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And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done. <a href="/nlt/genesis/8.htm">New Living Translation</a> And the LORD was pleased with the aroma of the sacrifice and said to himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of the human race, even though everything they think or imagine is bent toward evil from childhood. I will never again destroy all living things. <a href="/esv/genesis/8.htm">English Standard Version</a> And when the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, the LORD said in his heart, “I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intention of man’s heart is evil from his youth. Neither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done. <a href="/bsb/genesis/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done. <a href="/kjv/genesis/8.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/8.htm">New King James Version</a> And the LORD smelled a soothing aroma. Then the LORD said in His heart, “I will never again curse the ground for man’s sake, although the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done. <a href="/nasb_/genesis/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> The LORD smelled the soothing aroma, and the LORD said to Himself, “I will never again curse the ground on account of man, for the intent of man’s heart is evil from his youth; and I will never again destroy every living thing, as I have done. <a href="/nasb/genesis/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> The LORD smelled the soothing aroma; and the LORD said to Himself, &#8220I will never again curse the ground on account of man, for the intent of man&#8217s heart is evil from his youth; and I will never again destroy every living thing, as I have done. <a href="/nasb77/genesis/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And the LORD smelled the soothing aroma; and the LORD said to Himself, “I will never again curse the ground on account of man, for the intent of man’s heart is evil from his youth; and I will never again destroy every living thing, as I have done. <a href="/lsb/genesis/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And Yahweh smelled the soothing aroma; and Yahweh said to Himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intent of man’s heart is evil from his youth; and I will never again strike down every living thing as I have done. <a href="/amp/genesis/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The LORD smelled the pleasing aroma [a soothing, satisfying scent] and the LORD said to Himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intent (strong inclination, desire) of man’s heart is wicked from his youth; and I will never again destroy every living thing, as I have done. <a href="/csb/genesis/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, he said to himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of human beings, even though the inclination of the human heart is evil from youth onward. And I will never again strike down every living thing as I have done. <a href="/hcsb/genesis/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said to Himself, &#8220I will never again curse the ground because of man, even though man&#8217s inclination is evil from his youth. And I will never again strike down every living thing as I have done. <a href="/asv/genesis/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Jehovah smelled the sweet savor; and Jehovah said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, for that the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done. <a href="/cev/genesis/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The smell of the burning offering pleased the LORD, and he said: Never again will I punish the earth for the sinful things its people do. All of them have evil thoughts from the time they are young, but I will never destroy everything that breathes, as I did this time. <a href="/erv/genesis/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the LORD smelled the sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, for that 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. <a href="/gwt/genesis/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The LORD smelled the soothing aroma. He said to himself, "I will never again curse the ground because of humans, even though from birth their hearts are set on nothing but evil. I will never again kill every living creature as I have just done. <a href="/gnt/genesis/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> The odor of the sacrifice pleased the LORD, and he said to himself, "Never again will I put the earth under a curse because of what people do; I know that from the time they are young their thoughts are evil. Never again will I destroy all living beings, as I have done this time. <a href="/isv/genesis/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, he told himself, "I will never again curse the land because of human beings—even though human inclinations remain evil from youth—nor will I destroy every living being ever again, as I've done. <a href="/msb/genesis/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, ?Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done. <a href="/net/genesis/8.htm">NET Bible</a> And the LORD smelled the soothing aroma and said to himself, "I will never again curse the ground because of humankind, even though the inclination of their minds is evil from childhood on. I will never again destroy everything that lives, as I have just done. <a href="/nheb/genesis/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And God smelled the pleasing aroma, and God said in his heart, "I will never again curse the ground because of humankind, even though the inclination of his heart is evil from his youth, nor will I again destroy every living thing, as I have done. <a href="/wbt/genesis/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the LORD smelled a sweet savor; 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 living animal as I have done. <a href="/web/genesis/8.htm">World English Bible</a> Yahweh smelled the pleasant aroma. Yahweh said in his heart, “I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake because the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth. I will never again strike every living thing, as I have done. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and YHWH smells the refreshing fragrance, and YHWH says to His heart, “I do not continue to disfavor the ground because of man anymore, though the imagination of the heart of man [is] evil from his youth; and I do not continue to strike all living anymore, as I have done; <a href="/ylt/genesis/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and Jehovah smelleth the sweet fragrance, and Jehovah saith unto His heart, 'I continue not to disesteem any more the ground because of man, though the imagination of the heart of man is evil from his youth; and I continue not to smite any more all living, as I have done; <a href="/slt/genesis/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jehovah smelled a smell of sweetness; and Jehovah will say in his heart, I will not gather to curse the earth yet again on account of man; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth: and I will not gather yet again to smite every living thing according to which I did.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the Lord smelled a sweet savour, and said: I will no more curse the earth for the sake of man: for the imagination and thought of man's heart are prone to evil from his youth: therefore I will no more destroy every living soul as I have done. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the Lord smelled the sweet odor and said: “I will no longer curse the earth because of man. For the feelings and thoughts of the heart of man are prone to evil from his youth. Therefore, I will no longer pierce every living soul as I have done. <a href="/nabre/genesis/8.htm">New American Bible</a> When the LORD smelled the sweet odor, the LORD said to himself: Never again will I curse the ground because of human beings, since the desires of the human heart are evil from youth; nor will I ever again strike down every living being, as I have done. <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And when the LORD smelled the pleasing odor, the LORD said in his heart, “I will never again curse the ground because of humankind, for the inclination of the human heart is evil from youth; nor will I ever again destroy every living creature as I have done.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the LORD smelled the sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the inclination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again destroy any more every living thing, as I have done. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And LORD JEHOVAH smelled the fragrance of the savor the fragrance of pleasure, and LORD JEHOVAH said in his heart, “I shall not add again to curse the Earth because of a son of man, because the inclination of the heart of a son of man is evil from his childhood, and I shall not add again to strike all that lives, as I have done.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the LORD smelled the 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. <a href="/sep/genesis/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the Lord God smelled a smell of sweetness, and the Lord God having considered, said, I will not any more curse the earth, because of the works of men, because the imagination of man is intently bent upon evil things from his youth, I will not therefore any more smite all living flesh as I have done. <a href="/parallel/genesis/8-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=1814" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/8.htm">Noah Builds an Altar</a> 20Then Noah built an altar to the LORD. And taking from every kind of clean animal and clean bird, he offered burnt offerings on the altar. 21<a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">When the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7306.htm" title="7306: way·yā·raḥ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to blow, i.e. Breathe; only to smell or (figuratively, to anticipate, enjoy).">smelled</a> <a href="/hebrew/5207.htm" title="5207: han·nî·ḥō·aḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- A quieting, soothing, tranquilizing. Or niychoach; from nuwach; properly, restful, i.e. Pleasant; abstractly, delight.">the pleasing</a> <a href="/hebrew/7381.htm" title="7381: rê·aḥ (N-msc) -- To smell, perceive odor. From ruwach; odor.">aroma,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">He</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lib·bōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">His heart,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">“Never again</a> <a href="/hebrew/3254.htm" title="3254: ’ō·sip̄ (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To add. A primitive root; to add or augment."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7043.htm" title="7043: lə·qal·lêl (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To be slight, swift or trifling. A primitive root; to be light, literally Or figuratively.">will I curse</a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: hā·’ă·ḏā·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">the ground</a> <a href="/hebrew/5668.htm" title="5668: ba·‘ă·ḇūr (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Or rabur; passive participle of abar; properly, crossed, i.e. transit; used only adverbially, on account of, in order that.">because of</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: hā·’ā·ḏām (Art:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">even though</a> <a href="/hebrew/3336.htm" title="3336: yê·ṣer (N-msc) -- A form, framing, purpose. From yatsar; a form; figuratively, conception.">every inclination</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: hā·’ā·ḏām (Art:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">of his</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lêḇ (N-msc) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: ra‘ (Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">is evil</a> <a href="/hebrew/5271.htm" title="5271: min·nə·‘u·rāw (Prep-m:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Or naur; and nturah; properly, passive participle from na'ar as denominative; youth, the state or the persons.">from his youth.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">And never</a> <a href="/hebrew/3254.htm" title="3254: ’ō·sip̄ (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To add. A primitive root; to add or augment.">again</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: lə·hak·kō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">will I destroy</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay (Adj-ms) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">living creatures</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śî·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">I have done.</a> 22As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall never cease.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/romans/8-20.htm">Romans 8:20-22</a> For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope / that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. / We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time. <a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Jeremiah 17:9</a> The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? <a href="/psalms/51-5.htm">Psalm 51:5</a> Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me. <a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a> for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, <a href="/isaiah/54-9.htm">Isaiah 54:9</a> “For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you. <a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21</a> For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-3.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:3</a> This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead. <a href="/matthew/15-19.htm">Matthew 15:19</a> For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander. <a href="/romans/5-12.htm">Romans 5:12</a> Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned. <a href="/psalms/14-2.htm">Psalm 14:2-3</a> The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God. / All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one. <a href="/romans/7-18.htm">Romans 7:18</a> I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh; for I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. <a href="/isaiah/65-8.htm">Isaiah 65:8</a> This is what the LORD says: “As the new wine is found in a cluster of grapes, and men say, ‘Do not destroy it, for it contains a blessing,’ so I will act on behalf of My servants; I will not destroy them all. <a href="/1_john/1-8.htm">1 John 1:8</a> If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. <a href="/psalms/58-3.htm">Psalm 58:3</a> The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth. <a href="/ephesians/2-3.htm">Ephesians 2:3</a> All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the LORD smelled a sweet smell; 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.smelled.<a href="/leviticus/1-9.htm">Leviticus 1:9,13,17</a> But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD… <a href="/leviticus/26-31.htm">Leviticus 26:31</a> And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours.<a href="/songs/4-10.htm">Song of Solomon 4:10,11</a> How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices! … sweet savour.<a href="/genesis/3-17.htm">Genesis 3:17</a> And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;<a href="/genesis/4-12.htm">Genesis 4:12</a> When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.<a href="/genesis/5-29.htm">Genesis 5:29</a> And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.for.<a href="/genesis/6-5.htm">Genesis 6:5</a> And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.<a href="/job/14-4.htm">Job 14:4</a> Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.<a href="/job/15-14.htm">Job 15:14-16</a> What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous? … neither.<a href="/genesis/9-11.htm">Genesis 9:11-15</a> And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth… <a href="/isaiah/54-9.htm">Isaiah 54:9,10</a> For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee… as I.<a href="/2_peter/3-6.htm">2 Peter 3:6,7</a> Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/6-9.htm">Account</a> <a href="/genesis/8-20.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/philippians/4-18.htm">Aroma</a> <a href="/genesis/4-11.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/genesis/6-12.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/genesis/8-19.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/genesis/6-6.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/genesis/6-5.htm">Imagination</a> <a href="/genesis/3-6.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/genesis/3-17.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-2.htm">Savor</a> <a href="/exodus/7-21.htm">Smelled</a> <a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/genesis/4-15.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/revelation/10-10.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/genesis/4-23.htm">Youth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/10-1.htm">Account</a> <a href="/genesis/9-2.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/exodus/29-18.htm">Aroma</a> <a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/genesis/13-13.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/genesis/9-2.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/genesis/17-17.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-19.htm">Imagination</a> <a href="/genesis/49-15.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/genesis/12-13.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/exodus/5-21.htm">Savor</a> <a href="/genesis/27-27.htm">Smelled</a> <a href="/genesis/14-5.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/genesis/32-11.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/exodus/15-25.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/genesis/21-17.htm">Youth</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 8</div>1. <a href="/genesis/8-1.htm">God remembers Noah and calms the waters.</a> 4. <a href="/genesis/8-4.htm">The ark rests on Ararat.</a> 6. <a href="/genesis/8-6.htm">Noah sends forth a raven and then a dove.</a> 13. <a href="/genesis/8-13.htm">Noah, being commanded, goes forth from the ark.</a> 20. <a href="/genesis/8-20.htm">He builds an altar, and offers sacrifices,</a> 21. <a href="/genesis/8-21.htm">which God accepts, and promises to curse the earth no more.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma This phrase refers to the burnt offerings Noah made after leaving the ark. In ancient Near Eastern culture, burnt offerings were a common practice to appease deities, symbolizing devotion and seeking favor. The "pleasing aroma" signifies God's acceptance of Noah's sacrifice, indicating a restored relationship between God and humanity. This concept of a pleasing aroma is echoed in <a href="/leviticus/1-9.htm">Leviticus 1:9</a>, where sacrifices are described as a "pleasing aroma to the LORD."He said in His heart This expression indicates a divine internal decision, emphasizing God's personal and sovereign will. It reflects the intimate nature of God's thoughts and plans, similar to His internal deliberation in <a href="/genesis/6-6.htm">Genesis 6:6-7</a> before the flood. It underscores the personal relationship God maintains with His creation.Never again will I curse the ground because of man This promise marks a significant shift from <a href="/genesis/3-17.htm">Genesis 3:17</a>, where the ground was cursed due to Adam's sin. It highlights God's mercy and grace, choosing not to repeat the judgment of the flood despite humanity's sinful nature. This assurance is foundational for the stability of the natural world, as seen in the covenant with Noah in <a href="/genesis/9.htm">Genesis 9</a>.even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth This phrase acknowledges the persistent sinful nature of humanity, echoing <a href="/genesis/6-5.htm">Genesis 6:5</a>. It underscores the doctrine of original sin, suggesting that human depravity is inherent from a young age. Despite this, God's grace prevails, pointing to the need for redemption, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, as seen in <a href="/romans/5-8.htm">Romans 5:8</a>.And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done This promise is part of the Noahic Covenant, ensuring the preservation of life on earth. It contrasts with the total destruction of the flood, highlighting God's commitment to sustaining creation. This assurance is a precursor to the ultimate restoration of creation, as prophesied in <a href="/isaiah/65-17.htm">Isaiah 65:17</a> and <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1</a>, where a new heaven and earth are promised.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant-keeping God who is sovereign over creation and makes a promise to humanity. 2. <a href="/topical/n/noah.htm">Noah</a> The righteous man chosen by God to survive the flood and repopulate the earth. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_altar.htm">The Altar</a> Built by Noah after the flood, where he offered burnt offerings to God. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_flood.htm">The Flood</a> A divine judgment that cleansed the earth of widespread wickedness. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_promise.htm">The Promise</a> God's commitment not to curse the ground or destroy all living creatures again.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_mercy_and_grace.htm">God's Mercy and Grace</a> Despite humanity's sinful nature, God chooses to show mercy and grace by promising not to destroy the earth again. This teaches us about the depth of God's love and patience. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_sacrifice.htm">The Power of Sacrifice</a> Noah's offering was a pleasing aroma to God, symbolizing the importance of sincere worship and sacrifice. Our lives should be a living sacrifice, pleasing to God. <a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_humanity.htm">The Nature of Humanity</a> The verse acknowledges the persistent sinfulness of humanity, reminding us of our need for redemption and the transformative power of Christ. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_faithfulness.htm">Covenant Faithfulness</a> God's promise to Noah is a testament to His faithfulness. We can trust in God's promises and His unchanging nature. <a href="/topical/h/hope_and_renewal.htm">Hope and Renewal</a> After judgment comes renewal. God's promise signifies hope for the future and the opportunity for a new beginning.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 8</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_desires.htm">What does the Bible say about desires?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'aroma_of_christ'_mean.htm">What is the meaning of the Aroma of Christ?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_sin_persist_after_the_flood.htm">Why did sin persist after the flood?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_christian_nations_have_more_crime.htm">Why do some Christian nations have higher crime rates than secular nations?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) A sweet savour.--Heb., a smell of satisfaction. The idea is not so much that the sacrifice gave God pleasure as that it caused Him to regard man with complacency. The anger at sin which had caused the flood was now over, and there was peace between heaven and earth.Said in his heart.--Heb., to his heart: that is, Jehovah determined with himself, came to the settled purpose. (Comp. <a href="/genesis/17-17.htm" title="Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born to him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?">Genesis 17:17</a>.)For the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth.--See <a href="/genesis/6-5.htm" title="And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.">Genesis 6:5</a>. There seems at first sight to be an inconsistency between the two passages, and the Jehovist is accused of here contradicting the Elohist. For in the former place man's inborn sinfulness is described as an aggravation of his offence, while here it is used as a reason for mercy. But it is a characteristic of the Bible that it states the two sides of every principle with abrupt simplicity, and most heresies have arisen from seizing upon one side only, and omitting the other from view. Man is one whose every imagination of the heart is only evil continually. (Comp. <a href="/matthew/15-19.htm" title="For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:">Matthew 15:19</a>.) In the antediluvian world, with death indefinitely postponed, these imaginations had been unrestrained, and had therefore led to habitual and inveterate sin; and so justice at last had smitten it. But when man strives against them, and sin is the result of infirmity. then mercy heals and grace strengthens the penitent. When man, therefore, began his renewed life by hallowing it with religion, God saw therein the pledge of a struggle on his part after holiness, and the proof that the world would never again become totally corrupt. In this changed state of things human weakness was a reason only for mercy, and God gave the promise that so long as the world shall last, so total a destruction of man and his works upon it shall never again take place by the same agency.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 21 - And the Lord (Jehovah) smelled - as is done by drawing the air in and out through the nostrils; from the root ruach, to breathe; high., to smell - a sweet savor. Reach hannichoach literally, an odor of satisfaction, acquiescence, or rest; from nuach, to rest, with an allusion to Noah's name (vide <a href="/genesis/5-29.htm">Genesis 5:29</a>); ὀσμὴν εὐωδίας (LXX.); (cf. <a href="/leviticus/2-12.htm">Leviticus 2:12</a>; <a href="/leviticus/26-31.htm">Leviticus 26:31</a>; <a href="/numbers/15-3.htm">Numbers 15:3</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/6-13.htm">Ezekiel 6:13</a>). The meaning is that the sacrifice of the patriarch was as acceptable to God as refreshing odors are to the senses of a man; and that which rendered it acceptable was (1) the feeling from which it sprang, whether gratitude or obedience; (2) the truths which it expressed - it was tantamount to an acknowledgment of personal guilt, a devout recognition of the Divine mercy, an explicit declaration that he had been saved or could only be saved through the offering up of the life of another, and a cheerful consecration of his redeemed life to God; (3) the great sacrifice of which it was a type. Paul, by using the language of the LXX. (<a href="/ephesians/5-2.htm">Ephesians 5:2</a>), shows that he regarded the two as connected. And the Lord said in his heart. I.e. resolved within himself. It is not certain that this determination on the part of Jehovah was at this time communicated to the patriarch (cf. <a href="/genesis/6-3.htm">Genesis 6:3, 7</a> for Divine inward resolves which were not at the moment made known), unless the correct reading be to his (Noah's) heart, meaning the Lord comforted him (cf. <a href="/judges/19-3.htm">Judges 19:3</a>; <a href="/ruth/2-13.htm">Ruth 2:13</a>; <a href="/isaiah/40-2.htm">Isaiah 40:2</a>; <a href="/hosea/2-14.htm">Hosea 2:14</a>), which is barely probable. I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake. Literally, I will not add to curse. Not a revocation of the curse of <a href="/genesis/3-17.htm">Genesis 3:17</a>, nor a pledge that such curse would not be duplicated. The language refers solely to the visitation of the Deluge, and promises not that God may not some. times visit particular localities with a flood, but that another such world-wide catastrophe should never overtake the human race. For the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth. <a href="/genesis/6-5.htm">Genesis 6:5</a> assigns this as the reason for man's destruction; a proof of inconsistency between the Elohistic author and his Jehovistic editor (Bleek). "Hie inconstantiae videtur Deus accusari posse" (Luther). "God seems to contradict himself by having previously declared that the world must be destroyed because its iniquity was desperate" (Calvin). Some endeavor to remove the incongruity by translating כִּי as although (Bush, Inglis), but "there are few (if any) places were כִּי can be rendered although" (T. Lewis). Others connect it with "for man's sake," as explanatory not of the promise, but of the past judgment (Murphy), or as stating that any future cursing of the ground would not be for man's sake (Jacobus). The true solution of the difficulty appears to lie in the clause "from his youth," as if God meant to say that whereas formerly he had visited man with judicial extermination on account of his absolute moral corruption, he would now have regard to the circumstance that man inherited his depravity through his birth, and, instead of smiting man with punitive destruction, would visit him with compassionate forbearance (Keil, 'Speaker's Commentary'). Tayler Lewis regards the expression as strongly anthropopathic, like <a href="/genesis/6-6.htm">Genesis 6:6</a>, and indicative of the Divine regret at so calamitous an act as the Deluge, although that act was absolutely just and necessary. Neither will I again smite any more every living thing, as I have done. There should be no more deluge, but - <a href="/commentaries/genesis/8-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>When the LORD יְהוָה֮ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel smelled וַיָּ֣רַח (way·yā·raḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7306.htm">Strong's 7306: </a> Accept, smell, touch, make of quick understanding the pleasing הַנִּיחֹחַ֒ (han·nî·ḥō·aḥ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> A quieting, soothing, tranquilizing aroma, רֵ֣יחַ (rê·aḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7381.htm">Strong's 7381: </a> To smell, perceive odor He יְהוָ֜ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel said וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say in אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to His heart, לִבּ֗וֹ (lib·bōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre “Never again לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no will I curse לְקַלֵּ֨ל (lə·qal·lêl) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7043.htm">Strong's 7043: </a> To be slight, swift or trifling the ground הָֽאֲדָמָה֙ (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> Ground, land because of בַּעֲב֣וּר (ba·‘ă·ḇūr) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5668.htm">Strong's 5668: </a> Crossed, transit, on account of, in order that man, הָֽאָדָ֔ם (hā·’ā·ḏām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> Ruddy, a human being even though כִּ֠י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction every inclination יֵ֣צֶר (yê·ṣer) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3336.htm">Strong's 3336: </a> A form, framing, purpose of [his] הָאָדָ֛ם (hā·’ā·ḏām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> Ruddy, a human being heart לֵ֧ב (lêḇ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre is evil רַ֖ע (ra‘) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil from his youth. מִנְּעֻרָ֑יו (min·nə·‘u·rāw) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5271.htm">Strong's 5271: </a> Youth, the state, the persons And never וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no again אֹסִ֥ף (’ō·sip̄) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3254.htm">Strong's 3254: </a> To add, augment will I destroy לְהַכּ֥וֹת (lə·hak·kō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> To strike all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every living creatures חַ֖י (ḥay) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life as כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I have done. עָשִֽׂיתִי׃ (‘ā·śî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/8-21.htm">Genesis 8:21 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/8-21.htm">Genesis 8:21 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/8-21.htm">Genesis 8:21 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/8-21.htm">Genesis 8:21 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/8-21.htm">Genesis 8:21 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/8-21.htm">Genesis 8:21 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/8-21.htm">Genesis 8:21 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/8-21.htm">Genesis 8:21 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/8-21.htm">Genesis 8:21 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/8-21.htm">Genesis 8:21 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/8-21.htm">OT Law: Genesis 8:21 Yahweh smelled the pleasant aroma (Gen. 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