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Old TestamentJeremiah · Chapter 4

Jeremiah 4:23

Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 4:23 — by Collins Asein

Quick Summary

Jeremiah 4:23 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.

Jeremiah 4:23 — KJV

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

Jeremiah 4:23 (KJV)

Jeremiah 4:23 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah

Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.

God's plans & hopeHonest tearsCalling on GodNew covenantFaithfulness in hard assignments
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 4:23

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:23: earth, without, form

And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:23: earth, without, light

Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;

Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:23: earth, form, heavens

For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.

Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:23: earth, form, heavens

For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. come...: Heb. come upon the heart

Shares key themes with Jeremiah 4:23: earth, form, heavens

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Collins Asein — Christian Author & Founder of PrayerKey