Genesis 1:9

New International Reader's Version

God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered into one place. Let dry ground appear.” And that’s exactly what happened.

Cross References

Genesis 1:8

God called the huge space “sky.” There was evening, and there was morning. It was day two.

Nehemiah 9:6

You are the one and only Lord. You made the heavens. You made even the highest heavens. You created all the stars in the sky. You created the earth and everything on it. And you made the oceans and everything in them. You give life to everything. Every living being in heaven worships you.

Job 26:10

He marks out the place where the sky meets the sea. He marks out the boundary between light and darkness.

Job 26:7

He spreads out the northern skies over empty space. He hangs the earth over nothing.

Psalm 104:3

He builds his palace high in the heavens. He makes the clouds serve as his chariot. He rides on the wings of the wind.

Psalm 33:7

He gathers together the waters of the sea. He puts the oceans in their places.

Psalm 95:5

The ocean is his, because he made it. He formed the dry land with his hands.

Ecclesiastes 1:7

Every stream flows into the ocean. But the ocean never gets full. The streams return to the place they came from.

Jeremiah 5:22

Shouldn’t you have respect for me?’ announces the Lord. ‘Shouldn’t you tremble with fear in front of me? I made the sand to hold the ocean back. It will do that forever. The ocean can’t go past it. The waves might roll, but they can’t sweep over it. They might roar, but they can’t go across it.

Jonah 1:9

He answered, “I’m a Hebrew. I worship the Lord. He is the God of heaven. He made the sea and the dry land.”

2 Peter 3:5

Long ago, God’s word brought the heavens into being. His word separated the earth from the waters. And the waters surrounded it. But these people forget things like that on purpose.

Revelation 10:6

He made a promise in the name of the God who lives for ever and ever. This is the God who created the sky, earth and sea and all that is in them. The angel said, “There will be no more waiting!