Genesis 2:6

“But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.”

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

But there went up a mist from the earth,.... After the waters had been drained off from it, and it was warmed by the…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

There went up a mist - This passage appears to have greatly embarrassed many commentators. The plain meaning seems to be…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 2:4-7

In these verses, I. Here is a name given to the Creator which we have not yet met with, and that is Jehovah - the LORD,…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

there went up or "there used to go up," i.e. periodically. The frequentative idea of the verb is given in the LXX…