Genesis 1:2

New International Reader's Version

The earth didn’t have any shape. And it was empty. There was darkness over the surface of the waves. At that time, the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

Cross References

Job 26:14

Those are only on the edges of what he does. They are only the soft whispers that we hear from him. So who can understand how very powerful he is?”

Job 26:7

He spreads out the northern skies over empty space. He hangs the earth over nothing.

Job 38:9

I put clouds over it as if they were its clothes. I wrapped it in thick darkness.

Job 41:32

It leaves a shiny trail behind it. You would think the ocean had white hair.

Psalm 104:30

When you send your Spirit, you create them. You give new life to the ground.

Psalm 104:6

You, Lord, covered it with the oceans like a blanket. The waters covered the mountains.

Psalm 136:6

He spread out the earth on the waters. His faithful love continues forever.

Psalm 148:7

Praise the Lord from the earth, you great sea creatures and all the deepest parts of the ocean.

Psalm 33:6

The heavens were made when the Lord commanded it to happen. All the stars were created by the breath of his mouth.

Proverbs 8:24

Before there were any oceans, I was born. It was before there were springs flowing with water.

Isaiah 31:5

Like a bird hovering over its nest, I will guard Jerusalem. I will keep it safe. I will ‘pass over’ it and save it. I am the Lord who rules over all.”

Isaiah 45:18

The Lord created the heavens. He is God. He formed the earth and made it. He set it firmly in place. He didn’t create it to be empty. Instead, he formed it for people to live on. He says, “I am the Lord. There is no other Lord.

Jeremiah 4:23

I looked at the earth. It didn’t have any shape. And it was empty. I looked at the sky. Its light was gone.

Nahum 2:10

Nineveh is destroyed, robbed and stripped! Hearts melt away in fear. Knees give way. Bodies tremble with fear. Everyone’s face turns pale.

2 Corinthians 4:6

God said, “Let light shine out of darkness.” (Genesis 1:3) He made his light shine in our hearts. His light gives us the light to know God’s glory. His glory is shown in the face of Christ.

Deuteronomy 32:11

He was like an eagle that stirs up its nest. It hovers over its little ones. It spreads out its wings to catch them. It carries them up in the air on its feathers.