Genesis 8:10

Plain English Version

Noah waited for 7 more days, and then he let the pigeon go out of the boat again.

Cross References

Genesis 7:10

Then, 7 days later, the flood water came, just like God said.

Genesis 7:4

You see, I’m going to send a big rain. That rain will come in 7 days time. Then it will keep on raining all the time for 40 days. The flood water will come up and wash away all the things that I have made.”

Genesis 8:11

This time the pigeon came back just before night time. It had a fresh leaf from an olive tree in its mouth. Then Noah knew the flood water was getting lower, and the trees were growing again.

Genesis 8:12

Noah waited 7 more days, then he sent the pigeon out again. This time the pigeon didn’t come back to the big boat.

Psalm 40:1

I had really bad trouble. It’s like I was in a deep hole that people die in. It’s like I was stuck in a bad place, like my legs were stuck in sticky mud. But I trusted God, and I waited for him to help me. I cried out to him, and he listened to me. God helped me. He saved me from that trouble. It’s like he lifted me out of that mud, and put my feet on good hard ground. God kept me safe. It’s like he gave me a safe path to walk on.