Amos 9:6

American Standard Version (1901)

[ it is] he that buildeth his chambers in the heavens, and hath founded his vault upon the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth; Jehovah is his name.

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  • Ps 104:3 : 3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; Who maketh the clouds his chariot; Who walketh upon the wings of the wind;
  • Amos 5:8 : 8 [ seek him] that maketh the Pleiades and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth (Jehovah is his name);
  • Amos 4:13 : 13 For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought; that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth--Jehovah, the God of hosts, is his name.
  • Ps 104:13 : 13 He watereth the mountains from his chambers: The earth is filled with the fruit of thy works.
  • Jer 5:22 : 22 Fear ye not me? saith Jehovah: will ye not tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it? and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it.
  • Ps 104:5-6 : 5 Who laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved for ever. 6 Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a vesture; The waters stood above the mountains.
  • Gen 2:1 : 1 And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
  • Gen 7:11-19 : 11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. 12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights. 13 In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark; 14 they, and every beast after its kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind, every bird of every sort. 15 And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh wherein is the breath of life. 16 And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded him: and Jehovah shut him in. 17 And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth. 18 And the waters prevailed, and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters. 19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered.
  • Exod 3:14-15 : 14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. 15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, Jehovah, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

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  • 8 That alone stretcheth out the heavens, And treadeth upon the waves of the sea;

  • 5 For the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, [is] he that toucheth the land and it melteth, and all that dwell therein shall mourn; and it shall rise up wholly like the River, and shall sink again, like the River of Egypt;

  • 13 For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought; that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth--Jehovah, the God of hosts, is his name.

  • 6 Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that in them is; Who keepeth truth for ever;

  • Ps 33:6-7
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    6 By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

    7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap: He layeth up the deeps in store-houses.

  • Ps 135:6-7
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    6 Whatsoever Jehovah pleased, that hath he done, In heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps;

    7 Who causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; Who maketh lightnings for the rain; Who bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries;

  • 8 [ seek him] that maketh the Pleiades and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth (Jehovah is his name);

  • 6 Thou art Jehovah, even thou alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all things that are thereon, the seas and all that is in them, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.

  • Jer 10:12-13
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    12 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath he stretched out the heavens:

    13 when he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries.

  • Jer 51:15-16
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    15 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath he stretched out the heavens:

    16 when he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries.

  • 2 Thus saith Jehovah that doeth it, Jehovah that formeth it to establish it; Jehovah is his name:

  • 35 Thus saith Jehovah, who giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, who stirreth up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar; Jehovah of hosts is his name:

  • 11 The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: The world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.

  • 2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the floods.

  • 15 For I am Jehovah thy God, who stirreth up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar: Jehovah of hosts is his name.

  • 3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; Who maketh the clouds his chariot; Who walketh upon the wings of the wind;

  • 5 The sea is his, and he made it; And his hands formed the dry land.

  • 1 The burden of the word of Jehovah concerning Israel. [Thus] saith Jehovah, who stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him:

  • 5 Thus saith God Jehovah, he that created the heavens, and stretched them forth; he that spread abroad the earth and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:

  • 1 Thus saith Jehovah, Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: what manner of house will ye build unto me? and what place shall be my rest?

  • 3 The voice of Jehovah is upon the waters: The God of glory thundereth, Even Jehovah upon many waters.

  • 6 For he saith to the snow, Fall thou on the earth; Likewise to the shower of rain, And to the showers of his mighty rain.

  • 6 That shaketh the earth out of its place, And the pillars thereof tremble;

  • 16 Thus saith Jehovah, who maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;

  • Job 26:8-9
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    8 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; And the cloud is not rent under them.

    9 He incloseth the face of his throne, And spreadeth his cloud upon it.

  • 22 Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O Jehovah our God? therefore we will wait for thee; for thou hast made all these things.

  • 18 For thus saith Jehovah that created the heavens, the God that formed the earth and made it, that established it and created it not a waste, that formed it to be inhabited: I am Jehovah; and there is none else.

  • 7 Are ye not as the children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith Jehovah. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?

  • 22 [ It is] he that sitteth above the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in;

  • 19 Jehovah hath established his throne in the heavens; And his kingdom ruleth over all.

  • 9 Who knoweth not in all these, That the hand of Jehovah hath wrought this,

  • 27 For he draweth up the drops of water, Which distil in rain from his vapor,

  • 16 The heavens are the heavens of Jehovah; But the earth hath he given to the children of men.

  • 10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, And sendeth waters upon the fields;

  • 6 To him that spread forth the earth above the waters; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever:

  • 14 Behold, unto Jehovah thy God belongeth heaven and the heaven of heavens, the earth, with all that is therein.

  • 4 Above the voices of many waters, The mighty breakers of the sea, Jehovah on high is mighty.

  • 6 That humbleth himself to behold [The things that are] in heaven and in the earth?

  • 8 Who covereth the heavens with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

  • Prov 8:28-29
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    28 When he made firm the skies above, When the fountains of the deep became strong,

    29 When he gave to the sea its bound, That the waters should not transgress his commandment, When he marked out the foundations of the earth;

  • 16 Then the channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of the world were laid bare, By the rebuke of Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

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    1 [For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of David]. O Jehovah, our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth, Who hast set thy glory upon the heavens!

  • 15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; Again, he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

  • 4 Jehovah is high above all nations, And his glory above the heavens.