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Genesis 1:7

And God made the arch for a division between the waters which were under the arch and those which were over it: and it was so.

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In The King James Version

And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

In Context

6And God said, Let there be a solid arch stretching over the waters, parting the waters from the waters.

8And God gave the arch the name of Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:11And God said, Let grass come up on the earth, and plants producing seed, and fruit-trees giving fruit, in which is their seed, after their sort: and it was so.

Genesis 1:24And God said, Let the earth give birth to all sorts of living things, cattle and all things moving on the earth, and beasts of the earth after their sort: and it was so.

Job 38:8Or where were you when the sea came to birth, pushing out from its secret place;

Psalms 104:10You sent the springs into the valleys; they are flowing between the hills.

Psalms 148:4Give praise to him, you highest heavens, and you waters which are over the heavens.

Ecclesiastes 11:3If the clouds are full of rain, they send it down on the earth; and if a tree comes down to the south, or the north, in whatever place it comes down, there it will be.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 1:7-9

The Creation. ( b. c. 4004.) 6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. We have here an account of the second day's work, the creation of the firmament, in which observe, 1. The command of God concerning it:… Read the whole commentary →

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