New American Standard Bible 1995

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Jeremiah

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

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
I looked to see Verb H7200 רָאִ֙יתִי֙ ra·'i·ti
on the earth, earth, land Noun H776 הָאָ֔רֶץ ha·'a·retz,
and behold, lo! behold! Particle H2009 וְהִנֵּה־ ve·hin·neh-
[it was] formless formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptiness Noun H8414 תֹ֖הוּ to·hu
and void; emptiness Noun H922 וָבֹ֑הוּ va·vo·hu;
And to the heavens, heaven, sky Noun H8064 הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם ha·sha·ma·yim
and they had no nothing, nought Particle H369 וְאֵ֥ין ve·'ein
light. a light Noun H216 אֹורָֽם׃ o·v·ram.

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New American Standard Bible 1995 I looked on the earth, and behold, it was formless and void; And to the heavens, and they had no light.
King James Bible I looked on beheld the earth, and behold, and, lo, it was formless without form, and void; And to and the heavens, and they had no light.
Hebrew Greek English I looked on the earth, and behold, it was formless and void; And to the heavens, and they had no light.