Genesis 9:14

Whenever I make clouds form over the earth and the rainbow appears,

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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've placed my rainbow in the clouds, and this will be the sign of my agreement with you and with all life on earth.

15it will remind me of my agreement between me and you and every kind of living creature that floodwaters won't ever again destroy all life.

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Cross References

Psalms 147:8He covers the sky with clouds to bring rain to the earth, and makes the grass grow on the hills.

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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