Parallel Verses
Amplified
I looked at the earth [in my vision], and behold, it was [as at the time of creation] formless and void;
And to the heavens, and they had no light.
New American Standard Bible
And to the heavens, and they had no light.
King James Version
I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
Holman Bible
and it was formless and empty.
I looked to the heavens,
and their light was gone.
International Standard Version
I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void, at the heavens, and there was no light there.
American Standard Version
I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was waste and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
Bible in Basic English
Looking at the earth, I saw that it was waste and without form; and to the heavens, that they had no light.
Darby Translation
I beheld the earth, and lo, it was waste and empty; and the heavens, and they had no light.
Julia Smith Translation
I saw the earth, and behold, emptiness and a void; and to the heavens, and no lights.
King James 2000
I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
Lexham Expanded Bible
I looked at the earth, and behold, it was wasteland and emptiness, and to the heavens, and [they were] without their light.
Modern King James verseion
I looked on the earth, and, lo, it was without form and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I have looked upon the earth, and see, it is waste and void. I looked toward heaven, and it had no shine.
NET Bible
"I looked at the land and saw that it was an empty wasteland. I looked up at the sky, and its light had vanished.
New Heart English Bible
I saw the earth, and, behold, it was waste and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
The Emphasized Bible
I beheld, The earth; and lo! it was waste and wild, - The heavens also and their light was not:
Webster
I beheld the earth, and lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
World English Bible
I saw the earth, and, behold, it was waste and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
Youngs Literal Translation
I looked to the land, and lo, waste and void, And unto the heavens, and their light is not.
Interlinear
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References
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Word Count of 19 Translations in Jeremiah 4:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
An Invasion From The North
22
“For My people are stupid and foolish,” [says the Lord to Jeremiah];
“They do not know Me;
They are foolish children
And have no understanding.
They are shrewd [enough] to do evil,
But they do not know [how] to do good.”
I looked at the earth [in my vision], and behold, it was [as at the time of creation] formless and void;
And to the heavens, and they had no light.
I looked at the mountains, and behold, they were trembling,
And all the hills moved back and forth.
Names
Cross References
Genesis 1:2
The earth was
Isaiah 5:30
And in that day they will roar against them (Judah) like the roaring of the sea.
And if one looks to the land, in fact, there is darkness and distress;
Even the light will be darkened by its clouds.
Isaiah 13:10
For the stars of heaven and their constellations
Will not flash with their light;
The sun will be dark when it rises,
And the moon will not shed its light.
Matthew 24:29
Mark 13:24-25
Luke 21:25-26
Isaiah 24:19-23
The earth is broken completely apart,
The earth is split apart,
The earth is shaken violently.
Jeremiah 9:10
“I will take up a weeping and wailing for the mountains,
And a [funeral] dirge for the pastures of the wilderness,
Because they are burned up and desolated so that no one passes through [them];
Nor can anyone hear the lowing of cattle.
Both the birds of the air and the beasts have fled; they are gone.
Ezekiel 32:7-8
“And when I extinguish you,
I will cover the heavens [of Egypt] and darken their stars;
I will cover the sun with a cloud
And the moon will not give its light.
Joel 2:10
The earth quakes before them,
The heavens tremble,
The sun and the moon grow dark
And the stars lose their brightness.
Joel 2:30-31
“I will show signs and wonders [displaying My power] in the heavens and on the earth,
Blood and fire and columns of smoke.
Joel 3:15-16
The sun and the moon grow dark
And the stars lose their brightness.
Amos 8:9
“It shall come about in that day,” says the Lord God,
“That I shall cause the sun to go down at noon,
And I shall darken the earth in broad daylight.
Matthew 24:35
Acts 2:19-20
‘And I will bring about wonders in the sky above
And signs (attesting miracles) on the earth below,
Blood and fire and smoking vapor.
Revelation 20:11
And I saw a great white throne and Him who was seated upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them [for this heaven and earth are passing away].