23I beheld the earth, and lo, it was waste and empty; and the heavens, and they had no light.


In Context

20 Destruction upon destruction is proclaimed; for the whole land is wasted: suddenly are my tents laid waste, my curtains, in a moment.

21 How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?

22 For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have no intelligence; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

23 I beheld the earth, and lo, it was waste and empty; and the heavens, and they had no light.

24 I beheld the mountains, and lo, they trembled, and all the hills shook violently.

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

Jeremiah 4:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:23I beheld the earth, and, lo, [it was] without form, and void; and the heavens, and they [had] no light.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:23I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty; and at the heavens, and their light was gone.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:23I beheld the earth, and lo it was void, and nothing: and the heavens, and there was no light in them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:23I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was waste and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:23I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was waste and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:23I beheld the earth, and lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:23I saw the earth, and, behold, it was waste and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:23I looked to the land, and lo, waste and void, And unto the heavens, and their light is not.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:23I beheld the earth, and, see, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.