Genesis 1:9

Good News Translation

Then God commanded, “Let the water below the sky come together in one place, so that the land will appear”—and it was done.

Cross References

Genesis 1:8

He named the dome “Sky.” Evening passed and morning came—that was the second day.

Nehemiah 9:6

And then the people of Israel prayed this prayer: “You, Lord, you alone are Lord; you made the heavens and the stars of the sky. You made land and sea and everything in them; you gave life to all. The heavenly powers bow down and worship you.

Job 26:10

He divided light from darkness by a circle drawn on the face of the sea.

Job 26:7

God stretched out the northern sky and hung the earth in empty space.

Psalm 104:3

and built your home on the waters above. You use the clouds as your chariot and ride on the wings of the wind.

Psalm 33:7

He gathered all the seas into one place; he shut up the ocean depths in storerooms.

Psalm 95:5

He rules over the sea, which he made; the land also, which he himself formed.

Ecclesiastes 1:7

Every river flows into the sea, but the sea is not yet full. The water returns to where the rivers began, and starts all over again.

Jeremiah 5:22

I am the Lord; why don't you fear me? Why don't you tremble before me? I placed the sand as the boundary of the sea, a permanent boundary that it cannot cross. The sea may toss, but it cannot go beyond it; the waves may roar, but they cannot break through.

Jonah 1:9

“I am a Hebrew,” Jonah answered. “I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made land and sea.”

2 Peter 3:5

They purposely ignore the fact that long ago God gave a command, and the heavens and earth were created. The earth was formed out of water and by water,

Revelation 10:6

and took a vow in the name of God, who lives forever and ever, who created heaven, earth, and the sea, and everything in them. The angel said, “There will be no more delay!