Genesis 6:7-9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
7 So the Lord said: I will wipe out from the earth the human beings I have created, and not only the human beings, but also the animals and the crawling things and the birds of the air, for I regret that I made them.[a] 8 But Noah found favor with the Lord.
9 These are the descendants of Noah. Noah was a righteous man and blameless in his generation;(A) Noah walked with God.
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- 6:7 Human beings are an essential part of their environment, which includes all living things. In the new beginning after the flood, God makes a covenant with human beings and every living creature (9:9–10). The same close link between human beings and nature is found elsewhere in the Bible; e.g., in Is 35, God’s healing transforms human beings along with their physical environment, and in Rom 8:19–23, all creation, not merely human beings, groans in labor pains awaiting the salvation of God.
Genesis 6:7-9
New International Version
7 So the Lord said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth(A) the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them.(B)” 8 But Noah(C) found favor in the eyes of the Lord.(D)
Noah and the Flood
9 This is the account(E) of Noah and his family.
Noah was a righteous man, blameless(F) among the people of his time,(G) and he walked faithfully with God.(H)
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