Verse 23
Jeremiah 4:23
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
23
I beheld the earth, and lo it was void, and nothing: and the heavens, and there was no light in them.
Original Language Text
hebrew
רָאִ֨יתִי֙ אֶת הָ/אָ֔רֶץ וְ/הִנֵּה תֹ֖הוּ וָ/בֹ֑הוּ וְ/אֶל הַ/שָּׁמַ֖יִם וְ/אֵ֥ין אוֹרָֽ/ם
English Translation
I saw the land, and behold, it was formless and empty, and to the heavens, and there was no light.
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