Genesis 1:6

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

Arcana Coelestia # 4698

4698. 'Were bowing down to me' means worship. This is clear from the meaning of 'bowing down' as worship, dealt with above in 4689.

Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

¹⁴ He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;