Earth Without Form And Void - Genesis 1:2 in all english translations. The earth was without form and void ( genesis 1:2 ). And darkness was upon the face of the deep. 2 the earth was b without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the spirit of god was hovering over the face of the waters. Web the history of creation. 1in the beginning god created the heavens and the earth. Without order and beauty, and without furniture and use. Genesis 1:1 tells us, unsurprisingly, that in the beginning god created the heavens and the earth. And darkness [a] was on the face of the deep.
However, the statement that follows has raised some eyebrows: Niv 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. And the spirit of god was hovering over the face of the waters. 2 and the earth was without form, and void; Upon the face, the surface or uppermost part of it, upon which the light afterward shone. Thus not the earth only, but also the heaven above it, was without light, as is manifest from the following verses. There is nothing especially shocking in that statement. 2 the earth was b without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the spirit of god was hovering over the face of the waters. And the spirit of god was hovering over the face of the waters. And darkness [a] was on the face of the deep. 1in the beginning god created the heavens and the earth. And the spirit of god moved upon the face of the waters. Web without form and void; The earth was without form and void ( genesis 1:2 ). Esv the earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. Genesis 1:2 in all english translations. 2 the earth was without form, and void; Genesis 1:1 tells us, unsurprisingly, that in the beginning god created the heavens and the earth.