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
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Easton
Fausets
Hastings
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 The earth was
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 104:30
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created; and thou renewest the face of the earth.
Jeremiah 4:23
I beheld the earth, and, behold, it was without order, and empty; and the heavens, and they had no light.
Job 26:7
He stretches out the north wind over the empty place and hangs the earth upon nothing.
Isaiah 45:18
For thus has the LORD said that creates the heavens; God himself that forms the earth, he who made it and established it. He did not create it in vain; he created it to be inhabited; I am the LORD; and there is no one else.
Job 26:14
Behold, these are parts of his ways; but how little a portion have we heard of him? For the thunder of his power, who shall understand?
Psalm 33:6
By the word of the 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 prepared the heavens with his palm and with three fingers measured the dust of the earth and weighed the mountains in a balance and the hills with weights?
Nahum 2:10
She is empty and worn out and is in pieces, and the heart melted, the knees smite together, and much pain is in the kidneys, and the faces of them all gather blackness.