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ULT ⇔ I saw the land,
⇔ and behold, it was formless and empty,
⇔ and to the heavens,
⇔ and there was not their light.

UST God gave me a vision in which I saw
⇔ that the earth was barren and without form.
⇔ I looked at the sky,
⇔ and there was no light there.

BSB ⇔ I looked at the earth,
⇔ and it was formless and void;
⇔ I looked to the heavens,
⇔ and they had no light.

OEB ⇔ I looked at the earth, and behold! it was empty.
⇔ I looked at the heavens, and their light was gone,

WEBBE I saw the earth and, behold, it was waste and void, and the heavens, and they had no light.

WMBB (Same as above)

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

LSV I looked [to] the earth, and behold—formless and void,
And to the heavens, and they [had] no light.

FBV I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty;[fn] I looked to the heavens, and its light was gone.

4:23 A direct quote from Genesis 1:2.

T4T ⇔ God gave me a vision in which I saw
⇔ that the earth was barren and without form.
⇔ I looked at the sky,
⇔ and there was no light there.

LEB • and to the heavens, and they were without their light.

BBE Looking at the earth, I saw that it was waste and without form; and to the heavens, that they had no light.

Moff No Moff JER book available

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

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

DRA I beheld the earth, and lo it was void, and nothing: and the heavens, and there was no light in them.

YLT I looked [to] the land, and lo, waste and void, And unto the heavens, and their light is not.

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

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

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

KJB-1769 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.

KJB-1611 I beheld the earth, and loe, it was without forme and void: and the heauens, and they had no light.
(I beheld the earth, and lo, it was without forme and void: and the heavens, and they had no light.)

Bshps I haue loked vpon the earth, and see it was waste and voyde: I loked towarde heauen, and it had no shine.
(I have looked upon the earth, and see it was waste and void: I looked towarde heaven, and it had no shine.)

Gnva I haue looked vpon the earth, and loe, it was without forme and voide: and to the heauens, and they had no light.
(I have looked upon the earth, and lo, it was without forme and void: and to the heavens, and they had no light. )

Cvdl I haue loked vpon the earth, and se, it is wayst and voyde. I loked towarde heauen, and it had no shyne.
(I have looked upon the earth, and se, it is wayst and void. I looked towarde heaven, and it had no shyne.)

Wyc Y bihelde the lond, and lo! it was void, and nouyt; and Y bihelde heuenes, and no liyt was in tho.
(I bihelde the land, and lo! it was void, and nought/nothing; and I bihelde heavens, and no light was in tho.)

Luth Ich schauete das Land an, siehe, das war wüste und öde, und den Himmel, und er war finster.
(I schauete the Land an, look, the what/which wüste and öde, and the heaven, and he what/which finster.)

ClVg Aspexi terram, et ecce vacua erat et nihili; et cælos, et non erat lux in eis.[fn]
(Aspexi the_earth/land, and behold vacua was and nihili; and cælos, and not/no was light in eis. )

4.23 Aspexi terram. Propheta cernit in spiritu quæ ventura sunt, ut audiens populus terreatur et pœnitentiam agat, ut non sustineat quæ formidat. Quidquid secundum historiam de Judæa et Jerusalem dicitur, ad Ecclesiam Dei referamus: quæ cum Deum offenderit, et vitiis et persecutione vastata fuerit, ubi quondam virtutum cohors et lætitia, ibi multitudo peccatorum et mœror versetur.

4.23 Aspexi the_earth/land. Propheta cernit in spiritu which ventura are, as audiens populus terreatur and pœnitentiam agat, as not/no sustineat which formidat. Quidquid after/second historiam about Yudæa and Yerusalem it_is_said, to Ecclesiam of_God referamus: which when/with God offenderit, and vitiis and persecutione vastata has_been, where quondam virtutum cohors and lætitia, there multitudo sinners and mœror versetur.

BrTr I looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was not; and to the sky, and there was no light in it.

BrLXX Ἐπέβλεψα ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, καὶ ἰδοὺ οὐθὲν, καὶ εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν, καὶ οὐκ ἦν τὰ φῶτα αὐτοῦ.
(Epeblepsa epi taʸn gaʸn, kai idou outhen, kai eis ton ouranon, kai ouk aʸn ta fōta autou. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

General Information:

Jeremiah describes a vision that God gave him about things that would happen later.

(Occurrence 0) Behold

(Some words not found in UHB: looked DOM the=earth/land and=see/lo/see! formlessness and=emptiness and=near/to the=heavens and,no light,their )

The word “behold” here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.

(Occurrence 0) formless and empty

(Some words not found in UHB: looked DOM the=earth/land and=see/lo/see! formlessness and=emptiness and=near/to the=heavens and,no light,their )

This vision is a prophecy of what the land of Israel would be like after the people were all taken into captivity.

(Occurrence 0) there was no light for the heavens

(Some words not found in UHB: looked DOM the=earth/land and=see/lo/see! formlessness and=emptiness and=near/to the=heavens and,no light,their )

Alternate translation: “there were no lights in the sky”

Parallel JER 4:23

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