Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living creature I have made.” New Living Translation Seven days from now I will make the rains pour down on the earth. And it will rain for forty days and forty nights, until I have wiped from the earth all the living things I have created.” English Standard Version For in seven days I will send rain on the earth forty days and forty nights, and every living thing that I have made I will blot out from the face of the ground.” Berean Standard Bible For seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living thing I have made.” Berean Literal Bible For after seven more days I am sending rain upon the earth for forty days and forty nights; I will wipe out every living thing that I have made from the face of the ground!” King James Bible 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. New King James Version For after seven more days I will cause it to rain on the earth forty days and forty nights, and I will destroy from the face of the earth all living things that I have made.” New American Standard Bible For after seven more days, I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights; and I will wipe out from the face of the land every living thing that I have made.” NASB 1995 “For after seven more days, I will send rain on the earth forty days and forty nights; and I will blot out from the face of the land every living thing that I have made.” NASB 1977 “For after seven more days, I will send rain on the earth forty days and forty nights; and I will blot out from the face of the land every living thing that I have made.” Legacy Standard Bible For after seven more days, I will send rain on the earth forty days and forty nights; and I will blot out from the face of the land every living thing that I have made.” Amplified Bible For in seven days I am going to cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights; and I will destroy (blot out, wipe away) every living thing that I have made from the surface of the earth.” Berean Annotated Bible For seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living thing I have made. Christian Standard Bible Seven days from now I will make it rain on the earth forty days and forty nights, and every living thing I have made I will wipe off the face of the earth.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Seven days from now I will make it rain on the earth 40 days and 40 nights, and I will wipe off from the face of the earth every living thing I have made.” American Standard Version For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living thing that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the ground. Contemporary English Version Seven days from now I will send rain that will last for 40 days and nights, and I will destroy all other living creatures I have made. English Revised Version For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living thing that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the ground. GOD'S WORD® Translation In seven days I will send rain to the earth for 40 days and 40 nights. I will wipe off the face of the earth every living creature that I have made." Good News Translation Seven days from now I am going to send rain that will fall for forty days and nights, in order to destroy all the living beings that I have made." International Standard Version Seven days from now I'll send rain on the earth for 40 days and 40 nights, and I'll destroy every living creature that I've made." NET Bible For in seven days I will cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the ground every living thing that I have made." New Heart English Bible In seven days, I will cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights. Every living thing that I have made, I will destroy from the surface of the ground." Webster's Bible Translation 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 the face of the earth. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleFor seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living thing I have made.” World English Bible In seven days, I will cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights. I will destroy every living thing that I have made from the surface of the ground.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionfor after seven more days I am sending rain on the earth [for] forty days and forty nights, and have wiped away all the substance that I have made from off the face of the ground.” Berean Literal Bible For after seven more days I am sending rain upon the earth for forty days and forty nights; I will wipe out every living thing that I have made from the face of the ground!” Young's Literal Translation for after other seven days I am sending rain on the earth forty days and forty nights, and have wiped away all the substance that I have made from off the face of the ground.' Smith's Literal Translation For yet seven days, and I will give rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights: and I will wipe out every living thing which I made from the face of the earth. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor yet a while, and after seven days, I will rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and I will destroy every substance that I have made, from the face of the earth. Catholic Public Domain Version For from that point, and after seven days, I will rain upon the earth for forty days and forty nights. And I will wipe away every substance that I have made, from the surface of the earth.” New American Bible For seven days from now I will bring rain down on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and so I will wipe out from the face of the earth every being that I have made. New Revised Standard Version For in seven days I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights; and every living thing that I have made I will blot out from the face of the ground.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor in seven days I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living thing that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because after seven days I am sending down rain on the Earth forty days and forty nights, and shall blot out everything that lives, which I have made, from the face of the Earth.” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For 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 blot out from off the face of the earth.' Brenton Septuagint Translation For yet seven days having passed I bring rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights, and I will blot out every offspring which I have made from the face of all the earth. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Entering the Ark…3and seven pairs of every kind of bird of the air, male and female, to preserve their offspring on the face of all the earth. 4For seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living thing I have made.” 5And Noah did all that the LORD had commanded him.… Cross References For seven days from now 1 Samuel 10:8 And you shall go before me to Gilgal, and surely I will come to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you are to do.” Numbers 12:14 But the LORD answered Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, would she not have been in disgrace for seven days? Let her be confined outside the camp for seven days; after that she may be brought back in.” Joshua 6:15 Then on the seventh day, they got up at dawn and marched around the city seven times in the same manner. That was the only day they circled the city seven times. I will send rain on the earth Deuteronomy 11:11 But the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks in the rain from heaven. Amos 4:7 “I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered. Ezekiel 38:22 I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed. I will pour out torrents of rain, hailstones, fire, and sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him. for forty days and forty nights, Exodus 24:18 Moses entered the cloud as he went up on the mountain, and he remained on the mountain forty days and forty nights. Deuteronomy 9:9 When I went up on the mountain to receive the tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant that the LORD made with you, I stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights. I ate no bread and drank no water. Matthew 4:2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry. and I will wipe from the face of the earth Deuteronomy 9:14 Leave Me alone, so that I may destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven. Then I will make you into a nation mightier and greater than they are.” Psalm 104:35 May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah! Jeremiah 25:31-33 The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD. / This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold! Disaster is spreading from nation to nation; a mighty storm is rising from the ends of the earth.” / Those slain by the LORD on that day will be spread from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned, gathered, or buried. They will be like dung lying on the ground. every living thing I have made.” Genesis 6:17 And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish. Genesis 6:7 So the LORD said, “I will blot out man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them.” Job 34:14-15 If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath, / all flesh would perish together and mankind would return to the dust. Matthew 24:37-39 As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. / For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. Treasury of Scripture For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain on 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. For. Genesis 7:10 And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth. Genesis 2:5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. Genesis 6:3 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. forty days. Genesis 7:12,17 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights… and every. Genesis 7:21-23 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: … Genesis 6:17 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. destroy. Genesis 7:21,23 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: … Genesis 6:7,13,17 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… Exodus 32:32,33 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written… Jump to Previous Blot Cause Creature Destroy Destruction Earth Face Forty Ground Nights Rain Sending Seven Substance Surface Wipe WipedJump to Next Blot Cause Creature Destroy Destruction Earth Face Forty Ground Nights Rain Sending Seven Substance Surface Wipe WipedGenesis 7 1. Noah, his family and the living creatures enter the ark.6. The flood begins. 17. The increase of the flood for forty days. 21. All flesh is destroyed by it. 24. Its duration of 150 days. For seven days from now This phrase indicates a specific time frame given by God to Noah before the onset of the flood. The number seven is significant in the Bible, often symbolizing completeness or divine perfection. This period allowed Noah and his family to finalize preparations and gather the animals into the ark, emphasizing God's patience and mercy even in judgment. I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living thing I have made from the face of the earth every living thing I have made Persons / Places / Events 1. GodThe sovereign Creator who communicates His plan to Noah, demonstrating His authority and judgment. 2. Noah A righteous man chosen by God to preserve life through obedience and faithfulness. 3. The Earth The stage for God's judgment, where the flood will occur, affecting all living creatures. 4. The Flood A divine act of judgment and cleansing, lasting forty days and nights, symbolizing both destruction and renewal. 5. The Ark The vessel of salvation, built by Noah according to God's instructions, representing God's provision and mercy. Teaching Points God's Sovereignty and JudgmentGod's decision to send the flood underscores His authority over creation and His right to judge sin. Obedience and Faith Noah's response to God's warning exemplifies the importance of obedience and faith in the face of impending judgment. The Significance of Time The seven-day warning period reflects God's patience and the opportunity for repentance, while the forty days of rain signify a period of testing and transformation. Salvation through Divine Provision The ark serves as a symbol of God's provision for salvation, pointing to the ultimate salvation through Jesus Christ. The Reality of Judgment and Mercy The flood account reminds us of the reality of God's judgment but also His mercy in providing a way of escape for those who trust in Him. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Genesis 7:4?2. How does Genesis 7:4 demonstrate God's patience and warning before judgment? 3. What can we learn about God's character from "seven days" in Genesis 7:4? 4. How does Genesis 7:4 connect with God's judgment in 2 Peter 3:9-10? 5. In what ways can we prepare for God's future judgments today? 6. How should Genesis 7:4 influence our urgency in sharing the Gospel message? 7. How could rain for 40 days flood the entire earth as described in Genesis 7:4? 8. What evidence supports a global flood as mentioned in Genesis 7:4? 9. How does Genesis 7:4 align with geological and archaeological findings? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Genesis 7? 11. What is the biblical significance of 40 days? 12. Why do sedimentary rock layers show millions of years of deposition rather than a single global flood? 13. Was there rain before the biblical Flood? 14. How could Elijah survive 40 days and 40 nights on a single meal with no mention of additional nourishment? (1 Kings 19:8) What Does Genesis 7:4 Mean For seven days from nowGod gives Noah a precise, one-week countdown (Genesis 7:10). That short span speaks volumes: • Patience—He still allows time for any last-minute repentance, echoing the heart of 2 Peter 3:9. • Certainty—Noah can mark the calendar; this is not vague symbolism but an actual date with judgment. • Completeness—“Seven” often marks completion (Genesis 2:2-3), underscoring that God’s preparations for the flood are now complete. In practical terms, Noah finishes loading the ark, gathers food (Genesis 6:21), and watches the door of opportunity swing shut after the seventh day. I will send rain on the earth Rain is the chosen instrument. Up to this point Scripture only mentions underground springs or mist watering the ground (Genesis 2:6). Now: • God directly controls the weather (Job 37:11-13; Psalm 148:8). • The downpour is not a natural accident but a deliberate act of judgment, as personal as the “I” suggests. • Noah, who had never seen such rain, must trust God’s word rather than past experience—a walk of faith mirrored later in Hebrews 11:7. for forty days and forty nights The deluge lasts forty literal days and nights (Genesis 7:12). Throughout the Bible “forty” marks periods of testing or transition: • Moses on Sinai (Exodus 24:18) • Israel in the wilderness (Numbers 14:33-34) • Elijah’s journey to Horeb (1 Kings 19:8) • Jesus’ temptation (Matthew 4:2) Here the earth itself undergoes a forty-day trial, cleansing away entrenched wickedness (Genesis 6:11-13). The rain’s unbroken rhythm—day and night—highlights the inescapable nature of divine judgment. and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living thing I have made. The verdict is total: humanity, land animals, creeping things, birds—everything outside the ark (Genesis 7:23). Consider the gravity: • Sin’s reach was universal (Genesis 6:5), so judgment is universal. • God remains just; He warned, He waited, now He acts (Luke 17:26-27). • Yet mercy shines: one family and representative creatures are preserved, foreshadowing future redemption (2 Peter 3:6-7). The phrase “I have made” reminds us creation belongs to Him; He alone has authority to give and take life (Job 1:21). summary Genesis 7:4 is a concise proclamation of God’s timetable, method, duration, and scope of the Flood. In seven days the rains would come, pouring relentlessly for forty days and nights, erasing every land-dwelling creature outside the ark. The verse underscores God’s patience, sovereignty over nature, faithful execution of promised judgment, and preserving grace toward those who trust Him. (4) Forty days.--Henceforward forty became the sacred number of trial and patience, and, besides the obvious places in the Old Testament, it was the duration both of our Lord's fast in the wilderness and of His sojourn on earth after the Resurrection.Every living substance.--The word "living" is found neither in the Hebrew nor in the ancient versions, and limits the sense unnecessarily. The word is rare, being found only thrice, namely, here, in Genesis 7:23, and in Deuteronomy 11:6. It means whatever stands erect. Thus God "destroys"--Heb., blots out (see on Genesis 6:7)--not man and beast only, but the whole existent state of things--"from the face of the earth"--Heb., the adamah, the cultivated and inhabited ground. This section is much more limited in the extent which it gives to the flood, not including reptiles, or rather, small animals, among those saved in the ark, and confining the overflow of the waters to the inhabited region. Verses 4, 5. - For yet seven days. Literally, for today's yet seven - after seven days; thus giving Noah time to complete his preparations, and the world one more opportunity to repent, which Peele thinks many may have done, though their bodies were drowned for their former impenitency. And I will cause it to rain - literally, I causing it, the participle indicating the certainty of the future action (cf. Genesis 6:17; Proverbs 25:22; cf. Ewald's 'Hebrews Synt.,' § 306) - upon the earth forty days and forty nights. The importance assigned in subsequent Scripture to the number forty, probably from the circumstance here recorded, is too obvious to be overlooked. Israel wandered forty years in the wilderness (Numbers 14:33). The scouts remained forty days in Canaan (Numbers 13:26). Moses was forty days in the mount (Exodus 24:18). Elijah fasted forty days and forty nights in the wilderness of Beersheba (1 Kings 19:8). A respite of forty days was given to the Ninevites (Jonah 3:4). Christ fasted forty days before the temptation (Matthew 4:2), and sojourned forty, days on earth after his resurrection (Acts 1:3). It thus appears to have been regarded as symbolical of a period of trial, ending in victory to the good and in ruin to the evil. And every living substance - yekum; literally, standing thing, omne quod subsistit, i.e. "whatever is capable by a principle of life of maintaining an erect posture" (Bush); ἀνάστημα (LXX.; cf. Deuteronomy 11:6; Job 22:20) - that I have made will I destroy - literally, blot out (cf. Genesis 6:7) - from off the face of the earth. And Noah did according to all that the Lord (Jehovah, the God of salvation, who now interposed for the patriarch's safety; in Genesis 6:22, where God is exhibited in his relations to all flesh, it is Elohim) had commanded him.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּי֩ (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction seven שִׁבְעָ֗ה (šiḇ·‘āh) Number - masculine singular Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number days לְיָמִ֨ים (lə·yā·mîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3117: A day from now ע֜וֹד (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more I אָֽנֹכִי֙ (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 595: I will send rain מַמְטִ֣יר (mam·ṭîr) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 4305: To rain on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the earth הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land for forty אַרְבָּעִ֣ים (’ar·bā·‘îm) Number - common plural Strong's 705: Forty days י֔וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day and forty וְאַרְבָּעִ֖ים (wə·’ar·bā·‘îm) Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural Strong's 705: Forty nights, לָ֑יְלָה (lā·yə·lāh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity and I will wipe וּמָחִ֗יתִי (ū·mā·ḥî·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 4229: To stroke, rub, to erase, to smooth, grease, make fat, to touch, reach to from מֵעַ֖ל (mê·‘al) Preposition-m Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the face פְּנֵ֥י (pə·nê) Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face of the earth הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃ (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 127: Ground, land every כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every living thing הַיְקוּם֙ (hay·qūm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3351: Standing, a living thing I have made.” עָשִׂ֔יתִי (‘ā·śî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 6213: To do, make Links Genesis 7:4 NIVGenesis 7:4 NLT Genesis 7:4 ESV Genesis 7:4 NASB Genesis 7:4 KJV Genesis 7:4 BibleApps.com Genesis 7:4 Biblia Paralela Genesis 7:4 Chinese Bible Genesis 7:4 French Bible Genesis 7:4 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 7:4 In seven days I will cause it (Gen. 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