Genesis 8:1

But God hadn't forgotten about Noah and all the wild animals and livestock with him in the ark. God sent a wind to blow over the earth, and the floodwaters started to drop.

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And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;

In Context

2The subterranean waters were closed off, and the heavy rainfall was stopped.

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Cross References

Genesis 19:29When God destroyed the towns of the valley he didn't forget the promise he made Abraham, and he saved Lot from the destruction of the towns where Lot was living.

Exodus 2:24God heard their groans, and recalled his agreement with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Numbers 22:32The angel of the Lord asked him, “Why did you beat your donkey three times? Listen, I have come to confront you because you're being obstinate.

Nehemiah 13:14My God, please remember me over this. Please don't forget my good deeds I have done for the Temple of my God and its services.

Nehemiah 13:29My God, remember them and what they did, violating the priesthood and the solemn agreement of the priests and Levites.

Job 12:15If God holds back the waters, everything dries up; if he releases the waters, the earth floods.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 8:1

In the close of the foregoing chapter we left the world in ruins and the church in straits; but in this chapter we have the repair of the one and the enlargement of the other. Now the scene alters, and another face of things begins to be presented to us, and the brighter side of that cloud which there appeared so black and dark; for, though God contend long, he will not contend for ever, nor be always wrath. We have here, I. The earth made anew, by the recess of the waters, and the appearing of the dry land, now a… Read the whole commentary →

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