Jeremiah 4:23

I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was waste and void, and the heavens, and they had no light.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.

In Context

22For my people are foolish. They do not know me. They are sottish sons, and they have no understanding. They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

24I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved to and fro.

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Cross References

Isaiah 5:30And they shall roar against them in that day like the roaring of the sea. And if [a man] looks to the land, behold, darkness [and] distress, and the light is darkened in the clouds of it.

Isaiah 24:19The earth is utterly broken. The earth is torn apart. The earth is shaken violently.

Ezekiel 32:7And when I shall extinguish thee, I will cover the heavens, and make the stars of it dark. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give its light.

Joel 2:30And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

Amos 8:9And it shall come to pass in that day, says lord LORD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day.

Matthew 24:35The sky and the earth will pass away, but my words may, no, not pass away.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 4:20-31

Punishment Predicted. ( b. c. 620.) 19 My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war. 20 Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment. 21 How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet? 22 For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and… Read the whole commentary →

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