"And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth," — Genesis 1:17

Genesis 1:17 · KJV

“And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,”

— Genesis 1:17

And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: {he made} the stars also. {to rule the day...: Heb. for the rule of the day, etc.}

Verse 18

And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that {it was} good.

Genesis 1 — Context

And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: {he made} the stars also. {to rule the day...: Heb. for the rule of the day, etc.}

And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that {it was} good.

And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. {And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.}

Cross References

Psalms 8:3

When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

Psalms 8:1

[To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David.] O LORD our Lord, how excellent {is} thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.

Job 38:12

Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; {and} caused the dayspring to know his place;

Genesis 9:13

I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.

Acts 13:47

For so hath the Lord commanded us, {saying}, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.