Genesis 9:13

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

Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)

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 give between me and you, and to every living soul that is with you, for perpetual generations.

14And when I shall cover the sky with clouds, my bow shall appear in the clouds:

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Cross References

Revelation 4:3And he that sat was to the sight like the jasper and the sardine stone. And there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.

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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