Genesis 1:2
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.
Cross-references
Psalm 33:6 affirms God's word and breath created the heavens — complementing the Spirit hovering over the waters in this creation account.
Psalm 104:30 describes God sending forth His Spirit to create and renew the earth, directly echoing the Spirit of God moving over the waters here.
Isaiah 40:13 asks who directed the Spirit of the LORD — directly referencing the Spirit active in creation's opening scene.
Isaiah 45:18 uses the same Hebrew 'tohu' from Genesis 1:2 but says God did NOT create it 'in vain' — He formed it to be inhabited. A deliberate allusion showing creation's purpose.
Jeremiah 4:23 quotes the exact phrase 'tohu wabohu' (without form and void) from Genesis 1:2, applying creation language to depict judgment as cosmic uncreation.
Psalm 104:6 recalls this same creation scene: the deep covering the earth like a garment before God rebukes the waters and they flee.
Job 26:13 credits God's Spirit with garnishing the heavens, paralleling the Spirit's creative activity over the primordial waters.
Job 38:9 depicts God swaddling the deep in clouds and darkness, echoing the dark, watery chaos before creation took form.
Nahum 2:10 uses 'bohu' and 'empty/waste' to describe Nineveh's ruin — echoing creation's pre-formed chaos but applied to a city's desolation.