And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which {were} under the firmament from the waters which {were} above the firmament: and it was so.

And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry {land} appear: and it was so.

Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein {is}: which keepeth truth for ever:

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. {windows: or, floodgates}

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

At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.

And 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.