Genesis 8:7

Which went forth and did not return, till the waters were dried up upon the earth.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 after that forty days were passed, Noe, opening the window of the ark which he had made, sent forth a raven:

8He sent forth also a dove after him, 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 thou shalt drink of the torrent: and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

Job 38:41Who provideth food for the raven, when her young ones cry to God, wandering about, because they have no meat?

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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