Genesis 8:9

New Century Version

The dove could not find a place to land because water still covered the earth, so it came back to the boat. Noah reached out his hand and took the bird and brought it back into the boat.

Cross References

Matthew 11:28

“Come to me, all of you who are tired and have heavy loads, and I will give you rest.

Psalm 116:7

I said to myself, “Relax, because the Lord takes care of you.”

John 16:33

“I told you these things so that you can have peace in me. In this world you will have trouble, but be brave! I have defeated the world.”

Deuteronomy 28:65

You will have no rest among those nations and no place that is yours. The Lord will make your mind worried, your sight weak, and your soul sad.

Isaiah 60:8

“The people are returning to you like clouds, like doves flying to their nests.

Ezekiel 7:16

Those who are left alive and who escape will be on the mountains, moaning like doves of the valleys about their own sin.

Genesis 8:8

Then Noah sent out a dove to find out if the water had dried up from the ground.

Genesis 8:10

After seven days Noah again sent out the dove from the boat,