The Bible Software
bible.software › Genesis › Genesis 1 › Genesis 1:7

Genesis 1:7

God made the expanse, and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so·.

One Unity Resource Bible

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

6God said, “Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”

8God called the expanse “ shamayim ·sky, heavens·”. + 1:8 Day 2: God divides the mayim ·waters· creating the earth water and the shamayim ·sky, heavens· or literally ·above waters·. Scientifically this shows there is a water cycle. Also, the sky includes water; atmosphere is water, dust, and gas. There was evening and there was morning, a second yom ·period of time, day·.

Read all of Genesis 1

Cross References

Genesis 1:11God said, “Let the earth yield grass, herbs yielding seeds, and fruit trees bearing fruit after their kind, with their seeds in it, on the earth;” and it was so.

Genesis 1:24God said, “Let the earth produce nefesh chai ·soul living· creatures after their kind, livestock, creeping things, and animals of the earth after their kind;” and it was so.

Psalms 104:10He sends springs into the valleys. 2 They run among the mountains. 1

Psalms 148:4Praise him, you heavens of heavens, 2 You waters that are above the heavens. 1

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

King James VersionBíblia Almeida (Português)Luther Bibel (Deutsch)Bible Louis Segond (Français)Библия (Русский)聖經 (中文)성경 (한국어)الكتاب المقدس (العربية)बाइबल (हिन्दी)Biblia (Kiswahili)Bibbia Diodati (Italiano)Alkitab (Bahasa Indonesia)Kinh Thánh (Tiếng Việt)

Study Genesis 1:7

Matthew HenryJamieson-Fausset-BrownAdam ClarkeJohn WesleyJohn CalvinKeil and DelitzschScofieldFamily Bible NotesGeneva Bible Notes (1599)
← Genesis 1:6Genesis 1Genesis 1:8 →