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.
Parallel translations
- WEB and with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the livestock, and every animal of the earth with you, of all that go out of the ship, even every animal of the earth.
- KJV And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.
- NKJV and with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you, of all that go out of the ark, every beast of the earth.
- NASB and with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the livestock, and every animal of the earth with you; of all that comes out of the ark, every animal of the earth.
- NLT and with all the animals that were on the boat with you—the birds, the livestock, and all the wild animals—every living creature on earth.
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Quick answer
God's covenant includes every living creature that came out of the ark. The promise embraces the whole created order, not only humanity.
Overview
God extends His covenant to all the animals saved through the flood, showing His care for the entire creation He has made. The repeated mention of every living creature stresses the comprehensive reach of His mercy. This care for creation anticipates the cosmic scope of redemption, in which Christ reconciles all things and the whole creation awaits liberation.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Ps 145:9The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.
- Job 41:1–34“Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope?
- Jonah 4:11So should I not care about the great city of Nineveh, which has more than 120,000 people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well?”
- Gen 9:15–16I will remember My covenant between Me and you and every living creature of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life.
- Ps 36:5–6Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds.
- Job 38:1–41Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
- Gen 8:1But God remembered Noah and all the animals and livestock that were with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters began to subside.
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