Now they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
Parallel translations
- WEB They heard Yahweh God’s voice walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Yahweh God among the trees of the garden.
- KJV And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
- BSB Then the man and his wife heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the breeze of the day, and they hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
- NKJV And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
- NLT When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man and his wife heard the Lord God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the Lord God among the trees.
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Quick answer
Hearing God in the garden, the man and woman hide from him. Sin breaks fellowship and drives people away from God's presence.
Overview
When they hear the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden, the couple hide themselves among the trees, afraid to face the God they once enjoyed. Sin has shattered their open fellowship with God, replacing intimacy with fear and concealment. Yet God comes seeking them, a first glimpse of the grace that pursues sinners and culminates in Christ who seeks and saves the lost (Luke 19:10).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 16
- Jer 23:24Can anyone hide himself in secret places so that I can’t see him?” says Yahweh. “Don’t I fill heaven and earth?” says Yahweh.
- Heb 4:13There is no creature that is hidden from his sight, but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him to whom we must give an account.
- Prov 15:3Yahweh’s eyes are everywhere, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
- Job 34:21–22“For his eyes are on the ways of a man. He sees all his goings.
- Ps 139:1–12For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Yahweh, you have searched me, and you know me.
- Rom 2:15in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience testifying with them, and their thoughts among themselves accusing or else excusing them)
- Jonah 1:9–10He said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear Yahweh, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.”
- Gen 3:10The man said, “I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.”
- Amos 9:2–3Though they dig into Sheol, there my hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, there I will bring them down.
- Job 31:33if like Adam I have covered my transgressions, by hiding my iniquity in my heart,
- Jonah 1:3But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid its fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh.
- Job 38:1Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind,
- Deut 5:25Now therefore why should we die? For this great fire will consume us. If we hear Yahweh our God’s voice any more, then we shall die.
- Deut 4:33Did a people ever hear the voice of God speaking out of the middle of the fire, as you have heard, and live?
- Deut 23:14for Yahweh your God walks in the middle of your camp, to deliver you, and to give up your enemies before you. Therefore your camp shall be holy, that he may not see an unclean thing in you, and turn away from you.
- Job 22:14Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he doesn’t see. He walks on the vault of the sky.’
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