Genesis 1:2
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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.Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
In other translations
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.Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
Hebrew words
וְהָאָרֶץveha'aretzand the earthH776הָיְתָהhayetah<it> wasH1961תֹהוּtohuformlessnessH8414וָבֹהוּvavohuand emptinessH922וְחֹשֶׁךְvechoshekhand darknessH2822עַל־'al-[was] overH5921פְּנֵיpenei[the] surface ofH6440תְהוֹםtehom[the] deepH8415וְרוּחַveruachand [the] spirit ofH7307אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430מְרַחֶפֶתmerachefet[was] hoveringH7363עַל־'al-overH5921פְּנֵיpenei[the] surface ofH6440הַמָּיִם׃hamayimthe watersH4325
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Related verses
- Jeremiah 4:23I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light.
- Psalm 104:30Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.
- Isaiah 45:18For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord; and there is none else.For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.
- Psalm 33:6By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.
- Job 26:7He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing.
- Isaiah 40:12-1412 Who hath 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? 13 Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord, or being his counsellor hath taught him? 14 With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance? 13 Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, or informed Him as His counselor? 14 Whom did He consult to enlighten Him, and who taught Him the paths of justice? Who imparted knowledge to Him and showed Him the way of understanding?
- Job 26:14Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”
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