Genesis 1:6

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

God said, “I command a dome to separate the water above it from the water below it.”

Cross References

Genesis 1:14

God said, “I command lights to appear in the sky and to separate day from night and to show the time for seasons, special days, and years.

Genesis 1:20

God said, “I command the sea to be full of living creatures, and I command birds to fly above the earth.”

Job 26:13

The heavens became bright when he breathed, and the escaping sea monster died at the hands of God.

Job 37:11

Rain clouds filled with lightning appear at God's command,

Job 37:18

God can spread out the clouds to get relief from the heat, but can you?

Psalm 104:2

and surrounded by light. You spread out the sky like a tent,

Psalm 148:4

Highest heavens, and the water above the highest heavens, come and offer praise.

Psalm 150:1

Shout praises to the LORD! Praise God in his temple. Praise him in heaven, his mighty fortress.

Psalm 19:1

The heavens keep telling the wonders of God, and the skies declare what he has done.

Psalm 19:2

Each day informs the following day; each night announces to the next.

Psalm 33:6

The LORD made the heavens and everything in them by his word.

Psalm 33:9

As soon as he spoke the world was created; at his command, the earth was formed.

Ecclesiastes 11:3

Rain clouds always bring rain; trees always stay wherever they fall.

Isaiah 40:22

God is the one who rules the whole earth, and we who live here are merely insects. He spread out the heavens like a curtain or an open tent.

Jeremiah 10:10

You, LORD, are the only true and living God. You will rule for all time. When you are angry the earth shakes, and nations are destroyed.

Jeremiah 51:15

God used his wisdom and power to create the earth and spread out the heavens.

Zechariah 12:1

This is a message from the LORD about Israel: I am the LORD! I stretched out the heavens; I put the earth on its foundations and gave breath to humans.

2 Peter 3:5

They will say this because they want to forget that long ago the heavens and the earth were made at God's command. The earth came out of water and was made from water.