Jeremiah 4:23

I beheld the earth, and loe, it was without forme and void: and the heauens, and they had no light.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

I looked on the earth, and behold, {it was} formless and void; And to the heavens, and they had no light.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was waste and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
- American Standard Version (1901)

Looking at the earth, I saw that it was waste and without form; and to the heavens, that they had no light.
- Basic English Bible

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

I beheld the earth, and lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
- Webster's Bible

I saw the earth, and, behold, it was waste and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
- World English Bible

I looked [to] the land, and lo, waste and void, And unto the heavens, and their light is not.
- Youngs Literal Bible

I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was waste and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Wesley's Notes for Jeremiah 4:23

4:23 I beheld - I Jeremiah saw this in a vision. It - The land was squalid, and ruined, like the first chaos, for which reason possibly he calls Judah the earth, in allusion to #Gen 1:2|. The heavens - He seems to proceed in his metaphor of the chaos. Every thing above and below seemed to be wrapped up in dismal blackness.