Ezra 2:16World English Bible British Edition

Genesis 1:2

The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.

Genesis 1:6

God said, “Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”

Genesis 1:7

God made the expanse, and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so.

Genesis 1:9

God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear;” and it was so.

Genesis 1:10

God called the dry land “earth”, and the gathering together of the waters he called “seas”. God saw that it was good.