Parallel Verses
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.
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,
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
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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 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. 3 And God said, Let there be light, and there was light.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 104:30
Thou send forth thy Spirit, they are created, and thou renew the face of the ground.
Job 26:7
He stretches out the north over empty space, and hangs the earth upon nothing.
Isaiah 45:18
For thus says LORD who created the heavens, the God who formed the earth and made it, who established it and did not create it a waste, who formed it to be inhabited: I am LORD, and there is none else.
Job 26:14
Lo, these are but the periphery of his ways. And how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?
Psalm 33:6
By the word of LORD were the heavens made, and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
Isaiah 40:12-14
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Nahum 2:10
She is empty, and void, and waste. And the heart melts, and the knees smite together, and anguish is in all loins, and the faces of them all have grown pale.