Genesis 9:12

And God said, This is the sign of the agreement which I make between me and you and every living thing with you, for all future generations:

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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:

In Context

11And I will make my agreement with you; never again will all flesh be cut off by the waters; never again will the waters come over all the earth for its destruction.

13I will put my bow in the cloud and it will be for a sign of the agreement between me and the earth.

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Cross References

Genesis 9:17And God said to Noah, This is the sign of the agreement which I have made between me and all flesh on the earth.

Exodus 12:13And the blood will be a sign on the houses where you are: when I see the blood I will go over you, and no evil will come on you for your destruction, when my hand is on the land of Egypt.

Joshua 2:12So now, will you give me your oath by the Lord, that, because I have been kind to you, you will be kind to my father's house,

1 Corinthians 11:23For it was handed down to me from the Lord, as I gave it to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night when Judas was false to him, took bread,

Matthew Henry on Genesis 9:9-12

God's Covenant with Noah. ( b. c. 2347.) 8 And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying, 9 And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you; 10 And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth. 11 And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a… Read the whole commentary →

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