Genesis 8:9

New International Version

But the dove could find nowhere to perch because there was water over all the surface of the earth; so it returned to Noah in the ark. He reached out his hand and took the dove and brought it back to himself in the ark.

Cross References

Matthew 11:28

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

Psalm 116:7

Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you.

John 16:33

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

Deuteronomy 28:65

Among those nations you will find no repose, no resting place for the sole of your foot. There the Lord will give you an anxious mind, eyes weary with longing, and a despairing heart.

Isaiah 60:8

“Who are these that fly along like clouds, like doves to their nests?

Ezekiel 7:16

The fugitives who escape will flee to the mountains. Like doves of the valleys, they will all moan, each for their own sins.

Genesis 8:8

Then he sent out a dove to see if the water had receded from the surface of the ground.

Genesis 8:10

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