Genesis 8:7

which went forth and did not return, until the waters were dried up across the earth.

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In The King James Version

And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.

In Context

6And when forty days had passed, Noah, opening the window that he had made in the ark, sent forth a raven,

8Likewise, he sent forth a dove after him, in order to see if the waters had now ceased upon the face of the earth.

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Cross References

1 Kings 17:4And there you shall drink from the torrent. And I have instructed the ravens to feed you there.”

Job 38:41Who provides the raven with its meal, when her chicks cry out to God, as they wander around because they have no food?

Matthew Henry on Genesis 8:7-13

6 And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made: 7 And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth. 8 Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground; 9 But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled… Read the whole commentary →

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