See God's handiwork on a clear sunny day coming down 360° all around us.
1) In Genesis, and Psalms there's mention of waters above. In Genesis the waters are being separated from below to above, and are established forever. Some apologists would say it's the water cycle. Note: water & land is preexisting (no Creatio ex nihilo).
Genesis 1:6-7
NASB: "6Then God said, “Let there beanexpanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.”7God made theexpanse, and separatedthe waters that were below theexpanse from the watersthat were above theexpanse; and it was so."
KJV: "6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 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."
YLT: "6And God saith, `Let an expanse be in the midst of the waters, and let it be separating between waters and waters.`7 And God maketh the expanse, and it separateth between the waters which [are] under the expanse, and the waters which [are] above the expanse: and it is so."
NRSV: "6 And God said, "Let there be a dome in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters." 7 So God made the dome and separated the waters that were under the dome from the waters that were above the dome. And it was so."
Psalm 148:4-6
NASB: "4Praise Him,highest heavens, And thewaters that are above the heavens 5They are to praise the name of theLord, ForHe commanded and they were created. 6He has alsoestablished them forever and ever; He has made adecree, and it will not pass away."
KJV: "4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens. 5 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created. 6 He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass."
YLT: "4 Praise ye Him, heavens of heavens, And ye waters that are above the heavens. 5 They do praise the name of Jehovah, For He commanded, and they were created. 6 And He establisheth them for ever to the age, A statute He gave, and they pass not over."
NRSV: "4 Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens! 5 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for he commanded and they were created. 6 He established them forever and ever; he fixed their bounds, which cannot be passed."
2) In Genesis, and Isaiah there's windows, or floodgates in the sky which God opens to commit a flood genocide, and close to have righteous incestual population replenishment.
Genesis 7:11
NASB: "11In thesix hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on that day allthe fountains of the great deep burst open, and thefloodgates of the sky were opened."
KJV: "11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened."
YLT: "11 In the six hundredth year of the life of Noah, in the second month, in the seventeenth day of the month, in this day have been broken up all fountains of the great deep, and the net-work of the heavens hath been opened,"
NRSV: "11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the windows of the heavens were opened."
Genesis 8:2
NASB: "2Alsothe fountains of the deep and thefloodgates of the sky were closed, andthe rain from the sky was restrained;"
KJV: "2 The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained"
YLT: "2 and closed are the fountains of the deep and the net-work of the heavens, and restrained is the shower from the heavens."
NRSV: "2 the fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed, the rain from the heavens was restrained,"
Isaiah 24:18c
NASB: "18cFor thewindowsabove are opened, and thefoundations of the earth shake."
KJV: "18c for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake."
YLT: "18c For windows on high have been opened, And shaken are foundations of the land."
NRSV: "18c For the windows of heaven are opened, and the foundations of the earth tremble."
3) The Firmament in Proverbs, and Job clearly (as clear as the molten glass dome) talk about a firm cast metal strengthened mirror sky. In Proverbs it mentions the unpassable boundery of the sea which is why the light blue sea of Heaven does not mix with the deep blue ocean of the Earth (waters above/below) which one can observe looking out over the ocean.
Proverbs 8:28-29
NASB: "28When He made firm the skies above, When the springs of the deep becamefixed, 29WhenHe set a boundary for the sea So that the water would not violate Hiscommand, When He marked outthe foundations of the earth;"
KJV: "28 When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep: 29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:"
YLT: "28 In His strengthening clouds above, In His making strong fountains of the deep, 29 In His setting for the sea its limit, And the waters transgress not His command, In His decreeing the foundations of earth,"
NRSV: "28 when he made firm the skies above, when he established the fountains of the deep, 29 when he assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters might not transgress his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,"
Job 37:18
NASB: "18Can you, with Him,spread out the skies, Strong as a cast metal mirror?"
KJV: "18 Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?"
YLT: "18 Thou hast made an expanse with Him For the clouds -- strong as a hard mirror!"
NRSV: "18 Can you, like him, spread out the skies, hard as a molten mirror?"
"Finally, it is worth pointing out that the world picture of the Jewish people, as reconstructed from various passages in the Bible, was essentially the same as that of the Egyptians and the Babylonians. ...The flat, disc-shaped Earth is surrounded by a sea; beneath the Earth, there are wells and fountains connected with the upper part of the Earth as well as with the great deep, called Tehom. The Earth rests on pillars, and above it is the sky or firmament. Waters are to be found not only on the Earth or beneath it, but also above the firmament."
Helge S. Kragh, Conception of Cosmos, pp. 10
A glass dome holds up an ocean, and the dark blue ocean does not mix with the light blue sky all due to an unpassable barrier. Who knew but the Lord.
Even though the Quran mentions terrestrial salt and fresh water seas, there's references though vague are reminiscent of the OT's cosmology (vague for the sake of Dopamine inducing poetry).
Quran (Pickthal/The Clear Quran/Saheeh International)
(PICKT) 21.032 "And we have made the sky a roof withheld (from them). Yet they turn away from its portents."
(TCQ) 21.32 "And We have made the sky a well-protected canopy, still they turn away from its signs."
(Saheeh) 21.32 "And We made the sky a protected ceiling, but they, from its signs, are turning away."
(PICKT) 25.053 "And He it is Who hath given independence to the two seas (though they meet); one palatable, sweet, and the other saltish, bitter; and hath set a bar and a forbidding ban between them."
(TCQ) 25.53 "And He is the One Who merges the two bodies of water: one fresh and palatable and the other salty and bitter, placing between them a barrier they cannot cross."
(Saheeh) 25.53 "And it is He who has released [simultaneously] the two seas, one fresh and sweet and one salty and bitter, and He placed between them a barrier and prohibiting partition."
(PICKT) 27.061 "Is not He (best) Who made the earth a fixed abode, and placed rivers in the folds thereof, and placed firm hills therein, and hath set a barrier between the two seas? Is there any God beside Allah? Nay, but most of them know not!"
(TCQ) 27.61 "Or [ask them,] “Who made the earth a place of settlement, caused rivers to flow through it, placed firm mountains upon it, and set a barrier between [fresh and salt] bodies of water? Was it another god besides God?” Absolutely not! But most of them do not know."
(Saheeh) 27.61 "Is He [not best] who made the earth a stable ground and placed within it rivers and made for it firmly set mountains and placed between the two seas a barrier? Is there a deity with Allah? [No], but most of them do not know."
(PICKT) 55.019-020 "He hath loosed the two seas. They meet. There is a barrier between them. They encroach not (one upon the other)."
(TCQ) 55.19-.20 "He merges the two bodies of [fresh and salt] water, yet between them is a barrier they never cross."
(Saheeh) 55.19-.20 "He released the two seas, meeting [side by side]; Between them is a barrier [so] neither of them transgress."
