Genesis 8:12

Modern

And Noah waited seven more days and sent out the dove again, but this time she did not return to him.

Traditional

And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.

Literal

And he waited yet another seven days and he sent forth the dove, and she did not continue to return to him again.

Latin

Expectavitque nihilominus septem alios dies: et emisit columbam, quæ non est reversa ultra ad eum.

Hebrew

English

And Noah waited seven more days and sent out the dove again, but this time she did not return to him.

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah 26:8
Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.
Isaiah 25:9
And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”
Genesis 8:10
Noah waited seven more days and again sent out the dove from the ark.
Isaiah 30:18
Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
Genesis 2:2–3
And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work.
Psalm 27:14
Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
Psalm 130:5–6
I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.
Isaiah 8:17
I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.
James 5:7–8
Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
Habakkuk 2:3
For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.