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Genesis 8:21

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The Lord smelled the pleasing aromaz and said in his heart: “Never again will I curse the grounda because of human beings, even though every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood.b And never again will I destroyc all living creatures,d as I have done.

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Cross references

  1. zEx 29:18,25; Lev 1:9,13; 2:9; 4:31; Nu 15:3,7; 2Co 2:15
  2. a Ge 3:17
  3. bGe 6:5; Ps 51:5; Jer 17:9; Mt 15:19; Ro 1:21
  4. cJer 44:11
  5. dGe 9:11,15; Isa 54:9

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: “Never again will I curse the ground because of humans, even though every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Yahweh smelled the soothing fragrance, and Yahweh said to himself, “Never again will I curse the ground for the sake of humankind, because the inclination of the heart of humankind is evil from his youth. Nor will I ever again destroy all life as I have done.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.