Genesis 1:6

World Messianic Bible British Edition

God said, “Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”

Cross References

Genesis 1:14

God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs to mark seasons, days, and years;

Genesis 1:20

God said, “Let the waters abound with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”

Job 26:13

By his Spirit the heavens are garnished. His hand has pierced the swift serpent.

Job 37:11

Yes, he loads the thick cloud with moisture. He spreads abroad the cloud of his lightning.

Job 37:18

Can you, with him, spread out the sky, which is strong as a cast metal mirror?

Psalm 104:2

He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain.

Psalm 148:4

Praise him, you heavens of heavens, you waters that are above the heavens.

Psalm 150:1

Praise the LORD! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise him in his heavens for his acts of power!

Psalm 19:1

The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork.

Psalm 19:2

Day after day they pour out speech, and night after night they display knowledge.

Psalm 33:6

By the LORD’s word, the heavens were made: all their army by the breath of his mouth.

Psalm 33:9

For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm.

Ecclesiastes 11:3

If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth; and if a tree falls towards the south, or towards the north, in the place where the tree falls, there shall it be.

Isaiah 40:22

It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like 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. The nations aren’t able to withstand his indignation.

Jeremiah 51:15

“He has made the earth by his power. He has established the world by his wisdom. By his understanding he has stretched out the heavens.

Zechariah 12:1

A revelation of the LORD’s word concerning Israel: The LORD, who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him says:

2 Peter 3:5

For they wilfully forget that there were heavens from of old, and an earth formed out of water and amid water by the word of God,