M ZLOTKIN And the earth was without form, and void...
The Earth Was Without Form And Void. Genesis 1:1 tells us, unsurprisingly, that in the beginning god created the heavens and the earth. I looked to the heavens, and their light was gone.
M ZLOTKIN And the earth was without form, and void...
And to the heavens, and they had no light. However, the statement that follows has raised some eyebrows: And darkness was upon the face of the deep. Genesis 1:2 in all english translations. Bible > commentaries > genesis 1:2 ebibles free downloads audio genesis 1:2 and the earth was without form, and void; Web now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. See note on isaiah 13:10, and bishop lowth, de sac. And the spirit of god was hovering over the face of the waters. Web king james version 1 in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth. 2 the earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep.
I looked at the earth [in my vision], and behold, it was [as at the time of creation] formless and void; And the spirit of god was hovering over the face of the waters. There is nothing especially shocking in that statement. And to the heavens, and they had no light. Web now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. It can be very difficult for us to understand that god created the earth disordered (in the hebrew it would be “formless”) and void, but for moses it was a revelation of hope, since moses observes that out of the formless and void, god made a good creation in a great way. See note on isaiah 13:10, and bishop lowth, de sac. 2 and the earth was without form, and void; 3 and god said, “let there be light,” and there was light. New american bible and the earth was without form or shape, with darkness over the abyss and a mighty wind sweeping over the waters— net bible However, the statement that follows has raised some eyebrows:
