Genesis 1:7

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So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so.

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  • Ps 148:4 : 4 Praise Him, highest heavens, and you waters above the skies!
  • Prov 8:28-29 : 28 When He strengthened the clouds above, when the springs of the deep became strong. 29 When He set the boundary for the sea so the waters would not overstep His command, and when He marked out the foundations of the earth.
  • Eccl 11:3 : 3 When the clouds are full, they pour down rain upon the earth; and whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, wherever it falls, there it will lie.
  • Gen 1:9 : 9 Then God said, 'Let the waters under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.' And it was so.
  • Gen 1:11 : 11 Then God said, 'Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their kinds, on the earth.' And it was so.
  • Gen 1:15 : 15 and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.' And it was so.
  • Gen 1:24 : 24 Then God said, 'Let the earth bring forth living beings according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind.' And it was so.
  • Job 26:8 : 8 He binds up the waters in his clouds, yet the cloud is not torn apart beneath them.
  • Job 38:8-9 : 8 Or who enclosed the sea with doors when it burst forth from the womb, 9 when I made the clouds its garment and wrapped it in thick darkness, 10 when I set its boundary and placed bars and doors on it, 11 and said, 'This far you may come, but no farther; here is where your proud waves must halt.'
  • Ps 104:10 : 10 He sends springs into the valleys; they flow between the mountains.

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