the earth was completely empty; nothing was on the earth. Darkness covered the ocean, and God’s Spirit moved over [1] the water.
Jeremiah 4:23 - Easy To Read Version I looked at the earth.\par The earth was empty;\par nothing was on the earth.\par I looked at the sky.\par and its light was gone. {\cf2\super [29]} \par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [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. American Standard Version (1901) I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was waste and void; and the heavens, and they had no light. Common English Bible I looked at the earth, and it was without shape or form; at the heavens and there was no light. Catholic Public Domain Version I gazed upon the earth, and behold, it was empty and brought to nothing. And I gazed upon the heavens, but there was no light in them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I beheld the earth, and lo it was void and nothing: and the heavens, and there was no light in them. |
the earth was completely empty; nothing was on the earth. Darkness covered the ocean, and God’s Spirit moved over [1] the water.
The skies will be dark. The sun, the moon, and the stars will not shine.
So, the “lion” roars loud like the waves of the sea. And the captured people look at the ground, and then there is only darkness. All light becomes dark in this thick cloud.
“Skies, be shocked at the things\par that have happened!\par Shake with great fear!”\par This message was from the Lord.\par
I (Jeremiah) will cry loud for the mountains.\par I will sing a funeral song\par for the empty fields.\par Why? Because the living things\par were taken away.\par No person travels there now.\par The sounds of cattle can’t be heard there.\par The birds have flown away\par and the animals are gone.\par
Before them, earth and sky shake.\par The sun and the moon become dark.\par And the stars stop shining.\par
The Lord also said these things:\par “At that time I will cause the sun\par to go down at noon.\par I will make the earth dark on a clear day.\par
The whole world, earth and sky, will be destroyed, but the words I have said will never be destroyed!
Then I saw a large white throne. I saw the One who was sitting on the throne. Earth and sky ran away from him and disappeared.