Please don't ping me here further.
I can see where the opening of heavens is a metaphor for rain but how in the world "all the fountains of the great deep were broken up" is a metaphor for rain is beyond me and further why the need for 2 metaphors in the same sentence is even more troublesome. No, the verse is describing separate things.
I'm sorry some wish to maintain ignorance in order to keep their view of a bible verse in accordance with their personal belief system rather than admit they are wrong.