Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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
Ra'ah
Tohuw
References
Fausets
Word Count of 19 Translations in Jeremiah 4:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
An Invasion From The North
22 For my people are foolish, they have no knowledge of me; they are evil-minded children, without sense, all of them: they are wise in evil-doing, but have no knowledge of doing good. 23 Looking at the earth, I saw that it was waste and without form; and to the heavens, that they had no light. 24 Looking at the mountains, I saw them shaking, and all the hills were moved about.
Names
Cross References
Genesis 1:2
And the earth was waste and without form; and it was dark on the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God was moving on the face of the waters.
Isaiah 5:30
And his voice will be loud over him in that day like the sounding of the sea: and if a man's eyes are turned to the earth, it is all dark and full of trouble; and the light is made dark by thick clouds.
Isaiah 13:10
For the stars of heaven and its bright armies will not give their light: the sun will be made dark in his journey through the heaven, and the moon will keep back her light.
Matthew 24:29
But straight away, after the trouble of those days, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light and the stars will come down from heaven and the powers of heaven will be moved:
Mark 13:24-25
But in those days, after that time of trouble, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light,
Luke 21:25-26
And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars; and on the earth, fear among the nations and doubt because of the loud noise of the sea and the waves;
Isaiah 24:19-23
The earth is completely broken, it is parted in two, it is violently moved.
Jeremiah 9:10
Give yourselves to weeping, crying out in sorrow for the mountains; and for the fields of the waste land send up a song of grief, because they are burned up, so that no one goes through; there is no sound of cattle; the bird of the heavens and the beast are in flight and are gone.
Ezekiel 32:7-8
And when I put out your life, the heaven will be covered and its stars made dark; I will let the sun be covered with a cloud and the moon will not give her light.
Joel 2:10
The earth is troubled before them and the heavens are shaking: the sun and the moon have become dark, and the stars keep back their shining:
Joel 2:30-31
And I will let wonders be seen in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and pillars of smoke.
Joel 3:15-16
The sun and the moon have become dark, and the stars keep back their shining.
Amos 8:9
And it will come about in that day, says the Lord God, that I will make the sun go down in the middle of the day, and I will make the earth dark in daylight:
Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth will come to an end, but my words will not come to an end.
Acts 2:19-20
And wonders will be seen in heaven, and signs on the earth, blood and fire and smoke:
Revelation 20:11
And I saw a great white seat, and him who was seated on it, before whose face the earth and the heaven went in flight; and there was no place for them.