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For this they wilfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth compacted out of water and amidst water, by the word of God;
They deliberately overlook this: By the word of God the heavens came into being long ago and the earth was brought about from water and through water.
For they deliberately overlook this fact, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth was formed out of water and through water by the word of God,
For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
For when they maintain this, it escapes their notice that by the word of God the heavens existed long ago and the earth was formed out of water and by water,
But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water.
They deliberately forget that God made the heavens long ago by the word of his command, and he brought the earth out from the water and surrounded it with water.
For they willfully forget that there were heavens from of old, and an earth formed out of water and amid water by the word of God,