Gen 8:21-22, 9:9-11, 17:13, 19, 2Sa 23:5, Psa 89:3-4, Isa 54:8-10, 55:3 | ESV | STEP | 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 .

s[See ver. 7 above]

t ch. 55:3

u Gen. 8:21; 9:11

w Num. 25:12; Ezek. 34:25; 37:26; [Mal. 2:5]

x Prov. 4:4

y ch. 61:8; Jer. 32:40; Ezek. 37:26; [ch. 54:8; 59:21]

z Ps. 89:33-35; [Acts 13:34]

aa Jer. 30:9

Genesis 8:21-22

21 And when the Lord smelled ^athe pleasing aroma, the Lord said in his heart, “I will never again ^bcurse ^{▼▼Or dishonor} the ground because of man, for ^dthe intention of man’s heart is evil from his youth. ^eNeither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done. 22 ^fWhile the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, ^gday and night, shall not cease.”

Genesis 9:9-11

9 “Behold, ^hI establish my covenant with you and your offspring after you, 10 and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the livestock, and every beast of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark; it is for every beast of the earth. 11 ⁱI establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.”

Genesis 17:13

13 both he who is born in your house and he who is bought with your money, shall surely be circumcised. So shall my covenant be in your flesh an everlasting covenant.

Genesis 17:19

19 God said, “No, but ^jSarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name ^kIsaac. ^{▼▼ Isaac means he laughs} I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him.

2 Samuel 23:5

5 “For does not my house stand so with God?
^mFor he has made with me an everlasting covenant,
ordered in all things and secure.
For will he not cause to prosper
all my help and my desire?

Psalms 89:3-4

3 You have said, “I have made ⁿa covenant with my ^ochosen one;
I have ^psworn to David my servant:
4 ‘I will establish your ^qoffspring forever,
and build your ^rthrone for all generations.’” Selah

Isaiah 54:8-10

8 ^sIn overflowing anger for a moment
I hid my face from you,
^tbut with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,”
says the Lord, your Redeemer.
9 “This is like ^uthe days of Noah ^{▼▼Some manuscripts For this is as the waters of Noah} to me:
as I swore that the waters of Noah
should no more go over the earth,
so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you,
and will not rebuke you.
10 For the mountains may depart
and the hills be removed,
but my steadfast love shall not depart from you,
and ^wmy covenant of peace shall not be removed,”
says the Lord, who has compassion on you.

Isaiah 55:3

3 Incline your ear, and come to me;
^xhear, that your soul may live;
^yand I will make with you an everlasting covenant,
^zmy steadfast, sure love for ^aaDavid.