Genesis 1:2
New King James Version
2 The earth was (A)without form, and void; and darkness [a]was on the face of the deep. (B)And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
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- Genesis 1:2 Words in italic type have been added for clarity. They are not found in the original Hebrew or Aramaic.
Jeremiah 4:23
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23 (A)I beheld the earth, and indeed it was (B)without form, and void;
And the heavens, they had no light.
Psalm 104:30
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30 (A)You send forth Your Spirit, they are created;
And You renew the face of the earth.
Isaiah 45:18
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18 For thus says the Lord,
(A)Who created the heavens,
Who is God,
Who formed the earth and made it,
Who has established it,
Who did not create it [a]in vain,
Who formed it to be (B)inhabited:
(C)“I am the Lord, and there is no other.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 45:18 Or empty, a waste
Psalm 33:6
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6 (A)By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
And all the (B)host of them (C)by the breath of His mouth.
Job 26:7
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7 (A)He stretches out the north over empty space;
He hangs the earth on nothing.
Isaiah 40:12-14
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12 (A)Who has measured the [a]waters in the hollow of His hand,
Measured heaven with a [b]span
And calculated the dust of the earth in a measure?
Weighed the mountains in scales
And the hills in a balance?
13 (B)Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord,
Or as His counselor has taught Him?
14 With whom did He take counsel, and who instructed Him,
And (C)taught Him in the path of justice?
Who taught Him knowledge,
And showed Him the way of understanding?
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:12 So with MT, LXX, Vg.; DSS adds of the sea; Tg. adds of the world
- Isaiah 40:12 A span .5 cubit, 9 inches; or the width of His hand
Job 26:14
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14 Indeed these are the mere edges of His ways,
And how small a whisper we hear of Him!
But the thunder of His power who can understand?”
Nahum 2:10
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10 She is empty, desolate, and waste!
The heart melts, and the knees shake;
Much pain is in every side,
And all their faces [a]are drained of color.
Footnotes
- Nahum 2:10 LXX, Tg., Vg. gather blackness; Joel 2:6
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