Parallel Verses
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,
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.
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 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.
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
Tohuw
Paniym
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in 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, 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, 3 And God said - Light, be, And light was.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 104:30
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created, And thou renewest the face of the ground.
Jeremiah 4:23
I beheld, The earth; and lo! it was waste and wild, - The heavens also and their light was not:
Job 26:7
Who stretcheth out the north over emptiness, hangeth the earth upon nothingness;
Isaiah 45:18
For, Thus, saith Yahweh, Who created the heavens God himself! Who fashioned the earth - And made it Himself, established it, -- Not a waste, created he it To be dwelt in, he fashioned it, -- I, am Yahweh, and there is none else:
Job 26:14
Lo! these, are the fringes of his way, and what a whisper of a word hath been heard of him! But, the thunder of his might, who could understand?
Psalm 33:6
By the word of Yahweh, the heavens were made, and, by the spirit of his mouth, all their host:
Isaiah 40:12-14
Who hath measured, with the hollow of his hand, the waters. Or the heavens with a span, hath meted out, Or hath comprehended, in a measure, the dust of the earth, Or weighed, in scales, the mountains, Or the hills, in a balance?
Nahum 2:10
Emptiness, yea turned to emptiness, aye deserted is she ! with, heart, unnerved, and, a tottering, of knees, and, anguish, in all loins, and, the faces of them all, have withdrawn their colour.