Genesis 9:13

I set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between me and the earth.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.

In Context

12And God said, This is the sign of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:

14And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud.

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Cross References

Revelation 4:3similar in appearance to a jasper and a sardius stone. And a rainbow was around the throne, like an emerald in appearance.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 9:13-18

12 And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: 13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. 14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud: 15 And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to… Read the whole commentary →

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