Genesis 1:17 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁷ And Elohim set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on 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

Genesis 9:13

“I shall set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.

Job 38:12

Have you ever commanded the morning, and caused the dawn to know its place,

Psalm 8:1

O יהוה, our Master, how excellent is Your Name in all the earth, You who set Your splendour above the heavens!

Psalm 8:3

For I see Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have established.

Jeremiah 33:20

“Thus said יהוה, ‘If you could break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that there be not day and night in their season,

Jeremiah 33:25

“Thus said יהוה, ‘If My covenant is not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the laws of the heavens and earth,

Acts 13:47

“For so the Master has commanded us, ‘I have set you to be a light to the gentiles, that you should be for deliverance to the ends of the earth.’ ”