Genesis 1:17 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹⁷ And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth,

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth,

Common English Bible

¹⁷ God put them in the dome of the sky to shine on the earth,

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ And he set them in the firmament of heaven, to give light over all the earth,

Genesis 1:17 Cross References

Psalm 8:3

When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

Psalm 8:1

O LORD, our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth! Who hast set thy glory upon the heavens.

Job 38:12

Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days began, And caused the dayspring to know its place;

Acts 13:47

For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee for a light of the Gentiles, That thou shouldest be for salvation unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Genesis 9:13

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

Jeremiah 33:20

Thus saith the LORD: If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, so that there should not be day and night in their season;

Jeremiah 33:25

Thus saith the LORD: If my covenant of day and night stand not, if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth;