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Genesis 1:2

World English Bible

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.

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Genesis 1:2 in other translations

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.

Genesis 1:2 · American Standard Version

Genesis 1:2 in context

  1. 1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
  2. 2The 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.
  3. 3God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
  4. 4God saw the light, and saw that it was good. God divided the light from the darkness.