Cross references

Genesis 1:2

Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

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Genesis 1:2 has 8 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 7 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Jeremiah 4:23 (101 votes) and Psalm 104:30 (75 votes). 19 other verses point back to it. It links with 11 other books, from Exodus 20 to Revelation 10.

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Which verses does Genesis 1:2 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Jeremiah 4:23101 votes

    I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light.

  2. Psalm 104:3075 votes

    When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.

  3. Isaiah 45:1866 votes

    For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.

  4. Psalm 33:652 votes

    By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.

  5. Job 26:744 votes

    He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing.

  6. Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance? Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, or informed Him as His counselor? …

  7. Job 26:1410 votes

    Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”

  8. Nahum 2:10-27 votes

    She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!

Which verses point to Genesis 1:2?

The 10 strongest of 19.