Genesis 1:9

And God said, Let the waters under the heaven come together in one place, and let the dry land be seen: and it was so.

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In The King James Version

And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

In Context

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

10And God gave the dry land the name of Earth; and the waters together in their place were named Seas: and God saw that it was good.

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Cross References

Job 26:7By his hand the north is stretched out in space, and the earth is hanging on nothing.

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

Psalms 24:2For by him it was based on the seas, and made strong on the deep rivers.

Psalms 95:5The sea is his, and he made it; and the dry land was formed by his hands.

Psalms 104:5He has made the earth strong on its bases, so that it may not be moved for ever and ever;

Proverbs 8:28When he made strong the skies overhead: when the fountains of the deep were fixed:

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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