Genesis 1:9

God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land 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 “ 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·.

10God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering together of the waters he called “sea”. God saw that it was good.

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Cross References

Psalms 24:2For he has founded it on the seas, 2 and established it on the floods. 1

Psalms 95:5The sea is his, and he made it. 2 His hands formed the dry land. 1

Psalms 104:5He laid the foundations of the earth, 2 that it should not be moved forever. 1

Proverbs 8:28when he established the clouds above, 2 when the springs of the deep became strong, 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 →

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