Genesis 6:17
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 6
“And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.”Genesis 6:17
What Does Genesis 6:17 Mean?
Genesis 6:17 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 6, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Genesis 6:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 7:4“For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.”2 Peter 2:5“And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;”Isaiah 34:16“Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.”Genesis 7:21“And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:”Psalms 29:10“The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.”Psalms 107:34“A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.”Hebrews 11:7“By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.”1 Peter 3:20“Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.”Genesis 8:21“And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.”Amos 9:6“It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name.”Genesis 7:22“All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.”Job 12:10“In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.”Genesis 6:7“And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.”Genesis 6:13“And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.”Genesis 7:10“And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.”Exodus 14:17“And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.”Leviticus 26:28“Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.”Deuteronomy 32:39“See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.”Job 22:16“Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:”Psalms 93:3“The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.”
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