The sources of the watery depths and the floodgates of the sky were closed, and the rain from the sky stopped.(A)

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Now the springs of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens(A) had been closed, and the rain(B) had stopped falling from the sky.

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28 when he placed the skies above,
when the fountains of the ocean gushed out,

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28 when he established the clouds above(A)
    and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,(B)

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He builds his upper chambers
in the heavens(A)
and lays the foundation of his vault
on the earth.(B)
He summons the water of the sea
and pours it out over the surface of the earth.(C)
The Lord is his name.(D)

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he builds his lofty palace[a](A) in the heavens
    and sets its foundation[b] on the earth;
he calls for the waters of the sea
    and pours them out over the face of the land—
    the Lord is his name.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 9:6 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
  2. Amos 9:6 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.