² And the earth was waste and without form; and it was dark on the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God was moving on the face of the waters.

²³ Looking at the earth, I saw that it was waste and without form; and to the heavens, that they had no light.

³⁰ If you send out your spirit, they are given life; you make new the face of the earth.

¹⁸ For this is the word of the Lord who made the heavens; he is God; the maker and designer of the earth; who made it not to be a waste, but as a living-place for man: I am the Lord, and there is no other.