God named the air “sky.” There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the second day.
Genesis 1:9 - Easy To Read Version Then God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered together so the dry land will appear.” And it happened. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be collected into one place [of standing], and let the dry land appear. And it was so. American Standard Version (1901) And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. Common English Bible God said, “Let the waters under the sky come together into one place so that the dry land can appear.” And that’s what happened. Catholic Public Domain Version Truly God said: "Let the waters that are under heaven be gathered together into one place; and let the dry land appear." And so it became. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version God also said: Let the waters that are under the heaven, be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear. And it was so done. |
God named the air “sky.” There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the second day.
You are God!\par Lord, only you are God!\par You made the sky!\par You made the highest heavens,\par and everything in them!\par You made the earth,\par and everything on it!\par You made the seas,\par and everything in them!\par You give life to everything!\par And all the heavenly angels\par bow down and worship you!\par
God drew the horizon on the ocean,\par like a circle\par where light and darkness meet.\par
God stretched the northern sky over empty space.\par God hung the earth on nothing.\par
God, you built your home above them. {\cf2\super [541]} \par You use the thick clouds like a chariot,\par and ride across the sky\par on the wings of the wind.\par
God gathered the water from the sea\par into one place.\par He keeps the ocean in its place.\par
The ocean is his—he created it.\par God made the dry land\par with his own hands.\par
All rivers flow again and again to the same place. They all flow to the sea, but the sea doesn’t become full.
Surely you are afraid of me.’”\par This message is from the Lord.\par “You should shake with fear in front of me.\par I am the One who made the beaches\par to be a boundary for the sea.\par I made it that way to keep the water\par in its place forever.\par The waves may pound the beach,\par but they will not destroy it.\par The waves may roar as they come in,\par but they can’t go beyond the beach.\par
Jonah said to the men, “I am a Hebrew (Jew). And I worship the Lord, the God of heaven. He is the God who made the sea and the land.”
But those people don’t want to remember what happened long ago. The skies were there, and God made the earth from water and with water. All this happened by God’s word.
The angel made a promise by \{the power of\} the One who lives forever and ever. He (God) is the One who made the skies and all that is in them. He made the earth and all that is in it, and he made the sea and all that is in it. The angel said, “There will be no more waiting!