Now the earth was formless(A) and empty,(B) darkness was over the surface of the deep,(C) and the Spirit of God(D) was hovering(E) over the waters.

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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.

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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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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 1:2 Words in italic type have been added for clarity. They are not found in the original Hebrew or Aramaic.

as long as I have life within me,
    the breath of God(A) in my nostrils,

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All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;

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As long as my breath is in me,
And the breath of God in my nostrils,

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22 Stop trusting in mere humans,(A)
    who have but a breath(B) in their nostrils.
    Why hold them in esteem?(C)

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22 Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of ?

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22 (A)Sever[a] yourselves from such a man,
Whose (B)breath is in his nostrils;
For [b]of what account is he?

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 2:22 Lit. Cease yourselves from the man
  2. Isaiah 2:22 Lit. in what is he to be esteemed