⁸ Who `are' these -- as a thick cloud they fly, And as doves unto their windows?

⁸ And he sendeth forth the dove from him to see whether the waters have been lightened from off the face of the ground,

⁹ and the dove hath not found rest for the sole of her foot, and she turneth back unto him, unto the ark, for waters `are' on the face of all the earth, and he putteth out his hand, and taketh her, and bringeth her in unto him, unto the ark.

¹⁰ And he stayeth yet other seven days, and addeth to send forth the dove from the ark;

¹¹ and the dove cometh in unto him at even-time, and lo, an olive leaf torn off in her mouth; and Noah knoweth that the waters have been lightened from off the earth.

²² Turn to Me, and be saved, all ends of the earth, For I `am' God, and there is none else.

²¹ And thou hast said in thy heart: `Who hath begotten for me -- these? And I bereaved and gloomy, A captive, and turned aside, And these -- who hath nourished? Lo, I -- I was left by myself, these -- whence `are' they?

⁴ Lift up round about thine eyes and see, All of them have been gathered, they have come to thee, Thy sons from afar do come, And thy daughters on the side are supported.

²⁹ and they shall come from east and west, and from north and south, and shall recline in the reign of God,

¹ Therefore, we also having so great a cloud of witnesses set around us, every weight having put off, and the closely besetting sin, through endurance may we run the contest that is set before us,

⁹ After these things I saw, and lo, a great multitude, which to number no one was able, out of all nations, and tribes, and peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands,