Genesis 8:2
New International Version
Now the springs of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens had been closed, and the rain had stopped falling from the sky.

New Living Translation
The underground waters stopped flowing, and the torrential rains from the sky were stopped.

English Standard Version
The fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed, the rain from the heavens was restrained,

Berean Standard Bible
The springs of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained.

King James Bible
The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;

New King James Version
The fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were also stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained.

New American Standard Bible
Also the fountains of the deep and the floodgates of the sky were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained;

NASB 1995
Also the fountains of the deep and the floodgates of the sky were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained;

NASB 1977
Also the fountains of the deep and the floodgates of the sky were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained;

Legacy Standard Bible
Also the fountains of the deep and the floodgates of the sky were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained;

Amplified Bible
Also the fountains of the deep [subterranean waters] and the windows of the heavens were closed, the [pouring] rain from the sky was restrained,

Christian Standard Bible
The sources of the watery depths and the floodgates of the sky were closed, and the rain from the sky stopped.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The sources of the watery depths and the floodgates of the sky were closed, and the rain from the sky stopped.

American Standard Version
the fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;

Contemporary English Version
God stopped up the places where the water had been gushing out from under the earth. He also closed up the sky, and the rain stopped.

English Revised Version
the fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The deep springs and the sky had been shut, and the rain had stopped pouring.

Good News Translation
The outlets of the water beneath the earth and the floodgates of the sky were closed. The rain stopped,

International Standard Version
The water sources from the ocean depths were blocked and the floodgates of the heavens were closed.

Majority Standard Bible
The springs of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained.

NET Bible
The fountains of the deep and the floodgates of heaven were closed, and the rain stopped falling from the sky.

New Heart English Bible
And the fountains of the deep and the floodgates of the sky were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained.

Webster's Bible Translation
The fountains also of the deep, and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;

World English Bible
The deep’s fountains and the sky’s windows were also stopped, and the rain from the sky was restrained.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and the fountains of the deep and the network of the heavens are closed, and the shower is restrained from the heavens.

Young's Literal Translation
and closed are the fountains of the deep and the net-work of the heavens, and restrained is the shower from the heavens.

Smith's Literal Translation
And the fountains of the deep, and the sluices of the heavens shall be shut up, and the rains from the heavens shall be withheld.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The fountains also of the deep, and the flood gates of heaven were shut up, and the rain from heaven was restrained.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the fountains of the abyss and the floodgates of heaven were closed. And the rain from heaven was restrained.

New American Bible
The fountains of the abyss and the floodgates of the sky were closed, and the downpour from the sky was held back.

New Revised Standard Version
the fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed, the rain from the heavens was restrained,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the fountains of the Abyss and the floodgates of Heaven were shut, and the rain was restrained from Heaven;
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
the fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the fountains of the deep were closed up, and the flood-gates of heaven, and the rain from heaven was withheld.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Ark Rests on Ararat
1But God remembered Noah and all the animals and livestock that were with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters began to subside. 2The springs of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained. 3The waters receded steadily from the earth, and after 150 days the waters had gone down.…

Cross References
Psalm 104:6-9
You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. / At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away— / the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them— ...

Job 38:8-11
Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb, / when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket, / when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors, ...

Isaiah 54:9
“For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you.

Psalm 29:10
The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever.

Jeremiah 5:22
Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.

Proverbs 8:29
when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.

2 Peter 3:5-6
But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water, / through which the world of that time perished in the flood.

Matthew 24:37-39
As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. / For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

Luke 17:26-27
Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man: / People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.

Hebrews 11:7
By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

1 Peter 3:20
who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.

Revelation 9:14-15
saying to the sixth angel with the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.” / So the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind.

Exodus 14:21-22
Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, / and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.

Joshua 3:15-16
Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season. But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge, / the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.

Psalm 33:7
He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses.


Treasury of Scripture

The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;

fountains.

Genesis 7:11
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

Proverbs 8:28
When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:

Jonah 2:3
For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.

the rain.

Job 37:11-13
Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud: …

Job 38:37
Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,

Matthew 8:9,26,27
For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it

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Genesis 8
1. God remembers Noah and calms the waters.
4. The ark rests on Ararat.
6. Noah sends forth a raven and then a dove.
13. Noah, being commanded, goes forth from the ark.
20. He builds an altar, and offers sacrifices,
21. which God accepts, and promises to curse the earth no more.














The springs of the deep
This phrase refers to the subterranean waters that were unleashed during the flood. In Hebrew, "tehom" is used, which can mean the deep or abyss. This term is reminiscent of the primordial waters mentioned in Genesis 1:2, symbolizing chaos and the unformed world. The closing of these springs signifies God's control over the chaos, restoring order to creation. It is a reminder of God's sovereignty over the natural world, emphasizing His power to both unleash and restrain the forces of nature according to His divine will.

and the floodgates of the heavens
The "floodgates" or "windows" of the heavens, in Hebrew "arubbah," suggest openings through which the waters above the firmament were released. This imagery is rooted in the ancient Near Eastern cosmology, where the sky was perceived as a solid dome holding back celestial waters. The closing of these floodgates marks the cessation of the deluge, highlighting God's mercy and the beginning of a new covenant with humanity. It underscores the theme of divine judgment followed by grace, as God prepares to renew the earth and establish a fresh start for Noah and his descendants.

were closed
The act of closing signifies a deliberate divine intervention. In the Hebrew text, the verb "sagar" is used, which means to shut or close. This action indicates the end of the flood's destructive phase and the beginning of restoration. It reflects God's faithfulness to His promise to Noah, ensuring that the flood would not continue indefinitely. This closing is a pivotal moment in the narrative, symbolizing the transition from judgment to redemption, and it reassures believers of God's commitment to His creation.

and the rain from the sky
The rain, "matar" in Hebrew, represents the continuous downpour that contributed to the floodwaters. Its cessation is crucial for the receding of the waters and the eventual restoration of the earth. The rain stopping is a sign of God's mercy and the fulfillment of His promise to preserve life. It serves as a reminder of the balance between God's justice and His compassion, as He provides a way for humanity to begin anew.

was restrained
The term "restrained," from the Hebrew "kala," means to hold back or withhold. This indicates God's active role in halting the rain, demonstrating His control over the elements. It is a powerful testament to God's authority over creation, as He commands the natural world to align with His purposes. This restraint is an act of divine grace, allowing the earth to recover and life to flourish once more. It reassures believers of God's providential care and His ability to bring about restoration and hope even after periods of judgment.

Verse 2. - The fountains also of the deep, and the windows of heaven were stopped. וַיִּסָּכְרוּ, from סָכַר = סָגַר, to surround, to enclose; literally, were shut up; ἐπεκαλύφθησαν (LXX.). Their opening was described in Genesis 7:11. And the rain from heaven was restrained. וַיִּכָּלֵא, literally, was shut up, from כָּלָא, to close. Cf. κλείω, κωλύω, κολούω, celo, occulo (Gesenius, Furst), συνεσχέθη (LXX). At the end of the forty days (Genesis 7:12; Augustine, Willet); at the end of the 150 days (Aben Ezra, Murphy).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The springs
מַעְיְנֹ֣ת (ma‘·yə·nōṯ)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 4599: A fountain, a source

of the deep
תְּה֔וֹם (tə·hō·wm)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 8415: An abyss, the deep

and the floodgates
וַֽאֲרֻבֹּ֖ת (wa·’ă·rub·bōṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 699: A lattice, a window, dovecot, chimney, sluice

of the heavens
הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם (haš·šā·mā·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky

were closed,
וַיִּסָּֽכְרוּ֙ (way·yis·sā·ḵə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5534: To shut up, to surrender

and the rain
הַגֶּ֖שֶׁם (hag·ge·šem)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1653: Rain, shower

from
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

the sky
הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ (haš·šā·mā·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky

was restrained.
וַיִּכָּלֵ֥א (way·yik·kā·lê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3607: To shut up, restrain, withhold


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