Jeremiah 4:23
I beheld the earth, and lo it was void, and nothing: and the heavens, and there was no light in them.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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
24I looked upon the mountains, and behold they trembled: and all the hills were troubled.
Cross References
Isaiah 5:30And they shall make a noise against them that day, like the roaring of the sea; we shall look towards the land, and behold darkness of tribulation, and the light is darkened with the mist thereof.
Isaiah 24:19With breaking shall the earth be broken, with crushing shall the earth be crushed, with trembling shall the earth be moved.
Ezekiel 32:7And I will cover the heavens, when thou shalt be put out, and I will make the stars thereof dark: I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.
Joel 2:30And I will shew wonders in heaven; and in earth, blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke.
Amos 8:9And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that the sun shall go down at midday, and I will make the earth dark in the day of light:
Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth shall pass, but my words shall not pass.
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 →