1.1 KiB
1.1 KiB
God said, “I promise I will never again curse the ground because of the evil things that people do, or destroy the world by causing a flood, even though people are sinful from the time they are children.”
This is direct quotation. It can also be stated as an indirect quotation: “God promised to never again curse the ground because of the evil things that people do, or destroy the world by causing a flood, even though people are sinful from the time they are children.” (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations)
never again
This means ‘not ever again’ or ‘not again at any time’ or ‘truly not again.’ Examples: ‘I will not ever again curse the ground’ or ‘I will not curse the ground again at any time’ or ‘I will truly not curse the ground again.’
curse the ground
The earth and the other creatures suffered because of man’s sin.
the world
This refers to the earth and the living creatures that lived on it.
people are sinful from the time they are children
Another way to say this would be: “people do sinful things their entire lives.”