Genesis 1:2 - Easy To Read Version

² the earth was completely empty; nothing was on the earth. Darkness covered the ocean, and God’s Spirit moved over [1] the water.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² The earth was without form and an empty waste, and darkness was upon the face of the very great deep. The Spirit of God was moving (hovering, brooding) over the face of the waters.

American Standard Version (1901)

² 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.

Common English Bible

² the earth was without shape or form, it was dark over the deep sea, and God’s wind swept over the waters—

Catholic Public Domain Version

² But the earth was empty and unoccupied, and darknesses were over the face of the abyss; and so the Spirit of God was brought over the waters.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the spirit of God moved over the waters.

Genesis 1:2 Cross References

Job 26:14

These are only a few\par of the amazing things that God does.\par We only hear a small whisper from God.\par No person can really understand\par

Job 26:7

God stretched the northern sky over empty space.\par God hung the earth on nothing.\par

Job 38:9

At that time I covered it with clouds,\par and wrapped it in darkness.\par

Job 41:32

When Leviathan swims,\par he leaves a path behind himself.\par He stirs up the water,\par and leaves white foam behind him.\par

Psalm 104:30

But when you send out your Spirit, Lord,\par they become healthy!\par And you make the land like new again!\par

Psalm 104:6

You covered it with water like a blanket.\par The water covered the mountains.\par

Psalm 136:6

God put the dry land on the sea.\par His true love continues forever.\par

Psalm 148:7

Everything on earth, praise the Lord!\par Great sea animals in the oceans,\par praise the Lord!\par

Psalm 33:6

The Lord spoke the command,\par and the world was made.\par The breath from God’s mouth\par created everything on earth.\par

Proverbs 8:24

I was formed before the oceans;\par I was made before there was water.\par

Isaiah 31:5

The Lord All-Powerful will defend {\cf2\super [291]} Jerusalem—like birds flying over their nests. The Lord will save her. The Lord will “pass over” and save Jerusalem.

Isaiah 45:18

The Lord is God.\par He made the skies and the earth.\par The Lord put the earth in its place.\par The Lord did not want the earth\par to be empty when he made it.\par He created it to be lived on!\par “I am the Lord.\par There is no other God.\par

Jeremiah 4:23

I looked at the earth.\par The earth was empty;\par nothing was on the earth.\par I looked at the sky.\par and its light was gone. {\cf2\super [29]} \par

Nahum 2:10

Now \{Nineveh\} is empty\par Everything is stolen.\par The city is ruined!\par People have lost their courage,\par their hearts are melting with fear,\par their knees are knocking together,\par their bodies are shaking,\par their faces become pale from fear.\par

2 Corinthians 4:6

God once said, “The light will shine out of the darkness!” And this is the same God who made his light shine in our hearts. He gave us light by letting us know the glory of God that is in the face of Christ.

Deuteronomy 32:11

The Lord was like an eagle to Israel. An eagle pushes her babies from the nest {to teach them to fly}. She flies with her babies to protect them. She spreads her wings to catch them {when they fall}. And she carries them on her wings {to a safe place}. The Lord is like that.