Genesis 1:2 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.
Scofield Notes
- without form and voidJer 4:23–27; Isa 24:1; Isa 45:18 clearly indicate that the earth had undergone a cataclysmic change as the result of divine judgment. The face of the earth...
Matthew Henry
- God creates heaven and earthThe first verse of the Bible gives us a satisfying and useful account of the origin of the earth and the heavens. The faith of humble Christians understands...
Thompson Chains
Parallel Passages
- Isaiah 40:12 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?
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Jeremiah 4:23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
- Psalms 104:30 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.
- Isaiah 45:18 For 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.
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Topics
- Creation History of
- Darkness Over the face of the earth
- God Creator
- Holy spirit General scriptures concerning
- Jesus, the Christ Unclassified scriptures relating to the divinity of
- Miracles Creation of the world
- Power The creation
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible4004 BC · The Creation
Bible Dictionary
- God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...
Strong’s Numbers
- And the earth אֶרֶץ ʼerets
- was הָיָה hâyâh
- without form תֹּהוּ tôhûw
- and void בֹּהוּ bôhûw
- and darkness חֹשֶׁךְ chôshek
- upon the face פָּנִים pânîym
- of the deep תְּהוֹם tᵉhôwm
- And the Spirit רוּחַ rûwach
- of God אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym
- moved רָחַף râchaph
- upon עַל ʻal
- the face פָּנִים pânîym
- of the waters מַיִם mayim
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