Genesis 9:13

I have placed my bow in the cloud and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the inhabitants of the earth.

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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

12God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make for all time between me and you and every living creature that is with you:

14Whenever I bring a cloud over the earth and the bow is seen in the cloud,

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Cross References

Revelation 4:3He who was seated on it was in appearance like a jasper and a sardius; and around the throne there was a rainbow of the color of 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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