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href="/bsb/genesis/8.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/8.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Now the springs of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens had been closed, and the rain had stopped falling from the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The underground waters stopped flowing, and the torrential rains from the sky were stopped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed, the rain from the heavens was restrained,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The springs of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were also stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Also the fountains of the deep and the floodgates of the sky were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Also the fountains of the deep and the floodgates of the sky were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Also the fountains of the deep and the floodgates of the sky were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Also the fountains of the deep and the floodgates of the sky were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Also the fountains of the deep [subterranean waters] and the windows of the heavens were closed, the [pouring] rain from the sky was restrained,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sources of the watery depths and the floodgates of the sky were closed, and the rain from the sky stopped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sources of the watery depths and the floodgates of the sky were closed, and the rain from the sky stopped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />the fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God stopped up the places where the water had been gushing out from under the earth. He also closed up the sky, and the rain stopped. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />the fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The deep springs and the sky had been shut, and the rain had stopped pouring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The outlets of the water beneath the earth and the floodgates of the sky were closed. The rain stopped, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The water sources from the ocean depths were blocked and the floodgates of the heavens were closed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The springs of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The fountains of the deep and the floodgates of heaven were closed, and the rain stopped falling from the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And the fountains of the deep and the floodgates of the sky were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The fountains also of the deep, and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The deep’s fountains and the sky’s windows were also stopped, and the rain from the sky was restrained. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the fountains of the deep and the network of the heavens are closed, and the shower is restrained from the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and closed are the fountains of the deep and the net-work of the heavens, and restrained is the shower from the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the fountains of the deep, and the sluices of the heavens shall be shut up, and the rains from the heavens shall be withheld.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The fountains also of the deep, and the flood gates of heaven were shut up, and the rain from heaven was restrained. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the fountains of the abyss and the floodgates of heaven were closed. And the rain from heaven was restrained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The fountains of the abyss and the floodgates of the sky were closed, and the downpour from the sky was held back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />the fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed, the rain from the heavens was restrained,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the fountains of the Abyss and the floodgates of Heaven were shut, and the rain was restrained from Heaven;<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />the fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the fountains of the deep were closed up, and the flood-gates of heaven, and the rain from heaven was withheld.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/8-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=1659" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/8.htm">The Ark Rests on Ararat</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>But God remembered Noah and all the animals and livestock that were with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters began to subside. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4599.htm" title="4599: ma‘·yə·nōṯ (N-mpc) -- A spring. Or ma ynow; or ma yanah; from ayin; a fountain, figuratively, a source.">The springs</a> <a href="/hebrew/8415.htm" title="8415: tə·hō·wm (N-cs) -- Deep, sea, abyss. Or thom; from huwm; an abyss, especially the deep.">of the deep</a> <a href="/hebrew/699.htm" title="699: wa·’ă·rub·bōṯ (Conj-w:: N-fpc) -- A lattice, window, sluice. Feminine participle passive of 'arab; a lattice; a window, dove-cot, chimney, sluice.">and the floodgates</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·mā·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">of the heavens</a> <a href="/hebrew/5534.htm" title="5534: way·yis·sā·ḵə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To shut up, to surrender. A primitive root; to shut up; by implication, to surrender.">were closed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1653.htm" title="1653: hag·ge·šem (Art:: N-ms) -- Rain, shower. From gasham; a shower.">and the rain</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·mā·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">the sky</a> <a href="/hebrew/3607.htm" title="3607: way·yik·kā·lê (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To shut up, restrain, withhold. A primitive root; to restrict, by act or word.">was restrained.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>The waters receded steadily from the earth, and after 150 days the waters had gone down.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-6.htm">Psalm 104:6-9</a></span><br />You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. / At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away— / the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them— ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-8.htm">Job 38:8-11</a></span><br />Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb, / when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket, / when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-9.htm">Isaiah 54:9</a></span><br />“For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/29-10.htm">Psalm 29:10</a></span><br />The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-22.htm">Jeremiah 5:22</a></span><br />Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-29.htm">Proverbs 8:29</a></span><br />when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-5.htm">2 Peter 3:5-6</a></span><br />But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water, / through which the world of that time perished in the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-37.htm">Matthew 24:37-39</a></span><br />As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. / For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-26.htm">Luke 17:26-27</a></span><br />Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man: / People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-7.htm">Hebrews 11:7</a></span><br />By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-20.htm">1 Peter 3:20</a></span><br />who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/9-14.htm">Revelation 9:14-15</a></span><br />saying to the sixth angel with the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.” / So the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21-22</a></span><br />Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, / and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/3-15.htm">Joshua 3:15-16</a></span><br />Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season. But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge, / the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-7.htm">Psalm 33:7</a></span><br />He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;</p><p class="hdg">fountains.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/7-11.htm">Genesis 7:11</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/8-28.htm">Proverbs 8:28</a></b></br> When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jonah/2-3.htm">Jonah 2:3</a></b></br> For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.</p><p class="hdg">the rain.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/37-11.htm">Job 37:11-13</a></b></br> Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/38-37.htm">Job 38:37</a></b></br> Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/8-9.htm">Matthew 8:9,26,27</a></b></br> For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this <i>man</i>, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth <i>it</i>… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/7-16.htm">Closed</a> <a href="/genesis/7-20.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/revelation/9-1.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/genesis/7-11.htm">Floodgates</a> <a href="/genesis/7-11.htm">Fountains</a> <a href="/genesis/7-23.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/genesis/7-19.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-23.htm">Net-Work</a> <a href="/genesis/7-12.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/genesis/7-12.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-12.htm">Restrained</a> <a href="/genesis/7-12.htm">Shower</a> <a href="/genesis/7-16.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/genesis/7-23.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/genesis/7-11.htm">Sky's</a> <a href="/revelation/16-4.htm">Springs</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-16.htm">Stopped</a> <a href="/genesis/7-11.htm">Windows</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/20-18.htm">Closed</a> <a href="/genesis/15-12.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/genesis/8-5.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-19.htm">Floodgates</a> <a href="/exodus/15-27.htm">Fountains</a> <a href="/genesis/11-4.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/genesis/9-2.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/exodus/27-4.htm">Net-Work</a> <a href="/exodus/4-9.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/genesis/11-6.htm">Restrained</a> <a href="/exodus/9-8.htm">Shower</a> <a href="/genesis/16-2.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/genesis/9-2.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/genesis/7-11.htm">Sky's</a> <a href="/genesis/36-24.htm">Springs</a> <a href="/genesis/11-8.htm">Stopped</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-4.htm">Windows</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/8-1.htm">God remembers Noah and calms the waters.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/8-4.htm">The ark rests on Ararat.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/8-6.htm">Noah sends forth a raven and then a dove.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/8-13.htm">Noah, being commanded, goes forth from the ark.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/8-20.htm">He builds an altar, and offers sacrifices,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/8-21.htm">which God accepts, and promises to curse the earth no more.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The springs of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens were closed</b><br>This phrase marks the cessation of the cataclysmic events that began in <a href="/genesis/7-11.htm">Genesis 7:11</a>, where the "springs of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened." The "springs of the deep" likely refer to subterranean waters, possibly linked to the ancient belief in a vast underground ocean. This concept is echoed in other ancient Near Eastern texts, suggesting a common cultural understanding of the earth's structure. The "floodgates of the heavens" indicate the opening of the sky to release rain, a reversal of the creation order where God separated the waters above from the waters below (<a href="/genesis/1-6.htm">Genesis 1:6-7</a>). The closing of these sources signifies God's control over creation, emphasizing His sovereignty. This act of closing can be seen as a divine intervention to restore order after judgment, reflecting God's mercy and the beginning of a new covenant with humanity.<p><b>and the rain from the sky was restrained</b><br>The restraint of rain signifies the end of the deluge that lasted for forty days and nights (<a href="/genesis/7-12.htm">Genesis 7:12</a>). This cessation is a pivotal moment in the narrative, marking the transition from judgment to restoration. The rain stopping is a sign of God's grace, as He remembers Noah and all the living creatures on the ark (<a href="/genesis/8.htm">Genesis 8:1</a>). This restraint can be seen as a precursor to the promise God makes later in <a href="/genesis/9-11.htm">Genesis 9:11</a>, where He vows never to destroy the earth with a flood again. Theologically, this restraint foreshadows the peace and restoration that comes through Christ, who calms the storms (<a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a>) and offers salvation. The restraint of rain also highlights the importance of water in biblical symbolism, representing both judgment and cleansing, as seen in the sacrament of baptism.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/noah.htm">Noah</a></b><br>A righteous man chosen by God to survive the flood and preserve life on earth. He is central to the account of the flood and the subsequent covenant with God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ark.htm">The Ark</a></b><br>The vessel built by Noah according to God's instructions to save his family and pairs of every living creature from the flood.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_flood.htm">The Flood</a></b><br>A cataclysmic event sent by God to cleanse the earth of its widespread wickedness, sparing only Noah, his family, and the animals aboard the ark.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_springs_of_the_deep.htm">The Springs of the Deep</a></b><br>Refers to the subterranean waters that contributed to the flood, symbolizing the breaking forth of the earth's waters.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_floodgates_of_the_heavens.htm">The Floodgates of the Heavens</a></b><br>Represents the opening of the skies to release rain, contributing to the floodwaters that covered the earth.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Creation</a></b><br><a href="/genesis/8-2.htm">Genesis 8:2</a> highlights God's control over the natural world. Just as He initiated the flood, He also restrained it, demonstrating His ultimate authority over creation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_judgment_and_mercy.htm">Divine Judgment and Mercy</a></b><br>The flood represents God's judgment on sin, but the restraint of the waters signifies His mercy and the beginning of a new covenant with humanity through Noah.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Noah's obedience in building the ark and following God's commands led to the preservation of life. This teaches the importance of faithfulness and obedience to God's instructions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/renewal_and_new_beginnings.htm">Renewal and New Beginnings</a></b><br>The cessation of the floodwaters marks a new beginning for the earth, symbolizing hope and renewal after judgment. It encourages believers to trust in God's plan for restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>The restraint of the waters came at God's appointed time, reminding us to trust in His perfect timing in our lives, even when circumstances seem overwhelming.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_geologic_evidence_of_flood.htm">In Genesis 8:2–3, how did the floodwaters recede so rapidly over the entire Earth without leaving extensive geologic evidence? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_charles_hodge's_beliefs.htm">What are the fountains of the great deep?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_great_deep's_fountains.htm">What are the fountains of the great deep?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_could_a_global_flood_happen.htm">How could a worldwide flood (Genesis 7:19–20) occur given Earth’s limited water sources? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The fountains also of the deep, and the windows of heaven were stopped.</span> <span class="hebrew">וַיִּסָּכְרוּ</span>, from <span class="hebrew">סָכַר</span> = <span class="hebrew">סָגַר</span>, to surround, to enclose; literally, were <span class="accented">shut</span> <span class="accented">up</span>; <span class="greek">ἐπεκαλύφθησαν</span> (<span class="accented">LXX</span>.). Their opening was described in <a href="/genesis/7-11.htm">Genesis 7:11</a>. <span class="cmt_word">And the rain from heaven was restrained.</span> <span class="hebrew">וַיִּכָּלֵא</span>, literally, <span class="accented">was shut up</span>, from <span class="hebrew">כָּלָא</span>, to close. Cf. <span class="greek">κλείω, κωλύω</span>, <span class="greek">κολούω</span>, <span class="accented">celo, occulo</span> (Gesenius, Furst), <span class="greek">συνεσχέθη</span> (LXX). At the end of the forty days (<a href="/genesis/7-12.htm">Genesis 7:12</a>; Augustine, Willet); at the end of the 150 days (Aben Ezra, Murphy). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/8-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The springs</span><br /><span class="heb">מַעְיְנֹ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(ma‘·yə·nōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4599.htm">Strong's 4599: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fountain, a source</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the deep</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּה֔וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(tə·hō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8415.htm">Strong's 8415: </a> </span><span class="str2">An abyss, the deep</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the floodgates</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽאֲרֻבֹּ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·rub·bōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_699.htm">Strong's 699: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lattice, a window, dovecot, chimney, sluice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the heavens</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šā·mā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were closed,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּסָּֽכְרוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yis·sā·ḵə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5534.htm">Strong's 5534: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shut up, to surrender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the rain</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגֶּ֖שֶׁם</span> <span class="translit">(hag·ge·šem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1653.htm">Strong's 1653: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rain, shower</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the sky</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šā·mā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was restrained.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּכָּלֵ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yik·kā·lê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3607.htm">Strong's 3607: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shut up, restrain, withhold</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/8-2.htm">Genesis 8:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/8-2.htm">Genesis 8:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/8-2.htm">Genesis 8:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/8-2.htm">Genesis 8:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/8-2.htm">Genesis 8:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/8-2.htm">Genesis 8:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/8-2.htm">Genesis 8:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/8-2.htm">Genesis 8:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/8-2.htm">Genesis 8:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/8-2.htm">Genesis 8:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/8-2.htm">OT Law: Genesis 8:2 The deep's fountains and the sky's windows (Gen. 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