Genesis 1:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.””
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“And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And God saith, `Let the waters teem with the teeming living creature, and fowl let fly on the earth on the face of the expanse of the heavens.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 1:20 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 1:7So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.
- Genesis 1:14And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.
- Genesis 1:22Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”
- Genesis 1:30And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.
- Genesis 2:19And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each one. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.
- Genesis 8:17Bring out all the living creatures that are with you—birds, livestock, and everything that crawls upon the ground—so that they can spread out over the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon it.”
- 1 Kings 4:33He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.
- Job 12:9Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?
- Psalms 104:24How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
- Psalms 104:25Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.
- Psalms 148:10wild animals and all cattle, crawling creatures and flying birds,
- Ecclesiastes 2:21When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great evil.
- Acts 17:25Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
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