Genesis 1:2

Good News Translation (US Version)

the earth was formless and desolate. The raging ocean that covered everything was engulfed in total darkness, and the Spirit of God was moving over the water.

Cross References

Jeremiah 4:23

I looked at the earth—it was a barren waste; at the sky—there was no light.

Psalm 104:30

But when you give them breath, they are created; you give new life to the earth.

Isaiah 45:18

The Lord created the heavens— he is the one who is God! He formed and made the earth— he made it firm and lasting. He did not make it a desolate waste, but a place for people to live. It is he who says, “I am the Lord, and there is no other god.

Psalm 33:6

The Lord created the heavens by his command, the sun, moon, and stars by his spoken word.

Job 26:7

God stretched out the northern sky and hung the earth in empty space.

Job 26:14

But these are only hints of his power, only the whispers that we have heard. Who can know how truly great God is?

Nahum 2:10

Nineveh is destroyed, deserted, desolate! Hearts melt with fear; knees tremble, strength is gone; faces grow pale.

2 Corinthians 4:6

The God who said, “Out of darkness the light shall shine!” is the same God who made his light shine in our hearts, to bring us the knowledge of God's glory shining in the face of Christ.

Deuteronomy 32:11

Like an eagle teaching its young to fly, catching them safely on its spreading wings, the Lord kept Israel from falling.

Job 38:9

It was I who covered the sea with clouds and wrapped it in darkness.

Psalm 104:6

You placed the ocean over it like a robe, and the water covered the mountains.

Psalm 136:6

he built the earth on the deep waters; his love is eternal.

Psalm 148:7

Praise the Lord from the earth, sea monsters and all ocean depths;

Proverbs 8:24

I was born before the oceans, when there were no springs of water.

Isaiah 31:5

Just as a bird hovers over its nest to protect its young, so I, the Lord Almighty, will protect Jerusalem and defend it.”

Job 41:32

He leaves a shining path behind him and turns the sea to white foam.