Genesis 9:11

And I establish My covenant with you: Never again will all life be cut off by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God addresses Noah and every creature that exited the ark, speaking immediately after the floodwaters recede and the ark comes to rest.

The words — וַהֲקִמֹתִי (vaḥăqîmōṯî) means "and I will establish," while יִכָּרֵת (yikkārēṯ) literally means "will be cut off," directly modifying כָּל־בָּשָׂר (kol-bāśār, "all flesh").

The thread — The text's declaration resurfaces in Isaiah 54:9, which recalls God's oath regarding the waters of Noah, and is referenced in 2 Peter 3:7 concerning the current heavens and earth reserved for fire.

Why it lands — The text states that God unilaterally binds Himself to never again destroy all flesh through a global flood, before noting that this fixed boundary requires the reader to accept a permanent limit on divine judgment over the earth.

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The Hebrew words

וַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יva./ha.ki.mo.Tiand/ I will establish אֶת־'et-<obj.>בְּרִיתִי֙be.ri.T/icovenant/ my אִתְּכֶ֔ם'i.te./Khemwith/ you וְלֹֽא־ve./lo'-and/ not יִכָּרֵ֧תyi.ka.Ret<it> will be cut off כָּל־kol-all בָּשָׂ֛רba.Sarflesh ע֖וֹדodagain מִמֵּ֣יmi./Meifrom/ [the] waters of הַמַּבּ֑וּלha./ma.Bulthe/ flood וְלֹֽא־ve./lo'-and/ not יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yeh<it> will be ע֛וֹדodagain מַבּ֖וּלma.Bula flood לְשַׁחֵ֥תle./sha.Chetto/ destroy הָאָֽרֶץ׃ha./'A.retzthe/ earth

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Isaiah 54:9 “For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you.
Genesis 8:21 When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done.
2 Peter 3:7 And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
Genesis 7:21 And every living thing that moved upon the earth perished—birds, livestock, animals, every creature that swarms upon the earth, and all mankind.
2 Peter 3:11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness