Genesis 8:9 · KJV
“But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters {were} on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark. {pulled...: Heb. caused her to come}”
— Genesis 8:9
Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;
Genesis 8 — Context
And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth. {to...: Heb. in going forth and returning}
8Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
9But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters {were} on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark. {pulled...: Heb. caused her to come}
10And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;
11And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth {was} an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
Cross References
Matthew 11:28
Come unto me, all {ye} that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Psalms 116:7
Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
Deuteronomy 28:65
And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:
John 16:33
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Isaiah 60:8
Who {are} these {that} fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
Ezekiel 7:16
But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.