/from over", "*pənê*": "construct plural of *pānîm* - face of", "*hāʾăḏāmāh*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the ground/land/earth", "*nəʾum*": "construct state, masculine singular - declaration/oracle of", "*YHWH*": "divine name, tetragrammaton" }, "variants": { "*ʾāsēp̄*": "gather/collect/remove/destroy", "*ʾāḏām*": "mankind/humanity/people", "*ûḇəhēmāh*": "cattle/livestock/animals", "*wəhammakšēlôṯ*": "stumbling blocks/ruins/obstacles/things that cause to stumble", "*hārəšāʿîm*": "the wicked ones/the evil ones/the guilty ones", "*wəhiḵrattî*": "and I will cut off/destroy/eliminate/remove", "*hāʾăḏāmāh*": "ground/earth/land/soil" } }