Genesis 1:7
New Revised Standard Version
So God made the dome and separated the waters that were under the dome from the waters that were above the dome. And it was so.

Contemporary English Version
And that's what happened. God made the dome

New American Bible
God made the dome, and it separated the water below the dome from the water above the dome. And so it happened.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And God made a firmament, and divided the waters that were under the firmament, from those that were above the firmament, and it was so.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And God made a firmament, and divided the waters that were under the firmament, from those that were above the firmament, and it was so.

divided.

Proverbs 8:28,29 When he compassed the sea with its bounds, and set a law to the waters that they should not pass their limits: when he balanced the foundations of the earth; . . .

above.

Job 26:8 He bindeth up the waters in his clouds, so that they break not out and fall down together.

Psalm 104:10 Thou sendest forth springs in the vales: between the midst of the hills the waters shall pass.

Psalm 148:4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens: and let all the waters that are above the heavens

Ecclesiastes 11:3 If the clouds be full, they will pour out rain upon the earth. If the tree fall to the south, or to the north, in what place soever it shall fall, there shall it be.

and it.

Genesis 1:9,11,15,24 God also said; Let the waters that are under the heaven, be gathered together into one place: and let the dry land appear. And it was so done. . . .

Matthew 8:27 But the men wondered, saying: What manner of man is this, for the winds and the sea obey him?

Context
The Second Day
6And God said: Let there be a firmament made amidst the waters: and let it divide the waters from the waters. 7And God made a firmament, and divided the waters that were under the firmament, from those that were above the firmament, and it was so.8And God called the firmament, Heaven; and the evening and morning were the second day.…
Cross References
Genesis 1:8
And God called the firmament, Heaven; and the evening and morning were the second day.

Job 38:8
Who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth as issuing out of the womb:

Psalm 19:1
Unto the end. A Psalm for David. [2] The heavens shew forth the glory of God, and the firmament declareth the work of his hands.

Psalm 148:4
Praise him, ye heavens of heavens: and let all the waters that are above the heavens

Genesis 1:6
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