Genesis 8:2

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

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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 remembered Noah, and every living animal, and all the cattle that were with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters were checked.

3And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.

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Cross References

Job 37:11Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:

Proverbs 8:28When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:

Matthew 8:9For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man , Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth 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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