And the waters continued to recede until the tenth month, and on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains became visible.
Parallel translations
- WEB The waters receded continually until the tenth month. In the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were visible.
- KJV And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.
- NKJV And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month. In the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen.
- NASB And the water decreased steadily until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains became visible.
- NLT Two and a half months later, as the waters continued to go down, other mountain peaks became visible.
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Quick answer
The waters kept receding until the mountaintops became visible. The emerging land signals the earth's renewal.
Overview
The reappearing mountaintops give visible evidence that God is restoring the world. The careful timing marks the steady progress of the waters' retreat. This emerging dry land foreshadows the fresh start God will grant to creation through Noah.
Cross-references & the web
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- Gen 7:11In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.
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