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Genesis 9:11

Covenant and promisesGod's faithfulnessProtection and safety

9 “Behold, I now establish My covenant with you and your descendants after you,

10 and with every living creature that was with you—the birds, the livestock, and every beast of the earth—every living thing that came out of the ark.

And I establish My covenant with you: Never again will all life be cut off by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.”

12 And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between Me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come:

13 I have set My rainbow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.

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BSB
And I establish My covenant with you: Never again will all life be cut off by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.”
KJV
And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.
WEB
I will establish my covenant with you: All flesh will not be cut off any more by the waters of the flood. There will never again be a flood to destroy the earth.”
ASV
And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of the flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.
DARBY
And I establish my covenant with you, neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood, and henceforth there shall be no flood to destroy the earth.
BLB
And I have establishd My covenant with you⁺, that all flesh shall never again be cut off by the waters of the flood; and there shall never again be a flood to destroy the earth.”
ÅB
Jeg oppretter min pakt med dere, og aldri mere skal alt kjød utryddes ved vannflom, og aldri mere skal der komme en vannflom som ødelegger jorden.
OTB
Jeg oppretter min pakt med dere: Aldri mer skal alt liv bli ødelagt av vannet fra en flom; heller ikke skal det noen gang mer være en flom som ødelegger jorden."
B1930
Jeg opretter min pakt med eder, og aldri mere skal alt kjød utryddes ved vannflom, og aldri mere skal der komme en vannflom som ødelegger jorden.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 54:9

    “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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  • Genesis 8:21–22

    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.

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  • 2 Peter 3:7

    And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

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  • Genesis 7:21–23

    And every living thing that moved upon the earth perished—birds, livestock, animals, every creature that swarms upon the earth, and all mankind.

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  • 2 Peter 3:11

    Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness

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