Genesis 8:2
The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;
The fountaines also of the deepe, and the windowes of heauen were stopped, and the raine from heauen was restrained.
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- Genesis 7:11Rank 1 from verse 2
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.
11¶ In the sixe hundredth yeere of Noahs life, in the second moneth, the seuenteenth day of the moneth, the same day, were al the fountaines of the great deepe broken vp, and the ‖windowes of heauen were opened.
- Matthew 8:26–27Rank 2 from verse 2
26And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
27But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
26And he saith vnto them, Why are yee fearefull, O yee of litle faith? Then hee arose, and rebuked the winds and the Sea, and there was a great calme.
27But the men marueiled, saying, What maner of man is this, that euen the winds and the Sea obey him?
- Proverbs 8:28Rank 3 from verse 2
- Job 37:11–13Rank 4 from verse 2
11Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:
12And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.
13He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.
11Also by watring he wearieth the thicke cloud: hee scattereth †his bright cloud.
12And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may doe whatsoeuer hee commaundeth them vpon the face of the world in the earth.
13He causeth it to come, whether for †correction, or for his land, or for mercy.
- Matthew 8:9Rank 7 from verse 2
9For 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.
9For I am a man vnder authority, hauing souldiers vnder me: and I say to this man, Goe, and he goeth: and to another, Come, and he commeth: and to my seruant, Doe this, and he doth it.
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Genesis 8:2
Sense 1: Great in depth, or a place far beneath the surface. Sense 2: The sea, an abyss of waters, or deep waters. Sense 3: Profound, hidden, or difficult to reach or understand.
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Sense 1: Openings in walls or structures that admit light, air, sight, or passage. Sense 2: Figures of openings in heaven.
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Sense 1: The firmament or expanse above the earth, including the sky and the region of the sun, moon, stars, clouds, rain, and flying creatures. Sense 2: The realm above spoken of as God's throne and dwelling place, and as the place of angels, heavenly beings, and the righteous. Sense 3: By metonymy, God, heavenly authority or source, or those who dwell there.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Closed, blocked, obstructed, restrained, intercepted, or silenced so that flow, passage, action, or reply could not continue.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Water falling in drops from the clouds. Sense 2: As a verb, to fall or pour down like rain.
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restrained
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of restrain, meaning to hold back, check, limit, repress, prevent, or keep under control.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604
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1AND God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;
1¶ And God remembred Noah, and euery liuing thing, and all the cattell that was with him in the Arke: and God made a winde to passe ouer the earth, and the waters asswaged.
2The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;
2The fountaines also of the deepe, and the windowes of heauen were stopped, and the raine from heauen was restrained.
Selected passage3And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.
3And the waters returned from off the earth, †continually: and after the end of the hundred and fiftie dayes, the waters were abated.