“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
4:24 Trembled - He proceeds in his figurative expressions. Behold how the very mountains of Judea tremble! Moved - As easily as dust, or feathers in a whirl - wind.
4:25 No man - All being either slain, or carried captive, or fled.
4:27 Yet - In the midst of judgment he will remember mercy.
4:28 Mourn - Expressions to set forth the dreadfulness of the judgment; he makes the elements to personate mourners.
I beheld, and loe, the fruitfull place was a wildernesse, and all the cities thereof were broken downe at the presence of the Lord, and by his fierce anger.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
I looked, and behold, the fruitful land was a wilderness, And all its cities were pulled down Before the LORD, before His fierce anger.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful field was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of Jehovah, `and' before his fierce anger.
- American Standard Version (1901)
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.
- Basic English Bible
I beheld, and lo, the fruitful land was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down, before Jehovah, before his fierce anger.
- Darby Bible
I beheld, and lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all its cities were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger.
- Webster's Bible
I saw, and behold, the fruitful field was a wilderness, and all its cities were broken down at the presence of Yahweh, [and] before his fierce anger.
- World English Bible
I have looked, and lo, The fruitful place [is] a wilderness, And all its cities have been broken down, Because of Jehovah, Because of the fierceness of His anger.
- Youngs Literal Bible
I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful field was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and before His fierce anger.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible