Genesis 9:2

New International Reader's Version

All the land animals will be afraid of you. All the birds in the sky will be afraid of you. Every creature that moves along the ground will be afraid of you. So will every fish in the seas. Every living thing is put under your control.

Cross References

Genesis 1:21

So God created the great sea creatures. He created every kind of living thing that fills the seas and moves about in them. He created every kind of bird that flies. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:26

Then God said, “Let us make human beings so that they are like us. Let them rule over the fish in the seas and the birds in the sky. Let them rule over the livestock and all the wild animals. And let them rule over all the creatures that move along the ground.”

Genesis 1:28

God blessed them. He said to them, “Have children so that there will be many of you. Fill the earth and bring it under your control. Rule over the fish in the seas and the birds in the sky. Rule over every living creature that moves along the ground.”

Genesis 2:19

The Lord God had formed all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He had made all of them out of the ground. He brought them to the man to see what names he would give them. And the name the man gave each living creature became its name.

Genesis 35:5

Then Jacob and everyone with him started out. The terror of God fell on the towns all around them. So no one chased them.

Genesis 9:1

Then God blessed Noah and his sons. He said to them, “Have children so that there are many of you. Fill the earth.

Genesis 9:3

Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you. I have already given you the green plants for food. Now I am giving you everything.

Job 39:11

Will you depend on them for their great strength? Will you let them do your heavy work?

Ezekiel 34:25

“I will make a covenant with them. It promises to give them peace. I will get rid of the wild animals in the land. Then my sheep can live safely in the desert. They can sleep in the forests.

Hosea 2:18

At that time I will make a covenant for the good of my people. I will make it with the wild animals and the birds in the sky. It will also be made with the creatures that move along the ground. I will remove bows and swords and other weapons of war from the land. Then my people can lie down in safety.

Leviticus 26:22

I will send wild animals against you. They will kill your children. They will destroy your cattle. There will be so few of you left that your roads will be deserted.

Leviticus 26:6

“ ‘I will give you peace in the land. You will be able to sleep because no one will make you afraid. I will remove wild animals from the land. There will not be any war in your country.

James 3:7

People have tamed all kinds of wild animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures. And they still tame them.