Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 4:26
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified® Bible
I looked, and behold, the fruitful land was a desert, and all its cities were laid waste before the Lord's presence, before His fierce anger.
Contemporary English Version
Farmland had become a desert, and towns were in ruins. The LORD's fierce anger had done all of this.
Darby English Version
I beheld, and lo, the fruitful land was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down, before Jehovah, before his fierce anger.
Good News Bible
The fertile land had become a desert; its cities were in ruins because of the LORD's fierce anger.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
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 International Version
I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert;
all its towns lay in ruins
before the LORD, before his fierce anger.
New King James Version
I beheld, and indeed the fruitful land was a wilderness,
And all its cities were broken down
At the presence of the LORD,
By His fierce anger.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
I looked, and behold, the fruitful land had become a wilderness, And all its cities had crumbled Before the LORD, before His fierce anger.
Revised Standard Version
I looked, and lo, the fruitful land was a desert, and all its cities were laid in ruins before the LORD, before his fierce anger.
Young's Literal Translation
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.
