Gen 1:7-11, Job 26:8 | ESV | STEP | And God made the expanse and separated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were above the expanse . And it was so .

Genesis 1:7-11

7 And God made ^{▼▼Or fashioned; also verse 16} the expanse and ^bseparated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were ^cabove the expanse. And it was so. 8 And God called the expanse Heaven. ^{▼▼Or Sky; also verses 9, 14, 15, 17, 20, 26, 28, 30; 2:1} And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.

9 And God said, ^e“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, ^{▼▼Or Land; also verses 11, 12, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30; 2:1} and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.

11 And God said, ^g“Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants ^{▼▼Or small plants; also verses 12, 29} yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.” And it was so.

Job 26:8

8 He ⁱbinds up the waters in his thick clouds,
and the cloud is not split open under them.