Genesis 8:2

The fountaynes also of the deepe, and the windowes of heauen were stopped, and the rayne from heauen was restrayned.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

1And God remebred Noah and euery beast, and all the cattell that was with hym in the arke: and God made a wynde to passe vpon the earth, and the waters ceassed.

3And the waters from the earth returned, goyng and comming agayne: and after the ende of the hundreth and fiftith day, the waters were abated.

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Cross References

Proverbs 8:28When he hanged the cloudes aboue, when he fastened the springes of the deepe:

Matthew 8:9For I also my selfe am vnder aucthoritie, and haue souldiers vnder me: and I say to this man go, and he goeth: and to another, come, and he commeth: and to my seruaunt, do this, and he doth 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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