Jeremiah 4:23 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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

English ASV

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

English Amplified

[In a vision Jeremiah sees Judah laid waste by conquest and captivity.] I looked at the land, and behold, it was [as at the time of creation] waste and vacant (void); and at the heavens, and they had no light.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

[In a vision Jeremiah sees Judah laid waste by conquest and captivity.] I looked at the land, and behold, it was [as at the time of creation] waste and vacant (void); and at the heavens, and they had no light.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

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

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

I looked at the earth. It had no shape and it was empty. I looked at the sky. Its light had disappeared.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

I looked at the earth. It was empty; there was nothing on it. I looked at the sky, and its light was gone.

I looked on the earth, and behold, it was without form and void; and to the heavens, and they had no light.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

I looked at the earth—it was a barren waste; at the sky—there was no light.

English God's Word - GW 1995

I see the earth. It's formless and empty. I see the sky. Its lights are gone.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty. [I looked] to the heavens, and their light was gone.

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

I saw on the earth, and behold, it was formless and void; And to the heavens, and they had no light.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

I looked on the earth, And behold, it was without form and void. And to the heavens, and they had no light.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

I looked on the earth, and behold, it was formless and void; And to the heavens, and they had no light.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

I looked at the earth, and it was waste and void; at the heavens, and their light had gone out!

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

I looked at the earth. It didn't have any shape. And it was empty. I looked at the sky. Its light was gone.

English NIV

I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty; and at the heavens, and their light was gone.

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

I looked at the earth, and it was empty and formless. I looked at the heavens, and there was no light.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

I looked on the earth, and lo, it was waste and void; and to the heavens, and they had no light.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

I looked at the earth, and it was completely empty and formless, the heavens hid its light.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

I looked on the earth, and lo, it was waste and void; and to the heavens, and they had no light.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

I looked down upon their land, and as far as I could see in all directions everything was ruins. And all the heavens were dark.

English Tyndale 1537

I have looked upon the earth, and see, it is waste and void. I looked toward heaven, and it had no shine.

Jeremiah 4:23 — Compare Translations