Verse 23

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

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jeg så på jorden, og se, den var øde og tom; til himmelen, og dens lys var borte.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Jeg så på jorden, og se, den var uten form og tom, og på himmelen, og det var ikke noe lys.

• Norsk King James

  Jeg så jorden, og se, den var uten form, og tom; og himmelen, og den hadde ikke lys.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg så landet, og se, det var øde og tomt; og til himlene, og deres lys var borte.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jeg så på jorden, og se, den var øde og tom, på himmelen, og det var ingen lys der.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jeg så jorden, og se, den var uten form og tom; og himmelen, og de hadde ikke noe lys.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jeg så på jorden, og se, den var formløs og tom; og himmelen, den hadde intet lys.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Jeg så jorden, og se, den var uten form og tom; og himmelen, og de hadde ikke noe lys.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg så jorden, og se, den var øde og tom, og himmelen, og dens lys var borte.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Jeremiah.4.23", "source": "רָאִ֙יתִי֙ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְהִנֵּה־תֹ֖הוּ וָבֹ֑הוּ וְאֶל־הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֵ֥ין אוֹרָֽם׃", "text": "*Rāʾîtî* the *ʾāreṣ*, and *hinnēh*-*tōhû* *wābōhû*; and to the *šāmayim* and *ʾēyn* their *ʾôrām*", "grammar": { "*Rāʾîtî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I saw/looked", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun - earth/land", "*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/look", "*tōhû*": "masculine singular noun - formlessness/chaos", "*wābōhû*": "masculine singular noun - emptiness/void", "*šāmayim*": "masculine plural noun - heavens/sky", "*ʾēyn*": "particle of negation - there is no", "*ʾôrām*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their light" }, "variants": { "*Rāʾîtî*": "saw/looked at/observed", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/world", "*hinnēh*": "behold/look/see", "*tōhû*": "formlessness/chaos/waste", "*wābōhû*": "emptiness/void/waste", "*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky/firmament", "*ʾôrām*": "their light/brightness/illumination" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jeg så jorden, og se, den var øde og tom. Himlene var mørke, og det var intet lys.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg saae Landet, og see, det var øde og tomt; og (jeg saae) til Himlene, og deres Lys (var der) ikke.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jeg så jorden, og se, den var øde og tom; og himmelen, og de hadde intet lys.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jeg så på jorden, og se, den var øde og tom, og himmelen, og de manglet lys.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Jeg så på jorden, og se, øde og tom, og himmelen, og lyset var ikke der.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Jeg så på jorden, og se, den var øde og tom; og på himmelen, og de hadde intet lys.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Jeg så på jorden, og den var øde og uten form; og mot himmelen, og det var ingen lys.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I haue loked vpon the earth, and se, it is wayst and voyde. I loked towarde heauen, and it had no shyne.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I haue looked vpon the earth, and loe, it was without forme and voide: and to the heauens, and they had no light.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I haue loked vpon the earth, and see it was waste and voyde: I loked towarde heauen, and it had no shine.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (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.

Referenced Verses

• Mark 13:24-25 : 24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, 25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.
• Matt 24:29 : 29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
• Luke 21:25-26 : 25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; 26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
• Gen 1:2 : 2 And the earth was formless and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved over the surface of the waters.
• Isa 13:10 : 10 For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light: the sun will be darkened in its rising, and the moon will not cause its light to shine.
• Acts 2:19-20 : 19 I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below: blood, fire, and vapor of smoke: 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes:
• Isa 5:30 : 30 And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one looks to the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened by the clouds of the heavens.
• Joel 3:15-16 : 15 The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. 16 The LORD also shall roar out of Zion and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake. But the LORD will be the hope of his people and the strength of the children of Israel.
• Rev 20:11 : 11 And I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and heaven fled away; and there was no place found for them.
• Matt 24:35 : 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
• Joel 2:30-31 : 30 And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood and fire and pillars of smoke. 31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes.
• Amos 8:9 : 9 And it shall come to pass in that day, declares the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in broad daylight:
• Isa 24:19-23 : 19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly. 20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and its transgression shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again. 21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones who are on high, and the kings of the earth on the earth. 22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days they shall be visited. 23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before his elders gloriously.
• Jer 9:10 : 10 For the mountains I will take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the birds of the heavens and the beasts have fled; they are gone.
• Ezek 32:7-8 : 7 And when I extinguish you, I will cover the sky, and make its stars dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give its light. 8 All the bright lights of the sky will I make dark over you, and set darkness upon your land, says the Lord GOD.
• Joel 2:10 : 10 The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble, the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.