10 And after waiting another seven days, he sent the dove out again;
For after seven days I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, for the destruction of every living thing which I have made on the face of the earth.
And after the seven days, the waters came over all the earth.
<To the chief music-maker. Of David. A Psalm.> When I was waiting quietly for the Lord, his heart was turned to me, and he gave ear to my cry.
And I will be waiting for the Lord, whose face is veiled from the house of Jacob, and I will be looking for him.
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Commentary on Genesis 8 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 8
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,
Gen 8:1-3
Here is,
Gen 8:4-5
Here we have the effects and evidences of the ebbing of the waters.
Gen 8:6-12
We have here an account of the spies which Noah sent forth to bring him intelligence from abroad, a raven and a dove. Observe here,
Gen 8:13-14
Here is,
Gen 8:15-19
Here is,
Gen 8:20-22
Here is,