Also the fountainsof the deepand the floodgatesof the skywere closed,and the rainfrom the skywas restrained;
In the sixhundredthyearof Noah'slife,in the secondmonth,on the seventeenthdayof the month,on the samedayallthe fountainsof the greatdeepburstopen,and the floodgatesof the skywere opened.
The rainfellupon the earthfor fortydaysand fortynights.
"For after sevenmoredays,I will sendrainon the earthfortydaysand fortynights;and I will blotout from the faceof the landeverylivingthingthat I have made."
"Have you enteredinto the springsof the seaOr walkedin the recessesof the deep?
"Whocan countthe cloudsby wisdom,Or tipthe waterjarsof the heavens,
When He madefirmthe skiesabove,When the springsof the deepbecamefixed,
"For You had castme into the deep,Into the heartof the seas,And the currentengulfedme. AllYour breakersand billowspassedoverme.
"For I alsoama manunderauthority,with soldiersunderme; and I sayto this one,'Go!'and he goes,and to another,'Come!'and he comes,and to my slave,'Dothis!'and he does[it]."
