Genesis 1:7 - Revised Standard Version

⁷ And God made the firmament and separated the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament. And it was so.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ And God made the firmament [the expanse] and separated the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse. And it was so.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

⁷ God made the dome and separated the waters under the dome from the waters above the dome. And it happened in that way.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ And God made a firmament, and he divided the waters that were under the firmament, from those that were above the firmament. And so it became.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁷ And God made a firmament, and divided the waters that were under the firmament, from those that were above the firmament. And it was so.

Genesis 1:7 Cross References

Genesis 1:11

And God said, “Let the earth put forth vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, upon the earth.” And it was so.

Genesis 1:15

and let them be lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it was so.

Genesis 1:24

And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so.

Genesis 1:8

And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.

Genesis 1:9

And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so.

Job 26:8

He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent under them.

Psalm 104:10

Thou makest springs gush forth in the valleys; they flow between the hills,

Psalm 136:5

to him who by understanding made the heavens, for his steadfast love endures for ever;

Psalm 148:4

Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens!

Psalm 19:1

The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims his handiwork.

Psalm 19:2

Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night declares knowledge.

Ecclesiastes 11:3

If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth; and if a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it will lie.

Matthew 8:27

And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?”