Jeremiah 4:23

World English Bible (WEB)

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

In context

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

22 “For my people are foolish. They don’t know me. They are foolish children, and they have no understanding. They are skillful in doing evil, but they don’t know how to do good.”

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

24 I saw the mountains, and behold, they trembled, and all the hills moved back and forth.

25 I saw, and behold, there was no man, and all the birds of the sky had fled.

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Jeremiah 4:23 in every translation

WEB World English Bible: I saw the earth and, behold, it was waste and void, and the heavens, and they had no light.
KJV King James Version: I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light.
ASV American Standard Version: I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was waste and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: I looked [to] the land, and lo, waste and void, And unto the heavens, and their light is not.
DBY Darby Translation: I beheld the earth, and lo, it was waste and empty; and the heavens, and they had no light.
WBS Webster Bible: I beheld the earth, and lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.