for he has (A)founded it upon (B)the seas
    and established it upon the rivers.

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for he founded it on the seas
    and established it on the waters.(A)

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to him who (A)spread out the earth (B)above the waters,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;

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who spread out the earth(A) upon the waters,(B)
His love endures forever.

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22 (A)Do you not fear me? declares the Lord.
    Do you not tremble before me?
I placed the sand (B)as the boundary for the sea,
    a perpetual barrier that it cannot pass;
though the waves toss, they cannot prevail;
    though (C)they roar, they cannot pass over it.

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22 Should you not fear(A) me?” declares the Lord.
    “Should you not tremble(B) in my presence?
I made the sand a boundary for the sea,(C)
    an everlasting barrier it cannot cross.
The waves may roll, but they cannot prevail;
    they may roar,(D) but they cannot cross it.

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He (A)set the earth on its foundations,
    so that it should never be moved.
You (B)covered it with the deep as with a garment;
    the waters stood above the mountains.

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He set the earth(A) on its foundations;(B)
    it can never be moved.
You covered it(C) with the watery depths(D) as with a garment;
    the waters stood(E) above the mountains.

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And God said, (A)“Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. 10 God called the dry land Earth,[a] and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 1:10 Or Land; also verses 11, 12, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30; 2:1

And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place,(A) and let dry ground(B) appear.” And it was so.(C) 10 God called(D) the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters(E) he called “seas.”(F) And God saw that it was good.(G)

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11 Thus shall you say to them: (A)“The gods who did not make the heavens and the earth (B)shall perish from the earth and from under the heavens.”[a]

12 (C)It is he who (D)made the earth by his power,
    (E)who established the world by his wisdom,
    and (F)by his understanding stretched out the heavens.
13 (G)When he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens,
    (H)and he makes the mist rise from the ends of the earth.
(I)He makes lightning (J)for the rain,
    (K)and he brings forth the wind (L)from his storehouses.
14 (M)Every man is stupid and without knowledge;
    (N)every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols,
for his images are false,
    (O)and there is no breath in them.
15 They are worthless, a work of delusion;
    at the time of their punishment they shall perish.
16 Not like these is he who is (P)the portion of Jacob,
    for he is the one who formed all things,
(Q)and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance;
    (R)the Lord of hosts is his name.

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  1. Jeremiah 10:11 This verse is in Aramaic

11 “Tell them this: ‘These gods, who did not make the heavens and the earth, will perish(A) from the earth and from under the heavens.’”[a]

12 But God made(B) the earth(C) by his power;
    he founded the world by his wisdom(D)
    and stretched out the heavens(E) by his understanding.
13 When he thunders,(F) the waters in the heavens roar;
    he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth.
He sends lightning(G) with the rain(H)
    and brings out the wind from his storehouses.(I)

14 Everyone is senseless and without knowledge;
    every goldsmith is shamed(J) by his idols.
The images he makes are a fraud;(K)
    they have no breath in them.
15 They are worthless,(L) the objects of mockery;
    when their judgment comes, they will perish.
16 He who is the Portion(M) of Jacob is not like these,
    for he is the Maker of all things,(N)
including Israel, the people of his inheritance(O)
    the Lord Almighty is his name.(P)

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  1. Jeremiah 10:11 The text of this verse is in Aramaic.

10 Say among the nations, (A)“The Lord reigns!
    Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved;
    he will (B)judge the peoples with equity.”

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10 Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.(A)
    The world is firmly established,(B) it cannot be moved;(C)
    he will judge(D) the peoples with equity.(E)

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“Where were you when I (A)laid the foundation of the earth?
    Tell me, if you have understanding.

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“Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?(A)
    Tell me, if you understand.(B)

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For they deliberately overlook this fact, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth (A)was formed out of water and through water (B)by the word of God, and that by means of these the world that then existed (C)was deluged with water and (D)perished. But by the same word (E)the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and (F)destruction of the ungodly.

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But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word(A) the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water.(B) By these waters also the world of that time(C) was deluged and destroyed.(D) By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire,(E) being kept for the day of judgment(F) and destruction of the ungodly.

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By (A)the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
    and by (B)the breath of his mouth all (C)their host.

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By the word(A) of the Lord the heavens were made,(B)
    their starry host(C) by the breath of his mouth.

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“Or who (A)shut in the sea with doors
    when it burst out from the womb,
when I made clouds its garment
    and (B)thick darkness its swaddling band,
10 and prescribed (C)limits for it
    and set bars and doors,
11 and said, ‘Thus far shall you come, and no farther,
    and here shall your (D)proud waves be stayed’?

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“Who shut up the sea behind doors(A)
    when it burst forth from the womb,(B)
when I made the clouds its garment
    and wrapped it in thick darkness,(C)
10 when I fixed limits for it(D)
    and set its doors and bars in place,(E)
11 when I said, ‘This far you may come and no farther;(F)
    here is where your proud waves halt’?(G)

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22 (A)While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, (B)day and night, shall not cease.”

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22 “As long as the earth endures,
seedtime and harvest,(A)
cold and heat,
summer and winter,(B)
day and night
will never cease.”(C)

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In his hand are the depths of the earth;
    the heights of the mountains are his also.

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In his hand are the depths of the earth,(A)
    and the mountain peaks belong to him.

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