Genesis 1:6

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And God said, Let there be a firmament [the expanse of the sky] in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters [below] from the waters [above].

Cross References

Genesis 1:14

And God said, Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be signs and tokens [of God's provident care], and [to mark] seasons, days, and years, [Gen. 8:22.]

Genesis 1:20

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly and swarm with living creatures, and let birds fly over the earth in the open expanse of the heavens.

Job 26:13

By His breath the heavens are garnished; His hand pierced the [swiftly] fleeing serpent. [Ps. 33:6.]

Job 37:11

He loads the thick cloud with moisture; He scatters the cloud of His lightning.

Job 37:18

Can you along with Him spread out the sky, [which is] strong as a molten mirror?

Psalm 104:2

[You are the One] Who covers Yourself with light as with a garment, Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain or a tent,

Psalm 148:4

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

Psalm 150:1

PRAISE THE Lord! Praise God in His sanctuary; praise Him in the heavens of His power!

Psalm 19:1

THE HEAVENS declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows and proclaims His handiwork. [Rom. 1:20, 21.]

Psalm 19:2

Day after day pours forth speech, and night after night shows forth knowledge.

Psalm 33:6

By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, and all their host by the breath of His mouth. [Heb. 11:3; II Pet. 3:5.]

Psalm 33:9

For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.

Ecclesiastes 11:3

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

Isaiah 40:22

It is God Who sits above the circle (the horizon) of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; it is He Who stretches out the heavens like [gauze] curtains and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in,

Jeremiah 10:10

But the Lord is the true God and the God of truth (the God Who is Truth). He is the living God and the everlasting King. At His wrath the earth quakes, and the nations are not able to bear His indignation.

Jeremiah 51:15

He made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.

Zechariah 12:1

THE BURDEN or oracle (the thing to be lifted up) of the word of the Lord concerning Israel: Thus says the Lord, Who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth and forms the spirit of man within him:

2 Peter 3:5

For they willfully overlook and forget this [fact], that the heavens [came into] existence long ago by the word of God, and the earth also which was formed out of water and by means of water,