Then the LORDsaidto Noah,"Enterthe ark,you and allyour household,for you [alone] I have seen[to be] righteousbeforeMe in thistime.
"But I will establishMy covenantwith you; and you shall enterthe ark--you and your sonsand your wife,and your sons'wiveswith you.
Theseare [the records of] the generationsof Noah.Noahwas a righteousman,blamelessin his time;Noahwalkedwith God.
On the verysamedayNoahand Shemand Hamand Japheth,the sonsof Noah,and Noah'swifeand the threewivesof his sonswith them, enteredthe ark,
Then Noahand his sonsand his wifeand his sons'wiveswith him enteredthe arkbecauseof the waterof the flood.
"I was also blamelesstoward Him, And I keptmyself from my iniquity.
He who walksin integritywalkssecurely,But he who pervertshis wayswill be foundout.
In the fearof the LORDthere is strongconfidence,And his childrenwill haverefuge.
The nameof the LORDis a strongtower;The righteousrunsinto it and is safe.
even [though] thesethreemen,Noah,Danieland Jobwere in its midst,by their [own] righteousnessthey could [only] deliverthemselves,"declaresthe LordGOD.
Seekthe LORD,Allyou humbleof the earthWhohave carriedout His ordinances;Seekrighteousness,seekhumility.Perhapsyou will be hiddenIn the dayof the LORD'Sanger.
They were bothrighteousin the sightof God,walkingblamelesslyin allthe commandmentsand requirementsof the Lord.
"And justas it happenedin the daysof Noah,soit will be alsoin the daysof the Sonof Man:
"For the promiseis for you and your childrenand for allwhoare far off,as manyas the Lordour Godwill callto Himself."
By faithNoah,being warned[by God] aboutthings not yetseen,in reverencepreparedan arkfor the salvationof his household,by whichhe condemnedthe world,and becamean heirof the righteousnesswhich is accordingto faith.
who oncewere disobedient,whenthe patienceof Godkept waitingin the daysof Noah,during the constructionof the ark,in whicha few,that is, eightpersons,were brought safelythrough[the] water.
