The waters under the heaven; both the great abyss, or deep of water which is shut up in the bowels of the earth, Gen_7:11Psa_24:2Psa_33:7 Psa_136:6; as also the sea and rivers, all which are here said to be gathered together into one place, because of their communication and mixture one with another.
Let the dry land appear; for hitherto it was covered with water, Gen_1:22Pe_3:5.