Genesis 8:2
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordThe fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;
— Genesis 8:2, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
The deep's fountains and the sky's windows were also stopped, and the rain from the sky was restrained.
American Standard Version (ASV)
the fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and closed are the fountains of the deep and the net-work of the heavens, and restrained is the shower from the heavens.