Genesis 9:16

Whenever the bow is seen in the cloud, I will see it and remember the everlasting agreement between God and every living creature on earth,”

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In The King James Version

And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.

In Context

15I will remember the agreement which is between me and you and every living creature; and the waters will never again become a flood to destroy all living things.

17God said to Noah, “it is the sign of the covenant which I have made with everything that lives on earth.”

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Cross References

Genesis 9:9“Now I make this covenant with you and with your descendants

Genesis 17:13The slave who is born in your house and the one who is bought with your money must be circumcised. The sign of my covenant will be in your flesh – an everlasting agreement.

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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