Amos 9:6

Contemporary English Version 1995

He built his palace in the heavens and let its foundations rest on the earth. He scoops up the ocean and empties it on the earth. His name is the Lord.

Cross References

Amos 5:8

But the Lord created the stars and put them in place. He turns darkness to dawn and daylight to darkness; he scoops up the ocean and empties it on the earth.

Amos 4:13

I created the mountains and the wind. I let humans know what I am thinking. I bring darkness at dawn and step over hills. I am the Lord God All-Powerful!

Psalm 104:3

and you built your home over the mighty ocean. The clouds are your chariot with the wind as its wings.

Psalm 104:13

From your home above you send rain on the hills and water the earth.

Jeremiah 5:22

that you should worship me with fear and trembling? I'm the one who made the shore to hold back the ocean. Waves may crash on the beach, but they can come no farther.

Genesis 2:1

So the heavens and the earth and everything else were created.