A citation from the library
George Leo Haydock, on Gen 1:7
George Leo Haydock · 1774–1849
Gen 1:7 · Douay-Rheims
“And God made a firmament, and divided the waters that were under the firmament, from those that were above the firmament, and it was so.”
On this verse:
“Above the firmament and stars, according to some of the Fathers; or these waters were vapours and clouds arising from the earth, and really divided from the lower waters contained in the sea. (Calmet)”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.