Genesis 1:7

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And God made the firmament, and set the diuision betwene the waters which were vnder the firmament, and the waters that were aboue the firmament: and it was so.

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  • Ps 148:4 : 4 Prayse ye hym all ye heauens: and ye waters that be aboue the heauens.
  • Prov 8:28-29 : 28 When he hanged the cloudes aboue, when he fastened the springes of the deepe: 29 When he shut the sea within certaine boundes, that the waters should not go ouer their markes that he commaunded: when he layde the foundations of the earth,
  • Eccl 11:3 : 3 When the cloudes are full, they powre out raine vpon the earth. And when the tree falleth, whether it be towarde the south or north, in what place soeuer it fall, there it lieth.
  • Gen 1:9 : 9 And God saide: let the waters vnder the heauen be gathered together into one place, and let the drye lande appeare: and it was so.
  • Gen 1:11 : 11 And God sayde: let the earth bryng foorth both budde and hearbe apt to seede, and fruitfull trees yeeldyng fruite after his kynde, which hath seede in it selfe vpon the earth: and it was so.
  • Gen 1:15 : 15 And let them be for lyghtes in the firmament of the heauen, that they maye geue light vpo the earth: and it was so.
  • Gen 1:24 : 24 And God sayde: let the earth bryng foorth lyuyng creature after his kynde, cattell, worme, and beastes of the earth after his kynde: and it was so.
  • Job 26:8 : 8 He byndeth the water in his cloudes, & the cloude is not broken vnder them.
  • Job 38:8-9 : 8 Who shut the sea with doores, when it brake foorth as out of the wombe? 9 When I made the cloudes to be a covering for it, and swadled it with the darke: 10 When I gaue it my commaundement, making doores and barres for it, 11 Saying, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shalt thou laye downe thy proude and hie waues.
  • Ps 104:10 : 10 Who also causeth the springes which runne betweene the hilles: to flowe into the riuers.

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  • Gen 1:1-6
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    1 In the beginnyng GOD created ye heauen and the earth.

    2 And the earth was without fourme, and was voyde: & darknes was vpon the face of the deepe, and the spirite of God moued vpon the face of the waters.

    3 And God sayde, let there be light: and there was light.

    4 And God sawe the lyght that it was good: and God deuided the lyght from the darknes.

    5 And God called the light day, and the darknes night: and the euenyng & the mornyng were the first day.

    6 And God said: let there be a firmament betwene the waters, and let it make a diuision betwene waters and waters.

  • Gen 1:8-11
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    8 And God called the firmament the heauen: and the euenyng and the mornyng were the seconde day.

    9 And God saide: let the waters vnder the heauen be gathered together into one place, and let the drye lande appeare: and it was so.

    10 And God called the drie lande ye earth, and the gatheryng together of waters called he the seas: and God sawe that it was good.

    11 And God sayde: let the earth bryng foorth both budde and hearbe apt to seede, and fruitfull trees yeeldyng fruite after his kynde, which hath seede in it selfe vpon the earth: and it was so.

  • Gen 1:13-23
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    13 And God sawe that it was good. And the euenyng and the mornyng were the thirde day.

    14 And God sayde: let there be lyghtes in the firmament of the heauen, that they may deuide the day and the nyght, and let them be for signes, & seasons, and for dayes, and yeres.

    15 And let them be for lyghtes in the firmament of the heauen, that they maye geue light vpo the earth: and it was so.

    16 And God made two great lyghtes: a greater lyght to rule the day, and a lesse lyght to rule the nyght, and he made starres also.

    17 And God set them in the firmament of the heauen, to shyne vpon the earth,

    18 And to rule the day and nyght, and to make difference betweene the lyght and the darknesse: and God saw that it was good.

    19 And the euenyng and the mornyng were the fourth day.

    20 And God sayde: let the waters bryng foorth mouyng creature that hath lyfe, and foule that may flee vpon the earth in the open firmament of heauen.

    21 And God created great whales, and euery lyuyng & mouing creature, which the waters brought foorth after theyr kynde, & euery fethered foule after their kynde: and God saw that it was good.

    22 And God blessed them, saying: Be fruiteful, and multiplie, and fyll the waters of the sea, and let foule multiplie in the earth.

    23 And the euenyng and mornyng were the fift day.

  • 4 These are the generations of the heauens and of the earth when they were created, in the day when the Lord God made the earth and the heauens.

  • 28 When he hanged the cloudes aboue, when he fastened the springes of the deepe:

  • Gen 7:10-12
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    10 And so it came to passe after seuen dayes, that the waters of the flud were vpon the earth.

    11 In the sixe hundreth yere of Noahs lyfe, in the seconde moneth, the seuenteene day of ye moneth, in the same day were all the fountaynes of the great deepe broken vp, and the wyndowes of heauen were opened.

    12 And the rayne was vpon the earth fourtie dayes and fourtie nightes.

  • 2 The fountaynes also of the deepe, and the windowes of heauen were stopped, and the rayne from heauen was restrayned.

  • Gen 7:17-20
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    17 And the fludde came fourtie dayes vpon the earth, and the waters were increased, and bare vp the arke, whiche was lyft vp aboue the earth.

    18 The waters also waxed strong, and were encreased exceedyngly vpon the earth: and so the arke went vpon the vpper face of the waters.

    19 And the waters preuayled exceedingly vpon the earth, and al the high hilles that are vnder the whole heauen, were couered.

    20 Fyfteene cubites vpward did the waters preuayle, so that the mountaynes were couered.

  • 1 The heauens also & the earth were finisshed, & all the hoast of them.

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    6 By the worde of God are the heauens made: and all the hoastes of them by the breath of his mouth.

    7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as it were vpon an heape: and layeth vp the deepe as treasures.

  • 5 For this they knowe not (and that wylfully) howe that the heauens were of olde, and the earth that was of the water, and by the water, by the worde of God:

  • 1 To the chiefe musition, a psalme of Dauid. The heauens declare the glorie of God: and the firmament sheweth his handy worke.

  • Gen 1:26-27
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    26 God saide: let vs make man in our image, after our lykenesse, and let them haue rule of the fisshe of the sea, & of the foule of the ayre, and of cattell, & of all the earth, and of euery creepyng thyng that creepeth vpon the earth.

    27 So God created man in his owne image, in the image of God created he him, male and female created he them.

  • 6 But there went vp a miste from the earth, & watered the whole face of the grounde.

  • 4 Prayse ye hym all ye heauens: and ye waters that be aboue the heauens.

  • 14 And in the seconde moneth, in the seuen and twentie day of the moneth was the earth dryed.

  • 22 And the similitude of the firmament vpon the heades of the beastes, was like the colour of christall wonderfull, spread ouer their heades aboue.

  • 21 And Moyses stretched out his hande ouer the sea, & the Lorde caused the sea to go backe by a very strong east wynde all that nyght, and made the sea drye lande and the waters were deuided.

  • 10 He hath compassed the waters with certayne boundes, vntill the day and night come to an ende.

  • 13 He deuided the sea and let them go thorowe: he made the waters to stande as on an heape.

  • 25 And there was a noyse from aboue the firmament that was ouer their heades: when they stoode, they let downe their wynges.

  • 6 Thou coueredst it with the deepe, lyke as with a garment: the waters stande vpon the hilles.