Genesis 1:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 1:2

The History of Creation

1 In the ^abeginning ^bGod created the heavens and the earth.

2 The earth was ^awithout form, and void; and darkness¹ was on the face of the deep. ^bAnd the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

3 ^aThen God said, ^b“Let there be ^clight”; and there was light.

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

5 God called the light Day, and the ^adarkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day.

6 Then God said, ^a“Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”

7 Thus God made the firmament, ^aand divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were ^babove the firmament; and it was so.

8 And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.

9 Then God said, ^a“Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and ^blet the dry land appear”; and it was so.

10 And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. And God saw that it was good.

11 Then God said, “Let the earth ^abring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the ^bfruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth”; and it was so.

12 And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 1:2

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
The earth was without form and an empty waste, and darkness was upon the face of the very great deep. The Spirit of God was moving (hovering, brooding) over the face of the waters.

Contemporary English Version
The earth was barren, with no form of life; it was under a roaring ocean covered with darkness. But the Spirit of God was moving over the water.

Darby English Version
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.

Good News Bible
the earth was formless and desolate. The raging ocean that covered everything was engulfed in total darkness, and the Spirit of God was moving over the water.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.

New International Version
Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

New King James Version
The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The earth appeared formless and void, and darkness covered over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God moved over the surface of the waters.

Revised Standard Version
The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters.

Young's Literal Translation
the 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,

New English Translation
Now¹ the earth² was without shape and empty,³ and darkness⁴ was over the surface of the watery deep,⁵ but the Spirit of God⁶ was moving⁷ over the surface⁸ of the water.⁹

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