Genesis 8:2
The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;
Cross-references
Genesis 7:11 describes the opening of the fountains and windows that caused the flood; here they close to end it – a direct reversal.
In Matthew 8:26, Jesus commands wind and sea, mirroring God's authority to stop the rain and calm the floodwaters.
Matthew 8:27's amazed question echoes the divine power displayed here — even winds and sea obey Jesus as God once restrained the flood.
In Job 12:15, God holds back or releases waters — exactly the power seen here when the fountains and windows are closed.
Psalm 29:10 declares God enthroned over the flood — directly referencing the same event of His sovereignty over the waters.
In Job 38:37, the 'waterskins of heaven' echo the 'windows of heaven' here, both depicting God's sovereign control over rain.