Genesis 8:2

And the fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were shut, and the rain from heaven was stopped.

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The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;

In Context

1And God kept Noah in mind, and all the living things and the cattle which were with him in the ark: and God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters went down.

3And the waters went slowly back from the earth, and at the end of a hundred and fifty days the waters were lower.

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Cross References

Job 37:11The thick cloud is weighted with thunder-flame, and the cloud sends out its light;

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

Matthew 8:9Because I myself am a man under authority, having under me fighting men; and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 8:2-4

The Earth Becomes Dry. ( b. c. 2349.) 1 And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged; 2 The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained; 3 And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated. Here is, I. An act of God's grace: God remembered Noah and every… Read the whole commentary →

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