Jeremiah 4:23 Go deeper

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

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רָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiI looked at

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:23 word 1

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:23 word 2

הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe earth

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:23 word 3

וְהִנֵּה\־ve.hi.neh-and there!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:23 word 4

תֹ֖הוּTo.hu[it was] formlessness

Lemma: תֹּ֫הוּ (to.hu) · Strong's: H8414

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: formlessness

Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Deuteronomy 32:10, 1 Samuel 12:21, Job 6:18, Job 12:24, Job 26:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8414; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:23 word 5

וָבֹ֑הוּva.Vo.huand emptiness

Lemma: בֹּהוּ (bo.hu) · Strong's: H0922

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: void

Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Isaiah 34:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0922; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:23 word 6

וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:23 word 7

הַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavens

Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: heaven

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:23 word 8

וְאֵ֥יןve.'Einand there not

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:23 word 9

אוֹרָֽם\׃'o.Ram[was] light their

Lemma: אוֹר (or) · Strong's: H0216

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: light

Used 121 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:23, Judges 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0216; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:23 word 10

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

I looked	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
at the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
. . .	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
and it was formless	→	תֹּ֫הוּ H8414 formlessness
and void	→	בֹּהוּ H0922 void
[I looked] to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
the heavens	→	שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven
and they [had] no	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
light	→	אוֹר H0216 light

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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