Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Now the earth was without shape and empty, and darkness was over the surface of the watery deep, but the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the water.
New American Standard Bible
The earth was
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Now the earth was
International Standard Version
When the earth was as yet unformed and desolate, with the surface of the ocean depths shrouded in darkness, and while the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters,
A Conservative Version
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.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
The earth was
Bible in Basic English
And the earth was waste and without form; and it was dark on the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God was moving on the face of the waters.
Darby Translation
And the earth was waste and empty, and darkness was on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
Julia Smith Translation
And the earth was desolation and emptiness, and darkness over the face of the deep: and the spirit of God moved over the face of the waters.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now the earth was formless and empty, and darkness [was] over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God [was] hovering over the surface of the waters.
Modern King James verseion
And the earth was without form and empty. And darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved on the face of the waters.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The Earth was void and empty and darkness was upon the deep, and the spirit of God moved upon the water.
New Heart English Bible
Now the earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep. God's Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.
The Emphasized Bible
Now, the earth, had become waste and wild, and darkness, was on the face of the roaring deep, - but, the Spirit of God, was brooding on the face of the waters,
Webster
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.
World English Bible
Now the earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep. God's Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.
Youngs Literal Translation
the earth hath existed waste and void, and darkness is on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God fluttering on the face of the waters,
Themes
Bible stories for children » Who made the world
Creator » God as » Holy spirit as
Darkness » What came out of darkness
Darkness » Over the face of the earth
Darkness » Originally covered the earth
the Earth » The world in general
Light » The lord being the creator of light
Names » Of the holy spirit » Spirit of God
Power » Of the holy spirit » Exemplified in » The creation
Power, Of The Holy Spirit » Exhibited in » Creation
Interlinear
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Paniym
References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 1:2
Images Genesis 1:2
Prayers for Genesis 1:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Creation
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was without shape and empty, and darkness was over the surface of the watery deep, but the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the water. 3 God said, "Let there be light." And there was light!
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 104:30
When you send your life-giving breath, they are created, and you replenish the surface of the ground.
Jeremiah 4:23
"I looked at the land and saw that it was an empty wasteland. I looked up at the sky, and its light had vanished.
Job 26:7
He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth on nothing.
Isaiah 45:18
For this is what the Lord says, the one who created the sky -- he is the true God, the one who formed the earth and made it; he established it, he did not create it without order, he formed it to be inhabited -- "I am the Lord, I have no peer.
Job 26:14
Indeed, these are but the outer fringes of his ways! How faint is the whisper we hear of him! But who can understand the thunder of his power?"
Psalm 33:6
By the Lord's decree the heavens were made; by a mere word from his mouth all the stars in the sky were created.
Isaiah 40:12-14
Who has measured out the waters in the hollow of his hand, or carefully measured the sky, or carefully weighed the soil of the earth, or weighed the mountains in a balance, or the hills on scales?
Nahum 2:10
Destruction, devastation, and desolation! Their hearts faint, their knees tremble, each stomach churns, each face turns pale!