Genesis 9:2

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Every living creature of the earth and every bird of the sky will be terrified of you. Everything that creeps on the ground and all the fish of the sea are under your authority.

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Referenced Verses

  • Jas 3:7 : 7 For every kind of animal, bird, reptile, and sea creature is subdued and has been subdued by humankind.
  • Gen 1:28 : 28 God blessed them and said to them,“Be fruitful and multiply! Fill the earth and subdue it! Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that moves on the ground.”
  • Gen 2:19 : 19 The LORD God formed out of the ground every living animal of the field and every bird of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them, and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.
  • Gen 35:5 : 5 and they started on their journey. The surrounding cities were afraid of God, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.
  • Lev 26:6 : 6 I will grant peace in the land so that you will lie down to sleep without anyone terrifying you. I will remove harmful animals from the land, and no sword of war will pass through your land.
  • Lev 26:22 : 22 I will send the wild animals against you and they will bereave you of your children, annihilate your cattle, and diminish your population so that your roads will become deserted.
  • Job 5:22-23 : 22 You will laugh at destruction and famine and need not be afraid of the beasts of the earth. 23 For you will have a pact with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
  • Ps 8:4-8 : 4 Of what importance is the human race, that you should notice them? Of what importance is mankind, that you should pay attention to them? 5 You made them a little less than the heavenly beings. You crowned mankind with honor and majesty. 6 you appoint them to rule over your creation; you have placed everything under their authority, 7 including all the sheep and cattle, as well as the wild animals, 8 the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea and everything that moves through the currents of the seas.
  • Ps 104:20-23 : 20 You make it dark and night comes, during which all the beasts of the forest prowl around. 21 The lions roar for prey, seeking their food from God. 22 When the sun rises, they withdraw and sleep in their dens. 23 Men then go out to do their work, and labor away until evening.
  • Ezek 34:25 : 25 “‘I will make a covenant of peace with them and will rid the land of wild beasts, so that they can live securely in the wilderness and even sleep in the woods.
  • Hos 2:18 : 18 New Covenant Relationship with Repentant Israel“At that time I will make a covenant for them with the wild animals, the birds of the air, and the creatures that crawl on the ground. I will abolish the warrior’s bow and sword– that is, every weapon of warfare– from the land, and I will allow them to live securely.”

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  • Gen 9:1
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    1God’s Covenant with Humankind through Noah Then God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them,“Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.

  • Gen 9:7-12
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    7But as for you, be fruitful and multiply; increase abundantly on the earth and multiply on it.”

    8God said to Noah and his sons,

    9“Look! I now confirm my covenant with you and your descendants after you

    10and with every living creature that is with you, including the birds, the domestic animals, and every living creature of the earth with you, all those that came out of the ark with you– every living creature of the earth.

    11I confirm my covenant with you: Never again will all living things be wiped out by the waters of a flood; never again will a flood destroy the earth.”

    12And God said,“This is the guarantee of the covenant I am making with you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all subsequent generations:

  • Gen 9:3
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    3You may eat any moving thing that lives. As I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.

  • Gen 1:28-30
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    28God blessed them and said to them,“Be fruitful and multiply! Fill the earth and subdue it! Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that moves on the ground.”

    29Then God said,“I now give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the entire earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.

    30And to all the animals of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to all the creatures that move on the ground– everything that has the breath of life in it– I give every green plant for food.” It was so.

  • Gen 8:17
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    17Bring out with you all the living creatures that are with you. Bring out every living thing, including the birds, animals, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth. Let them increase and be fruitful and multiply on the earth!”

  • Gen 1:20-22
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    20God said,“Let the water swarm with swarms of living creatures and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky.”

    21God created the great sea creatures and every living and moving thing with which the water swarmed, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. God saw that it was good.

    22God blessed them and said,“Be fruitful and multiply and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”

  • Ps 148:10
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    10you animals and all you cattle, you creeping things and birds,

  • Gen 7:8
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    8Pairs of clean animals, of unclean animals, of birds, and of everything that creeps along the ground,

  • Gen 6:19-21
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    19You must bring into the ark two of every kind of living creature from all flesh, male and female, to keep them alive with you.

    20Of the birds after their kinds, and of the cattle after their kinds, and of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every kind will come to you so you can keep them alive.

    21And you must take for yourself every kind of food that is eaten, and gather it together. It will be food for you and for them.”

  • Gen 8:19
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    19Every living creature, every creeping thing, every bird, and everything that moves on the earth went out of the ark in their groups.

  • Gen 1:24-26
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    24God said,“Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: cattle, creeping things, and wild animals, each according to its kind.” It was so.

    25God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the cattle according to their kinds, and all the creatures that creep along the ground according to their kinds. God saw that it was good.

    26Then God said,“Let us make humankind in our image, after our likeness, so they may rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move on the earth.”

  • Gen 7:14
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    14They entered, along with every living creature after its kind, every animal after its kind, every creeping thing that creeps on the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind, everything with wings.

  • Lev 11:46
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    46This is the law of the land animals, the birds, all the living creatures that move in the water, and all the creatures that swarm on the land,

  • Ps 8:7-8
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    7including all the sheep and cattle, as well as the wild animals,

    8the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea and everything that moves through the currents of the seas.

  • Gen 2:19
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    19The LORD God formed out of the ground every living animal of the field and every bird of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them, and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.

  • Deut 4:17-18
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    17any kind of land animal, any bird that flies in the sky,

    18anything that crawls on the ground, or any fish in the deep waters of the earth.

  • Gen 7:21
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    21And all living things that moved on the earth died, including the birds, domestic animals, wild animals, all the creatures that swarm over the earth, and all humankind.

  • Gen 9:5
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    5For your lifeblood I will surely exact punishment, from every living creature I will exact punishment. From each person I will exact punishment for the life of the individual since the man was his relative.

  • Gen 7:23
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    23So the LORD destroyed every living thing that was on the surface of the ground, including people, animals, creatures that creep along the ground, and birds of the sky. They were wiped off the earth. Only Noah and those who were with him in the ark survived.

  • Acts 10:12
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    12In it were all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth and wild birds.

  • Deut 28:26
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    26Your carcasses will be food for every bird of the sky and wild animal of the earth, and there will be no one to chase them off.

  • Ps 33:8
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    8Let the whole earth fear the LORD! Let all who live in the world stand in awe of him!

  • Gen 8:15
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    15Then God spoke to Noah and said,

  • Gen 9:15
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    15then I will remember my covenant with you and with all living creatures of all kinds. Never again will the waters become a flood and destroy all living things.

  • Deut 11:25
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    25Nobody will be able to resist you; the LORD your God will spread the fear and terror of you over the whole land on which you walk, just as he promised you.

  • Gen 9:17
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    17So God said to Noah,“This is the guarantee of the covenant that I am confirming between me and all living things that are on the earth.”

  • Lev 11:9
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    9Clean and Unclean Water Creatures“‘These you can eat from all creatures that are in the water: Any creatures in the water that have both fins and scales, whether in the seas or in the streams, you may eat.

  • Gen 7:2
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    2You must take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, the male and its mate, two of every kind of unclean animal, the male and its mate,

  • Gen 6:13
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    13So God said to Noah,“I have decided that all living creatures must die, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. Now I am about to destroy them and the earth.

  • Dan 2:38
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    38Wherever human beings, wild animals, and birds of the sky live– he has given them into your power. He has given you authority over them all. You are the head of gold.