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And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
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And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
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Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.
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And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
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And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
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And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
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And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.
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When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
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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.
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Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
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The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;
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It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name.
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And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
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The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.
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For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
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And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
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He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
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Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.
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The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
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