Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

I looked on the earth, and behold, it was formless and void;
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

I looked at the earth,
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.

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

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
I beheld
ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

the earth
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

and, lo, it was without form
תּהוּ 
Tohuw 
Usage: 20

and void
בּהוּ 
Bohuw 
Usage: 3

and the heavens
שׁמה שׁמים 
Shamayim 
Usage: 420

References

Context Readings

An Invasion From The North

22 For my people are foolish; the ignorant sons with no understanding have not known me; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge. 23 I looked on the earth, and behold, it was formless and void;
And to the heavens, and they had no light.
24 I beheld the mountains, and, behold, they trembled, and all the hills were destroyed.



Cross References

Genesis 1:2

And the earth was without order, and empty; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Isaiah 5:30

And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea; and if one looks unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.

Isaiah 13:10

For this reason the stars of the heavens and the lights thereof shall not shine: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not give forth her light.

Matthew 24:29

Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from the heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken,

Mark 13:24-25

But in those days after that affliction, the sun shall darken, and the moon shall not give her light,

Luke 21:25-26

Then there shall be signs in the sun and in the moon and in the stars, and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;

Isaiah 24:19-23

The earth shall be utterly broken down; the earth is clean dissolved; the earth is moved exceedingly.

Jeremiah 9:10

Upon the mountains I will lift up weeping and wailing and lamentation upon the habitations of the wilderness because they are burned up, so that no one can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and even the beasts of the earth are fled; they are gone.

Ezekiel 32:7-8

And when thou art dead, I will cover the heavens and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.

Joel 2:10

The earth shall quake before him; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall go dark; and the stars shall withdraw their shining:

Joel 2:30-31

And I will show wonders in the heaven and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

Joel 3:15-16

The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.

Amos 8:9

And it shall come to pass in that day, said the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will cover the earth with darkness in the clear day;

Matthew 24:35

The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

Acts 2:19-20

and I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath: blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke;

Revelation 20:11

And I saw a great white throne and him that was seated upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and their place was not found.

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