Genesis 1:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

And God set them in the sky of the heavens to give light upon the earth,

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  • Ps 8:3 : 3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;
  • Acts 13:47 : 47 For so has the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set you to be a light to the Gentiles, that you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth.
  • Gen 9:13 : 13 I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between me and the earth.
  • Job 38:12 : 12 Have you commanded the morning since your days began; and caused the dawn to know its place,
  • Ps 8:1 : 1 O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.

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  • Gen 1:13-16
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    91%

    13And the evening and the morning were the third day.

    14And God said, Let there be lights in the sky of the heavens to separate the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years.

    15And let them be for lights in the sky of the heavens to give light upon the earth; and it was so.

    16And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; He made the stars also.

  • Gen 1:18-20
    3 verses
    85%

    18And to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good.

    19And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

    20And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and birds that may fly above the earth in the open sky of heaven.

  • Gen 1:1-11
    11 verses
    82%

    1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

    2And the earth was formless and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved over the surface of the waters.

    3And God said, Let there be light; and there was light.

    4And God saw the light, that it was good; and God separated the light from the darkness.

    5And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

    6And God said, Let there be a sky in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.

    7And God made the sky and separated the waters which were under the sky from the waters which were above the sky; and it was so.

    8And God called the sky Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

    9And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together in one place, and let the dry land appear; and it was so.

    10And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathered waters He called Seas; and God saw that it was good.

    11And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after its kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth; and it was so.

  • Ps 19:1
    78%

    1The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament shows his handiwork.

  • Gen 2:4
    75%

    4These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

  • Gen 1:22
    74%

    22And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.

  • Ps 148:3
    74%

    3Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all you stars of light.

  • Jer 31:35
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    35Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, who divides the sea when its waves roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:

  • Ps 8:3
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    3When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;

  • Gen 1:26-28
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    26And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.

    27So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

    28And God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.

  • Ps 136:7-9
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    7To him who made great lights: for his mercy endures forever:

    8The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endures forever:

    9The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endures forever.

  • Ps 104:2
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    2Who covers Yourself with light as with a garment: who stretches out the heavens like a curtain:

  • Jer 10:12
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    12He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and has stretched out the heavens by his discretion.

  • Ps 19:4
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    4Their line has gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tabernacle for the sun,

  • Prov 3:19
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    19The LORD by wisdom has founded the earth; by understanding he has established the heavens.

  • Jer 4:23
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    23I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was formless and empty; and the heavens, and they had no light.

  • Jer 51:15
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    15He has made the earth by His power, He has established the world by His wisdom, and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.

  • Gen 2:1
    72%

    1Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all their host.

  • Job 22:12
    72%

    12Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

  • Job 36:30
    72%

    30Behold, he spreads his light upon it, and covers the bottom of the sea.

  • Job 26:10
    71%

    10He has encircled the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.

  • Ps 148:5
    71%

    5Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He commanded and they were created.

  • Ps 33:6
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    6By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

  • Prov 8:28
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    28When he established the clouds above; when he strengthened the fountains of the deep,

  • 2 Cor 4:6
    71%

    6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

  • Job 37:18
    71%

    18Have you with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and like a molten mirror?

  • Heb 1:10
    71%

    10And, You, Lord, in the beginning have laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the work of Your hands:

  • Ps 104:19
    71%

    19He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knows its setting.