Kejadian 1:8

1:8 God called the expanse “sky.” ¹  There was evening, and there was morning, a second day.

Mazmur 104:2

104:2 He covers himself with light as if it were a garment.

He stretches out the skies like a tent curtain,

Yeremia 51:15

51:15 He is the one who ²  by his power made the earth.

He is the one who by his wisdom fixed the world in place,

by his understanding he spread out the heavens.

[1:8]  ¹ tn Though the Hebrew word can mean “heaven,” it refers in this context to “the sky.”

[51:15]  ² tn The participle here is intended to be connected with “Lord who rules over all” in the preceding verse. The passage is functioning to underline the Lord’s power to carry out what he has sworn in contrast to the impotence of their idols who will be put to shame and be dismayed (50:2).