Genesis 1:6 (KJV)

Passage

And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

Nearby Context

Genesis 1:4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

Genesis 1:5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

Genesis 1:6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

Genesis 1:7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

Genesis 1:8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "firmament", "midst", "waters", and "divide". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "firmament", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "And God called the light Day and..." into verse 7's "And God made the firmament and divided...", so "said" and "firmament" belong inside that flow. In Genesis context, the local focus is creation, human rebellion, covenant promise, and God's providence.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "said" and "firmament" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.