Genesis 9:14

And whenever I make a cloud come over the earth, the bow will be seen in the cloud,

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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

In Context

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

15And I will keep in mind the agreement between me and you and every living thing; and never again will there be a great flow of waters causing destruction to all flesh.

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Cross References

Psalms 147:8By his hand the heaven is covered with clouds and rain is stored up for the earth; he makes the grass tall on the mountains.

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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