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Genesis 8:21

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19 Every living creature, every creeping thing, and every bird—everything that moves upon the earth—came out of the ark, kind by kind.

20 Then Noah built an altar to the LORD. And taking from every kind of clean animal and clean bird, he offered burnt offerings on the altar.

When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done.

22 As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall never cease.”

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BSB
When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done.
KJV
And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
WEB
The LORD smelled the pleasant aroma. The LORD said in his heart, “I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake because the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth. I will never again strike every living thing, as I have done.
ASV
And Jehovah smelled the sweet savor; and Jehovah said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man`s sake, for that the imagination of man`s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done.
DARBY
And Jehovah smelled the sweet odour. And Jehovah said in his heart, I will no more henceforth curse the ground on account of Man, for the thought of Man's heart is evil from his youth; and I will no more smite every living thing, as I have done.
BLB
And YHWH smelled the pleasing aroma, and YHWH said in His heart, “I will not continue to curse anymore the ground on account of mankind, though the inclination of the heart of man [is] evil from his youth. I will not continue anymore to destroy every living thing, as I have done.
ÅB
Og Herren kjente den velbehagelige duft. Og Herren sa i sitt hjerte: Jeg vil aldri mere forbanne jorden for menneskets skyld; for menneskehjertets tanker er onde fra ungdommen av; og jeg vil aldri mere drepe alt levende, som jeg nå har gjort.
OTB
Herren kjente den behagelige duften og sa til seg selv: "Aldri mer vil jeg forbande jorden på grunn av menneskene, selv om hver tilbøyelighet i menneskehjertet er ond fra ungdommen av. Heller ikke vil jeg noen gang igjen ødelegge alle levende skapninger slik jeg har gjort.
B1930
Og Herren kjente den velbehagelige duft. Og Herren sa i sitt hjerte: Jeg vil aldri mere forbanne jorden for menneskets skyld; for menneskehjertets tanker er onde fra ungdommen av; og jeg vil aldri mere drepe alt levende, som jeg nu har gjort.

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  • 2 Corinthians 2:15

    For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.

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  • Ephesians 5:2

    and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.

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  • Genesis 6:5

    Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.

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  • Jeremiah 17:9

    The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?

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  • Isaiah 54:9–10

    “For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you.

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  • Romans 3:23

    for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

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  • Leviticus 1:13

    The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall bring all of it and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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  • Genesis 3:17

    And to Adam He said: “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat, cursed is the ground because of you; through toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.

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