Genesis 7:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 7:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 7:4 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance t..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 7:4 — KJV
“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. destroy: Heb. blot out”
— Genesis 7:4 (KJV)
Genesis 7:4 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 7:4
“Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein. solemn...: Heb. day of restraint”
Shares key themes with Genesis 7:4: seven, days, rain
“And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 7:4: earth, every, living
“Thus I fell down before the LORD forty days and forty nights, as I fell down at the first; because the LORD had said he would destroy you.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 7:4: days, cause, forty
“And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth. out of...: Heb. from thy face”
Shares key themes with Genesis 7:4: earth, made, off
“And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron. destroyed: Heb. cut off”
Shares key themes with Genesis 7:4: cause, made, destroy
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