Genesis 8:10

New International Reader's Version

He waited seven more days. Then he sent out the dove again from the ark.

Cross References

Genesis 7:10

After seven days the flood came on the earth.

Genesis 7:4

Seven days from now I will send rain on the earth. It will rain for 40 days and 40 nights. I will destroy from the face of the earth every living creature I have made.”

Genesis 8:11

In the evening the dove returned to him. There in its beak was a freshly picked olive leaf! So Noah knew that the water on the earth had gone down.

Genesis 8:12

He waited seven more days. Then he sent out the dove again. But this time it didn’t return to him.

Genesis 8:9

But the dove couldn’t find any place to rest. Water still covered the whole surface of the earth. So the dove returned to Noah in the ark. Noah reached out his hand and took the dove in. He brought it back to himself in the ark.

Psalm 40:1

I was patient while I waited for the Lord. He turned to me and heard my cry for help.

Isaiah 26:8

Lord, we are living the way your laws command us to live. We are waiting for you to act. We want your honor and fame to be known.

Isaiah 8:17

I will wait for the Lord. He is turning his face away from Jacob’s people. I will put my trust in him.

Romans 8:25

We hope for what we don’t have yet. So we are patient as we wait for it.