And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.
Parallel translations
- WEB He waited yet another seven days, and sent out the dove; and she didn’t return to him anymore.
- BSB And Noah waited seven more days and sent out the dove again, but this time she did not return to him.
- NKJV So he waited yet another seven days and sent out the dove, which did not return again to him anymore.
- NASB Then he waited another seven days longer, and sent out the dove; but it did not return to him again.
- NLT He waited another seven days and then released the dove again. This time it did not come back.
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Quick answer
Noah waited another seven days and sent the dove, which did not return. The earth is now ready to be inhabited.
Overview
The dove's failure to return shows that it found a home on the dried land, signaling that the flood has fully passed. Noah's continued patience again models trust in God's timing. The renewed, habitable earth sets the stage for Noah's family to begin life anew under God's blessing.
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- Gen 8:10And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;
- Isa 26:8Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.
- Isa 30:18And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
- Isa 25:9And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
- Jas 5:7–8Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
- Isa 8:17And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
- Ps 130:5–6I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
- Gen 2:2–3And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
- Ps 27:14Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
- Hab 2:3For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
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From the first promise that the seed of the woman would crush the serpent (3:15), through Abraham's blessing to all nations and Judah's coming ruler, Genesis sows every seed that flowers in Christ — the true offspring, the better Adam, the ram caught for Isaac.
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