The Meaning of Genesis 8:22 Explained

Genesis 8:22

KJV: While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

YLT: during all days of the earth, seed-time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night, do not cease.'

Darby: Henceforth, all the days of the earth, seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night, shall not cease.

ASV: While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

While the earth  remaineth,  seedtime  and harvest,  and cold  and heat,  and summer  and winter,  and day  and night  shall not cease. 

What does Genesis 8:22 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 8:1-22 - Noah Leaves The Ark
Traditions of the Flood are found in every country, from the tablets of Babylon to the rude carvings of the Aztecs, proving man's common origin. "God remembered Noah." He could not forget, because He had entered into covenant with him and his. Though the floods have been abroad on your life for long years, God has not forgotten you. Sooner might a woman forget her babe! Noah's window only looked upward. It had no outlook on the waters, therefore he sent forth the birds. Dove and raven issued from the same window, so the child of God and the wayward, willful child may issue from the same family; but the former cannot find satisfaction with what satisfies the other, but wings its flight back to God. See Psalms 116:7. Through God's grace Noah stepped out into the new world-the world of resurrection. His first act was the burned-offering of consecration, which was followed immediately by promise. See Romans 12:1-2. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 8

1  God remembers Noah and calms the waters
4  The ark rests on Ararat
6  Noah sends forth a raven and then a dove
13  Noah, being commanded, goes forth from the ark
20  He builds an altar, and offers sacrifices,
21  which God accepts, and promises to curse the earth no more

What do the individual words in Genesis 8:22 mean?

While ever remains the earth seedtime and harvest and Cold and heat and summer and Winter and day and night not shall cease
עֹ֖ד כָּל־ יְמֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ זֶ֡רַע וְ֠קָצִיר וְקֹ֨ר וָחֹ֜ם וְקַ֧יִץ וָחֹ֛רֶף וְי֥וֹם וָלַ֖יְלָה לֹ֥א יִשְׁבֹּֽתוּ

עֹ֖ד  While 
Parse: Adverb
Root: עֹוד  
Sense: a going round, continuance adv.
כָּל־  ever 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
יְמֵ֣י  remains 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
הָאָ֑רֶץ  the  earth 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
זֶ֡רַע  seedtime 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זֶרַע  
Sense: seed, sowing, offspring.
וְ֠קָצִיר  and  harvest 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קָצִיר 
Sense: harvest, harvesting.
וְקֹ֨ר  and  Cold 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֹר  
Sense: cold.
וָחֹ֜ם  and  heat 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֹם  
Sense: heat, hot.
וְקַ֧יִץ  and  summer 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קַיִץ  
Sense: summer, summer-fruit.
וָחֹ֛רֶף  and  Winter 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֹרֶף  
Sense: harvest time, autumn.
וְי֥וֹם  and  day 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
וָלַ֖יְלָה  and  night 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: לַיִל 
Sense: night.
יִשְׁבֹּֽתוּ  shall  cease 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: שָׁבַת 
Sense: to cease, desist, rest.