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Genesis 1:2
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2 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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  1. Genesis 1:2 : Isa 23:1; 24:10; 27:10; 32:14; 34:11
  2. Genesis 1:2 : Isa 45:18; Jer 4:23
  3. Genesis 1:2 : Ge 8:2; Job 7:12; 26:8; 38:9; Ps 36:6; 42:7; 104:6; 107:24; Pr 30:4
  4. Genesis 1:2 : Ge 2:7; Job 33:4; Ps 104:30; Isa 32:15
  5. Genesis 1:2 : Dt 32:11; Isa 31:5
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