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.
I will make a promise with you: never again will all living things be destroyed by flood waters, and there will never again be a flood that destroys the whole earth.
God is making an unbreakable promise to Noah that He will never again destroy all life on earth with a worldwide flood.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes after Noah and his family survived the great flood that covered the earth, and they had just offered sacrifices to God. God is establishing His first recorded covenant (formal promise) with humanity through Noah. This promise was given as Noah and his family were beginning to repopulate the earth, and it represented God's commitment to preserve life despite human wickedness.
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