For this they wilfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth compacted out of water and amidst water, by the word of God;
By faith we understand that the worlds have been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen hath not been made out of things which appear.
And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
For he hath founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the floods.
And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
To him that spread forth the earth above the waters; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:
By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
And even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;
and he is before all things, and in him all things consist.
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding?