(A)The fountains of the deep and (B)the windows of the heavens were closed, the rain from the heavens was restrained,

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Now the springs of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens(A) had been closed, and the rain(B) had stopped falling from the sky.

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28 when he (A)made firm the skies above,
    when he established[a] the fountains of the deep,

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  1. Proverbs 8:28 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain

28 when he established the clouds above(A)
    and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,(B)

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(A)who builds his upper chambers in the heavens
    and founds his vault upon the earth;
(B)who calls for the waters of the sea
    and pours them out upon the surface of the earth—
(C)the Lord is his name.

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he builds his lofty palace[a](A) in the heavens
    and sets its foundation[b] on the earth;
he calls for the waters of the sea
    and pours them out over the face of the land—
    the Lord is his name.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 9:6 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
  2. Amos 9:6 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.