Genesis 1:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.”
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“Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“the earth hath existed waste and void, and darkness <FI>is<Fi> on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God fluttering on the face of the waters,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 1:2 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 26:7He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing.
- Job 26:14Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”
- Job 41:32He leaves a glistening wake behind him; one would think the deep had white hair!
- Psalms 33:6By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.
- Psalms 104:6You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
- Psalms 104:30When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.
- Isaiah 40:12Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?
- Isaiah 45:18For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.
- Jeremiah 4:23I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light.
- Nahum 2:10She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!
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