⁵ Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth^[a] and no plant had yet sprung up,^(A) for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth^(B) and there was no one to work the ground,

⁶ but streams^[a] came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.

⁷ By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen,^(A) in holy fear built an ark^(B) to save his family.^(C) By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.^(D)