Genesis 1:9 Parallel Translations

Then God said, "Let the water under the sky come together in one area, and let the dry land appear." And so it was.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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.

ASV:

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.

BBE:

And God said, Let the waters under the heaven come together in one place, and let the dry land be seen: and it was so.

DBY:

And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear. And it was so.

ERV:

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.

JPS:

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.

WBS:

And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

WEB:

God said, "Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear;" and it was so.

YLT:

And God saith, 'Let the waters under the heavens be collected unto one place, and let the dry land be seen:' and it is so.

Genesis 1:9 Cross References

XREF:

Psalm 24:1 A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD'S, and all it contains, The world, and those who dwell in it.

Psalm 24:2 For He has founded it upon the seas And established it upon the rivers.

Psalm 95:5 The sea is His, for it was He who made it, And His hands formed the dry land.

Psalm 104:6 You covered it with the deep as with a garment; The waters were standing above the mountains.

Jeremiah 5:22 'Do you not fear Me?' declares the LORD. 'Do you not tremble in My presence? For I have placed the sand as a boundary for the sea, An eternal decree, so it cannot cross over it. Though the waves toss, yet they cannot prevail; Though they roar, yet they cannot cross over it.

2 Peter 3:5 For when they maintain this, it escapes their notice that by the word of God the heavens existed long ago and the earth was formed out of water and by water, (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

1:9-13 The third day's work is related in these verse s; the forming the sea and the dry land, and making the earth fruitful. Hitherto the power of the Creator had been employed about the upper part of the visible world; now he descends to this lower world, designed for the children of men, both for their habitation, and their maintenance. And here we have an account of the fitting of it for both; the building of their house, and the spreading of their table. Observe,
1. How the earth was prepared to be a habitation for man by the gathering of the waters together, and making the dry land appear. Thus, instead of that confusion which was, when earth and water were mixed in one great mass; now there is order, by such a separation as rendered them both useful.
(1.) The waters which covered the earth were ordered to retire, and to gather into one place, viz. those hollows which were fitted for their reception. The waters thus lodged in their proper place, he called Seas; for though they are many, in distant regions, yet either above ground or under ground, they have communication with each other, and so they are one, and the common receptacle of waters, into which all the rivers run.
(2.) The dry land was made to appear, and emerge out of the waters, and was called Earth. Observe,
2. How the earth was furnished for the support of man, Ge 1:11,12. Present provision was made, by the immediate products of the earth, which, in obedience to God's command, was no sooner made but it became fruitful. Provision was likewise made for time to come, by the perpetuating of the several species of vegetables, every one having its seed in itself after its kind, that during the continuance of man upon the earth, food might be fetched out of the earth, for his use and benefit.

MHC:

1:6-13 The earth was emptiness, but by a word spoken, it became full of God's riches, and his they are still. Though the use of them is allowed to man, they are from God, and to his service and honour they must be used. The earth, at his command, brings forth grass, herbs, and fruits. God must have the glory of all the benefit we receive from the produce of the earth. If we have, through grace, an interest in Him who is the Fountain, we may rejoice in him when the streams of temporal mercies are dried up.

CONC:

Appear Below Collected Dry Gathered Ground Heaven Heavens Sky Waters

Appear Below Collected Dry Gathered Ground Heaven Heavens Sky Together Water Waters

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