Genesis 8:21 KJV

And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

Words Then and Now

imagination a plan; a scheme; a stubborn purpose Webster’s 1828 · Imagination

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Scofield Notes

the Lord said in heartThe Third Dispensation: Human Government. Under Conscience, as in Innocency, man utterly failed, and the judgment of the Flood marks the end of the second...

Matthew Henry

Noah offers sacrifice, God promises to curse the earth no moreNoah was now gone out into a desolate world, where, one might have thought, his first care would have been to build a house for himself, but he begins with...

Thompson Chains

Sweet SavorStarts here · next Exodus 29:15 · 7 links
Evil ImaginationLink 2 of 9 · next Genesis 11:6

Parallel Passages

Genesis 3:17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
Genesis 9:15 And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Genesis 3:17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
Genesis 6:5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Genesis 6:17 And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
Leviticus 1:9 But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Leviticus 1:13 But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Psalms 51:5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Romans 1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
2 Corinthians 2:15 For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:
Leviticus 1:17 And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Job 14:4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
Psalms 58:3 The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.
Ecclesiastes 7:20 For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Ezekiel 20:41 I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen.
Matthew 15:19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
John 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Ephesians 2:1–3 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; …
Ephesians 5:2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
Philippians 4:18 But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.
Genesis 4:12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
Genesis 5:29 And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.
Genesis 9:11–15 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. …
Exodus 29:18 And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt offering unto the LORD: it is a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
Exodus 29:25 And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the LORD: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
Leviticus 26:31 And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours.
Job 15:14–16 What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous? …
Proverbs 20:9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
Song of Solomon 4:10–11 How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices! …
Isaiah 47:12 Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.
Isaiah 47:15 Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even thy merchants, from thy youth: they shall wander every one to his quarter; none shall save thee.
Isaiah 48:8 Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.
Isaiah 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Isaiah 54:9–10 For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. …
Isaiah 65:6 Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,
Jeremiah 8:6 I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle.
Jeremiah 18:12 And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.
Amos 5:21–22 I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. …
Romans 8:7–8 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. …
James 1:14–15 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. …
James 4:1–2 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? …
2 Peter 3:6–7 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: …
1 John 5:19 And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

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Topics

Children Wicked
Covenant Everlasting
Depravity of man General scriptures concerning
Flood History of
God Mercy of
Heart Is full of iniquity
Imagination General scriptures concerning
Miracles The great flood
Noah Builds an ark (ship) and saves his family from the great flood
Religion Noah
Worship Acceptable to God

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible2349–2348 BC · The Flood

Bible Dictionary

LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.

Hebrew and Strong’s

And the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
smelled וַיָּרַח wayyāraḥ רוּחַ Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
a sweet הַנִּיחֹחַ hannîḥōaḥ נִיחוֹחַ Noun · masculine singular · with the
savour אֶת ʾet Object marker רֵיחַ rêaḥ רֵיחַ Noun · masculine singular construct
and the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
in אֶל ʾel אֵל Preposition
his heart לִבּוֹ libbô לֵב Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
I will not again לֹא lōʾ Negative אֹסִף ʾōsip יָסַף Verb · hiphil imperfect, first person common singular עוֹד ʿôd Adverb
curse לְקַלֵּל lĕqallēl קָלַל Verb · piel infinitive construct · with preposition
the ground אֶת ʾet Object marker הָאֲדָמָה hāʾădāmâ אֲדָמָה Noun · feminine singular · with the
any more for man's הָאָדָם hāʾādām אָדָם Noun · masculine singular · with the
sake בַּעֲבוּר baʿăbûr עָבוּר Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
for the imagination כִּי kî Conjunction יֵצֶר yēṣer יֵצֶר Noun · masculine singular construct
of man's הָאָדָם hāʾādām אָדָם Noun · masculine singular · with the
heart לֵב lēb לֵב Noun · masculine singular construct
evil רַע raʿ רַע Adjective · masculine singular
from his youth מִנְּעֻרָיו minnĕʿurāyw נָעוּר Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
neither will I again וְלֹא wĕlōʾ Negative · with and אֹסִף ʾōsip יָסַף Verb · hiphil imperfect, first person common singular עוֹד ʿôd Adverb
smite לְהַכּוֹת lĕhakkôt נָכָה Verb · hiphil infinitive construct · with preposition
any more every thing living אֶת ʾet Object marker כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct חַי ḥay חַי Adjective · masculine singular כַּאֲשֶׁר kaʾăšer Relative · with preposition
as I have done עָשִׂיתִי ʿāśîtî עָשָׂה Verb · qal perfect, first person common singular

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