Genesis 7:17 And the flood was forty days on the earth; and the waters increased, and bore up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth. I. THAT AFFLICTION IS PROGRESSIVE IN ITS DEVELOPMENT AND SEVERITY. II. THAT INCREASED AFFLICTION IS THE CONTINUED AND EFFECTIVE DISCIPLINE AND PUNISHMENT OF GOD. (J. S. Exell, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth. |
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