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Genesis 1:2

CreationThe Holy Spirit

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

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.

3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

4 And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.
ASV
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
DARBY
And 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.
BLB
And the earth was formless and void, and darkness [was] over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
ÅB
Og jorden var øde og tom, og det var mørke over det store dyp, og Guds Ånd svevde over vannene.
OTB
Jorden var nå en formløs tomhet, og mørke dekket dypets overflate, mens Guds Ånd svevde over vannene.
B1930
Og jorden var øde og tom, og det var mørke over det store dyp, og Guds Ånd svevde over vannene.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • Jeremiah 4:23

    I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light.

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  • Psalms 104:30

    When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.

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  • Isaiah 45:18

    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.

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  • Psalms 33:6

    By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.

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  • Job 26:7

    He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing.

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  • Isaiah 40:12–14

    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?

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  • Job 26:14

    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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