Genesis 8:2

The Ark Rests on Ararat

1But God remembered Noah and all the animals and livestock that were with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters began to subside.2The springs of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained.3The waters receded steadily from the earth, and after 150 days the waters had gone down.

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Berean Standard Bible
The springs of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained.
American Standard Version (1901)
the fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;
Bible in Basic English
And the fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were shut, and the rain from heaven was stopped.
Douay-Rheims 1899
The fountains also of the deep, and the flood gates of heaven were shut up, and the rain from heaven was restrained.
Free Bible Version
The subterranean waters were closed off, and the heavy rainfall was stopped.
Geneva Bible 1599
The fountaines also of the deepe and the windowes of heauen were stopped and the raine from heauen was restrained,
King James (Authorized) Version
The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;
One Unity Resource Bible
The deep’s fountains and the sky’s windows were also stopped, and the rain from the sky was restrained.
Plain English Version
And God stopped the water from coming up from under the ground, and he stopped the rain falling from the sky.
Translation for Translators
God caused the water that was under the earth to stop bursting forth, and he caused the floodgates of water from the sky to close so that it stopped raining.
Unlocked Literal Bible
The fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were closed, and it stopped raining.
Noah Webster Bible
The fountains also of the deep, and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;
World English Bible
The deep’s fountains and the sky’s windows were also stopped, and the rain from the sky was restrained.
Young's Literal Translation
and closed are the fountains of the deep and the net-work of the heavens, and restrained is the shower from the heavens.