Genesis 1:17 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

And God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light upon the earth,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth,

American Standard Version (1901)

And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth,

Common English Bible

God put them in the dome of the sky to shine on the earth,

Catholic Public Domain Version

And he set them in the firmament of heaven, to give light over all the earth,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And he set them in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the earth.

Genesis 1:17 Cross References

Genesis 9:13

I set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.

Job 38:12

“Have you commanded the morning since your days began, and caused the dawn to know its place,

Psalm 8:1

O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is thy name in all the earth! Thou whose glory above the heavens is chanted

Psalm 8:3

When I look at thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars which thou hast established;

Jeremiah 33:20

“Thus says the Lord: If you can break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night, so that day and night will not come at their appointed time,

Jeremiah 33:25

Thus says the Lord: If I have not established my covenant with day and night and the ordinances of heaven and earth,

Acts 13:47

For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, ‘I have set you to be a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.’ ”