Genesis 2:1

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“Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.”

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BSBPD

“Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the heavens and the earth are completed, and all their host;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 2:1 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
  2. Genesis 1:10God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
  3. Genesis 2:4This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made them.
  4. Exodus 20:11For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
  5. Exodus 31:17It is a sign between Me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’”
  6. Deuteronomy 4:19When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.
  7. Deuteronomy 17:3and going to worship other gods, bowing down to them or to the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven—which I have forbidden—
  8. 2 Kings 19:15And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD: “O LORD, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.
  9. 2 Kings 21:3For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.
  10. 2 Chronicles 2:12And Hiram added: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.
  11. Nehemiah 9:6You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.
  12. Job 12:9Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?
  13. Psalms 33:6By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.
  14. Psalms 33:9For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.
  15. Psalms 89:11The heavens are Yours, and also the earth. The earth and its fullness You founded.
  16. Psalms 104:2He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
  17. Psalms 136:5By His insight He made the heavens. His loving devotion endures forever.
  18. Psalms 146:6the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever.
  19. Isaiah 34:4All the stars of heaven will be dissolved. The skies will be rolled up like a scroll, and all their stars will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like foliage from the fig tree.
  20. Isaiah 40:26Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
  21. Isaiah 42:5This is what God the LORD says— He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it:
  22. Isaiah 45:12It is I who made the earth and created man upon it. It was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I ordained all their host.
  23. Isaiah 45:18For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.
  24. Isaiah 48:13Surely My own hand founded the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they stand up together.

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