2Now 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.


In Context

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

2 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.

3 God said, |Let there be light,| and there was light.

4 God saw the light, and saw that it was good. God divided the light from the darkness.

Genesis 1:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:2And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:2Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:2And 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:2And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:2And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God moved over the waters.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:2And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:2And 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:2the 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,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:2And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved on the face of the waters.