KJV ORIGINAL
The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The springs of water deep in the earth and the floodgates of the sky were closed, and the rain from heaven was held back.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is stopping the flood by shutting off all the sources of water that had been pouring onto the earth.
📚 Historical Context
This verse describes the end of the great flood that God sent to judge the earth in Noah's time. Ancient people understood weather and water systems through poetic language, describing rain as coming through 'windows' in the sky and underground water as bursting from 'fountains of the deep.' This marks the turning point where God begins to restore the earth after the judgment.
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