"I beheld the earth, and, lo, {it was} without form, and void; and the heavens, and they {had} no light." — Jeremiah 4:23

Jeremiah 4:23 · KJV

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

— Jeremiah 4:23

For my people {is} foolish, they have not known me; they {are} sottish children, and they have none understanding: they {are} wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

Verse 24

I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.

Jeremiah 4 — Context

How long shall I see the standard, {and} hear the sound of the trumpet?

For my people {is} foolish, they have not known me; they {are} sottish children, and they have none understanding: they {are} wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

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

I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.

I beheld, and, lo, {there was} no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.

Cross References

Matthew 24:29

Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

Mark 13:24-25

But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,

Isaiah 13:10

For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.

Joel 3:15-16

The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.

Genesis 1:2

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness {was} upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Luke 21:25-26

And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;

Ezekiel 32:7-8

And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light. {put...: or, extinguish thee}

Amos 8:9

And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day: