Jeremiah 4:23
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
I lookedרָאִ֙יתִי֙
(ra·'i·ti)
7200: to seea prim. root
on the earth,הָאָ֔רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz,)
776: earth, landa prim. root
and behold,וְהִנֵּה־
(ve·hin·neh-)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
[it was] formlessתֹ֖הוּ
(to·hu)
8414: formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptinessfrom an unused word
and void;וָבֹ֑הוּ
(va·vo·hu;)
922: emptinessfrom an unused word
And to the heavens,הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם
(ha·sha·ma·yim)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word
and they had noוְאֵ֥ין
(ve·'ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
light.אֹורָֽם׃
(o·v·ram.)
216: a lightfrom or


















KJV Lexicon
I beheld
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and lo it was without form
tohuw  (to'-hoo)
a desolation (of surface), i.e. desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain -- confusion, empty place, without form, nothing, (thing of) nought, vain, vanity, waste, wilderness.
and void
bohuw  (bo'-hoo)
a vacuity, i.e. (superficially) an undistinguishable ruin -- emptiness, void.
and the heavens
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
and they had no light
'owr  (ore)
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) -- bright, clear, + day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
I looked on the earth, and behold, it was formless and void; And to the heavens, and they had no light.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty. I looked to the heavens, and their light was gone.

International Standard Version
I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void, at the heavens, and there was no light there.

NET Bible
"I looked at the land and saw that it was an empty wasteland. I looked up at the sky, and its light had vanished.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I see the earth. It's formless and empty. I see the sky. Its lights are gone.

King James 2000 Bible
I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
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