King James Version (KJV)
Jeremiah 4:23
“I beheld the earth, and, lo, [it was] without form, and void; and the heavens, and they [had] no light.”
Verse in context — Jeremiah 4
21
How long shall I see the standard, [and] hear the sound of the trumpet?
22
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.
23
I beheld the earth, and, lo, [it was] without form, and void; and the heavens, and they [had] no light.
24
I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.
25
I beheld, and, lo, [there was] no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.
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