Parallel Verses
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.
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
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 The earth was
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 104:30
You send out your Spirit, and they are created. You renew the face of the earth.
Jeremiah 4:23
I see the earth. It is without form and empty. I see the sky. Its lights are gone.
Job 26:7
He stretches out the northern sky over empty space, and hangs the earth upon nothing.
Isaiah 45:18
Jehovah says: Who created the heavens? He who is God. He fashioned and made the earth. He founded it and he did not create it to be empty but formed it to be inhabited. He says: I am Jehovah, and there is no other.
Job 26:14
These are indeed but the outskirts of his ways. How small a whisper do we hear from him! But who can understand the thunder of his power?
Psalm 33:6
The heavens were made by the word of Jehovah, and by the breath of his mouth their entire host.
Isaiah 40:12-14
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or with the span of his hand marked off the heavens? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on the scales and the hills in a balance of the scale?
Nahum 2:10
She is empty and void, a city laid waste! The hearts melt and the knees knock together. There is pain in all the hips and their faces have all grown pale.