Verse 7

God made the expanse, and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 148:4 : 4 Praise him, you heavens of heavens, You waters that are above the heavens.
  • Prov 8:28-29 : 28 when he established the clouds above, when the springs of the deep became strong, 29 when he gave to the sea its boundary, that the waters should not violate his commandment, when he marked out the foundations of the earth;
  • Eccl 11:3 : 3 If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth; and if a tree falls toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there shall it be.
  • Gen 1:9 : 9 God said, "Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear;" and it was so.
  • Gen 1:11 : 11 God said, "Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit after their kind, with its seed in it, on the earth;" and it was so.
  • Gen 1:15 : 15 and let them be for lights in the expanse of sky to give light on the earth;" and it was so.
  • Gen 1:24 : 24 God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures after their kind, livestock, creeping things, and animals of the earth after their kind;" and it was so.
  • Job 26:8 : 8 He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not burst under them.
  • Job 38:8-9 : 8 "Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth from the womb, 9 when I made clouds its garment, and wrapped it in thick darkness, 10 marked out for it my bound, set bars and doors, 11 and said, 'Here you may come, but no further. Here your proud waves shall be stayed?'
  • Ps 104:10 : 10 He sends forth springs into the valleys. They run among the mountains.