Genesis 1:6

Modern English Version

Then God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.”

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 to indicate seasons, and days, and years.

Genesis 1:20

Then God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures and let the birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the heavens.”

Job 26:13

By His breath He has made fair the heavens; His hand has formed the fleeing serpent.

Job 37:11

Also He loads the thick clouds with moisture; He scatters His bright clouds,

Job 37:18

Have you, with Him, spread out the sky, which is strong and is like a molded mirror?

Psalm 104:2

covering Yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a curtain.

Psalm 148:4

Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, and you waters above the heavens.

Psalm 150:1

Praise the Lord! Praise God in His sanctuary; praise Him in His mighty firmament!

Psalm 19:1

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament shows His handiwork.

Psalm 19:2

Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night reveals knowledge.

Psalm 33:6

By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and all their host by the breath of His mouth.

Psalm 33:9

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

Ecclesiastes 11:3

If the clouds are full, they empty rain on the land; and if a tree falls to the north or south, in the place where the tree falls, there it will lie.

Isaiah 40:22

It is He who sits upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants are as grasshoppers, who stretches out the heavens as a curtain, and spreads them out as a tent to dwell in.

Jeremiah 10:10

But the Lord is the true God; He is the living God and an everlasting King. At His wrath the earth trembles, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.

Jeremiah 51:15

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

Zechariah 12:1

The oracle of the word of the Lord against Israel. Thus says the Lord, the One who stretches out the heavens and establishes the earth and forms the spirit of man within him:

2 Peter 3:5

For they willingly ignore that, by the word of God the heavens existed long ago, and the earth was formed standing out of the water and in the water,