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General Information:
Jeremiah describes a vision that God gave him about things that would happen later.
Behold
The word "behold" here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
formless and empty
This vision is a prophecy of what the land of Israel would be like after the people were all taken into captivity.
there was no light for the heavens
"there were no lights in the sky"
all the cities had been pulled down
"all the cities had been destroyed" or "all the cities were a heap of ruins"
before Yahweh, before the fury of his wrath
This indicates that all these things would happen because Yahweh was so angry with the people of Judah.