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20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
'To return to his place' refers to returning to a previous state.
(Notae: Arcana Coelestia 2288, Genesis 18:33)
5 The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.