Genesis 1:9

And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” 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

8God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

10God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.

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Cross References

Job 26:7He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing.

Job 38:8Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,

Psalms 24:2For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.

Psalms 95:5The sea is His, for He made it, and His hands formed the dry land.

Psalms 104:5He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.

Proverbs 8:28when He established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep gushed forth,

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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