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."
— Jeremiah 4:23, NET Bible
“I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.”
“I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was waste and void; and the heavens, and they had no light. ”
“I saw the earth, and, behold, it was waste and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.”
“I beheld the earth, and lo it was void, and nothing: and the heavens, and there was no light in them.”
“Looking at the earth, I saw that it was waste and without form; and to the heavens, that they had no light.”
“I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.”
I see one destruction after another taking place, so that the whole land lies in ruins. I see our tents suddenly destroyed, their curtains torn down in a mere instant.
“How long must I see the enemy’s battle flags and hear the military signals of their bugles?”
The LORD answered,“This will happen because my people are foolish. They do not know me. They are like children who have no sense. They have no understanding. They are skilled at doing evil. They do not know how to do good.”
“I looked at the land and saw that it was an empty wasteland. I looked up at the sky, and its light had vanished.
I looked at the mountains and saw that they were shaking. All the hills were swaying back and forth!
I looked and saw that there were no more people, and that all the birds in the sky had flown away.
I looked and saw that the fruitful land had become a desert and that all of the cities had been laid in ruins. The LORD had brought this all about because of his blazing anger.