1 Then God remembered Noah, and all living things, and all the cattle, which were with him in the ark, and he brought a wind across the earth, and the waters were diminished.
2 And the fountains of the abyss and the floodgates of heaven were closed. And the rain from heaven was restrained.
3 And the waters were restored to their coming and going from the earth. And they began to diminish after one hundred and fifty days.
4 And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, upon the mountains of Armenia.
5 Yet in truth, the waters were departing and decreasing until the tenth month. For in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tips of the mountains appeared.
6 And when forty days had passed, Noah, opening the window that he had made in the ark, sent forth a raven,
7 which went forth and did not return, until the waters were dried up across the earth.
8 Likewise, he sent forth a dove after him, in order to see if the waters had now ceased upon the face of the earth.
9 But when she did not find a place where her foot might rest, she returned to him in the ark. For the waters were upon the whole earth. And he extended his hand and caught her, and he brought her into the ark.
10 And then, having waited a further seven days, he again sent forth the dove out of the ark.
11 And she came to him in the evening, carrying in her mouth an olive branch with green leaves. Noah then understood that the waters had ceased upon the earth.
12 And nevertheless, he waited another seven days. And he sent forth the dove, which no longer returned to him.
13 Therefore, in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the waters were diminished upon the earth. And Noah, opening the cover of the ark, gazed out and saw that the surface of the earth had become dry.
14 In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was made dry.
15 Then God spoke to Noah, saying:
16 “Go out of the ark, you and your wife, your sons and the wives of your sons with you.
17 Bring out with you all the living things that are with you, all that is flesh: as with the birds, so also with the wild beasts and all the animals that move upon the earth. And enter upon the land: increase and multiply upon it.”
18 And so Noah and his sons went out, and his wife and the wives of his sons with him.
19 Then also all living things, and the cattle, and the animals that move upon the earth, according to their kinds, departed from the ark.
20 Then Noah built an altar to the Lord. And, taking from each of the cattle and birds that were clean, he offered holocausts upon the altar.
21 And the Lord smelled the sweet odor and said: “I will no longer curse the earth because of man. For the feelings and thoughts of the heart of man are prone to evil from his youth. Therefore, I will no longer pierce every living soul as I have done.
22 All the days of the earth, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, night and day, will not cease.”
Versículos relacionados com Genesis, 8:
Chapter 8 of Genesis deals with the end of the flood and the departure of Noah and his family from the ark. It is described as the waters gradually lowered and finally the ark rested over Mount Ararate. Noah sent a crow and a dove to verify the existence of dry earth. When the dove returned with an olive sheet, Noah knew that the waters had dried. At the end of the chapter, Noah builds an altar and offers sacrifices to God.
Psalm 29:10 - "The Lord has settled sovereign over the flood; the Lord remains sovereign forever." This verse highlights God's sovereignty, showing that he is responsible for the flood and controls all creation.
Isaiah 54:9 - "To me this will be as in Noah's days: I swore that Noah waters would no longer cover the earth; so I swore that I will no longer go against you anymore, nor will I rebuke you." This verse refers to God's promise not to destroy the earth again with a flood, as He did in Noah's days.
Hebrews 11:7 - "By faith noah, when warned about things that were not yet seen, moved by holy fear, built an ark to save his family. Through faith he condemned the world and became heir to justice which is according to faith. " This verse highlights Noah's faith in God and his obedience to build the ark, which saved him and his family from the flood.
Matthew 24:37-39-"As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of man. For in the days before the flood, the people lived eating and drinking, marrying and giving themselves to marriage, until the The day Noah entered the ark; and they realized nothing, until the flood came and took them to all. So it will be at the coming of the Son of man. " This verse makes a comparison between Noah's days and what will happen before the return of Jesus Christ, showing the importance of vigilance and spiritual preparation.
1 Peter 3:20-21 - "... that in another time they were rebellious, when God's patience expected in Noah's days, while preparing the ark; in which few, namely eight souls, were saved through the water that also now, by the corresponding figure, baptism saves you, not being the removal of the dirt from the body, but the answer of good conscience to God through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. " This verse makes a connection between Noah's salvation through the flood and the salvation of Christians through baptism, highlighting the importance of good conscience and faith in Jesus Christ.
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