>>The Bible also speaks of the circle of the earth. I would argue the statement above is just as much a figure of speech as the sun rising and setting. We all know that the Sun does not rise or set, but that the earth rotates around it.<<
But Johnny, the sun rising and setting was not a figure of speech at all! The ancients did believe the Sun rose and set! I'm not saying they necessarily thought the earth to have pointed edges, but they did think the Earth was flat, as is evidenced by language such as the four corners of the Earth. When the ancients said, "As surely as the Sun rises," they were wrong!
My point is that we understand misconceptions as being "figures of speech" once everyone agrees that they are merely misconceptions. One day, people will understand the six days as a figure of speech, just as they understand these to be figures of speech:
The rising and setting of the Sun
The bottomless depths of the Ocean
The leviathon
The four corners of the Earth
From where the North Wind blows
The love in your heart
The light of your eyes
The floodgates of Heaven
The firmament
Inspiration does not correct scientific misconceptions; it does not speak in the language of science.