Genesis 1:2
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“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.”Genesis 1:2
What Does Genesis 1:2 Mean?
Genesis 1:2 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 1, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Creation.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Genesis 1:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
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.”Psalms 33:6“By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.”Job 26:7“He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.”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?”James 1:17“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.”Job 26:14“Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?”Proverbs 8:24“When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.”Job 26:13“By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.”Psalms 104:6“Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.”Job 38:9“When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,”Job 41:32“He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.”Nahum 2:10“She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness.”
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