Jeremiah 4:23
I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
Cross-reference
In Jeremiah 4:28, this same judgment leads to mourning and darkness — showing the irreversible purpose of God behind the desolation.
Jeremiah 7:20 describes God's anger poured out on the land — explaining the cause of the desolation seen in 4:23.
Jeremiah 13:16 warns of coming darkness — echoing the 'no light' imagery of 4:23 as divine judgment.
In Joel 2:31, the sun turning to darkness echoes the 'no light' here, linking to the Day of the Lord.
Revelation 20:11 shows earth and sky fleeing from God's throne — a final judgment echoing the un-creation here.
Acts 2:20 says the sun will be turned to darkness — a direct parallel to the heavens having no light in Jeremiah’s judgment.
In Mark 13:24, the darkening of sun and moon after tribulation directly echoes the 'no light' here.
In Matthew 24:29, Jesus describes the same cosmic signs — sun darkened, moon no light — as end-time events.
In Amos 8:9, the sun goes down at noon — a specific fulfillment of the general 'no light' here during judgment.
In Joel 3:15, the darkened sun, moon, and withdrawn stars are nearly identical to the darkness here.
Genesis 1:2 uses 'without form and void' for creation — here Jeremiah reverses that phrase to depict judgment as un-creation.
In Joel 2:10, the earth quakes and the sun/moon darken — directly mirroring the cosmic desolation seen here.
Ezekiel 32:7 portrays stars darkened and sun covered — mirroring the 'no light' in the heavens here.
Ezekiel 32:7 describes covering the heavens and darkening stars — the same cosmic darkness during judgment.
Isaiah 24:19-23 describes the earth shattered and the sun ashamed — a parallel cosmic judgment with darkness and shaking.
Isaiah 13:10 has stars and sun giving no light — directly parallel to the heavens having no light in Jeremiah.
Ezekiel 12:20 directly parallels the desolation of cities and land — confirming the same prophetic theme of judgment bringing emptiness.
Nahum 2:10 uses the same word 'desolation' for Nineveh's fall — mirroring the total ruin in Jeremiah 4:23.
Zephaniah 1:3 pictures God sweeping away all life — matching the formless void of Jeremiah 4:23 as complete judgment.
Isaiah 34:4 says the host of heaven rots and the sky rolls up — closely matching the darkened heavens and desolate earth of Jeremiah’s vision.
Isaiah 13:13 describes heavens trembling and earth shaken in God’s anger — a clear parallel to Jeremiah’s waste and dark heavens.
Revelation 6:14 shows the sky vanishing and mountains removed — an eschatological fulfillment of the cosmic undoing foreshadowed in 4:23.
In Revelation 8:12, the darkening of sun, moon, and stars parallels the loss of light from the heavens in Jeremiah's vision of judgment.
In Luke 21:25, Jesus describes signs in sun, moon, stars and distress on earth — echoing the cosmic and earthly desolation of Jeremiah’s judgment vision.