Genesis 1:6
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6 And God said, (A)“Let there be an expanse[a] in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.”
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Psalm 33:6
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6 By (A)the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
and by (B)the breath of his mouth all (C)their host.
Job 37:18
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Job 26:7-8
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7 He (A)stretches out the north over (B)the void
and hangs the earth on nothing.
8 He (C)binds up the waters in his thick clouds,
and the cloud is not split open under them.
Jeremiah 51:15
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15 (A)“It is he who made the earth by his power,
who established the world by his wisdom,
and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.
Jeremiah 10:12-13
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12 (A)It is he who (B)made the earth by his power,
(C)who established the world by his wisdom,
and (D)by his understanding stretched out the heavens.
13 (E)When he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens,
(F)and he makes the mist rise from the ends of the earth.
(G)He makes lightning (H)for the rain,
(I)and he brings forth the wind (J)from his storehouses.
Psalm 104:2
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Psalm 33:9
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9 For (A)he spoke, and it came to be;
he commanded, and it stood firm.
Psalm 148:4
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Psalm 136:5-6
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5 to him who (A)by understanding (B)made the heavens,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
6 to him who (C)spread out the earth (D)above the waters,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
Zechariah 12:1
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The Lord Will Give Salvation
12 (A)The oracle of the word of the Lord concerning Israel: Thus declares the Lord, (B)who stretched out the heavens and (C)founded the earth and (D)formed the spirit of man within him:
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Psalm 19:1
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The Law of the Lord Is Perfect
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
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- Psalm 19:1 Hebrew the expanse; compare Genesis 1:6–8
Genesis 1:20
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20 And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds[a] fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.”
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- Genesis 1:20 Or flying things; see Leviticus 11:19–20
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