Genesis 1:31 (YLT)

Passage

And God seeth all that He hath done, and lo, very good; and there is an evening, and there is a morning--day the sixth.

Nearby Context

Genesis 1:29 And God saith, `Lo, I have given to you every herb sowing seed, which <FI>is<Fi> upon the face of all the earth, and every tree in which <FI>is<Fi> the fruit of a tree sowing seed, to you it is for food;

Genesis 1:30 and to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the heavens, and to every creeping thing on the earth, in which <FI>is<Fi> breath of life, every green herb <FI>is<Fi> for food:' and it is so.

Genesis 1:31 And God seeth all that He hath done, and lo, very good; and there is an evening, and there is a morning--day the sixth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "seeth", "hath", "done", "very", "good", "evening", "morning--day", and "sixth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "seeth" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "and to every beast of the earth...", giving immediate footing for "seeth" and "hath". In Genesis context, the local focus is creation, human rebellion, covenant promise, and God's providence.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "seeth" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.