Jeremiah 4:23

“I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.”
King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of 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) - Compare to scan of original Jeremiah chapter 4

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 void, and nothing: and the heavens, and there was no light in them.
- Douay Rheims 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

Bar's comment on 2022-07-12 09:13:50:

It is the prophet speaking.

Chris's comment on 2022-07-12 01:27:13:

That's not a stupid question Kathy, as quite often when a prophet of God makes an utterance, he does so as he hears God speak to him, or he is moved in spirit, or even by a vision, and sometimes all of these are mixed in together within the chapters.

Here in Jeremiah 4:23-26, we read the words, "I beheld". And this tells us that Jeremiah was given a vision of impending disaster so it was Jeremiah himself that made these utterances. A disaster so great, that it would be likened to the state of the Earth before God made it habitable for living creatures (Genesis 1:2). And then the LORD speaks in verse 27, "For thus hath the LORD said (speaking of the coming judgement), The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end." Even though the Earth (the land that Judah inhabited) will be destitute of vitality, of light, & of living creatures, God would not annihilate it altogether. For one day in the future, Judah would return to their land.

Kathy's comment on 2022-07-11 22:09:45:

Hi.

Maybe a stupid question but...,

Who is speaking here??

I can't tell if it is God or not.

Catharina's comment on 2011-03-04 15:14:56:

I belief that this scene will be reality at the end of the tribulation when Jesus and the Father will gather his elect to take them to heaven to be with them for the 1000 years and the earth is in absolute ruins and empty of the wicked people who perished at that time.

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