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Genesis 9:13

My bow, have I set in the cloud,—and it shall be for a sign of a covenant, betwixt me and the earth;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 am granting betwixt me and you, and every living soul that is with you,—to age-abiding generations:—

14and it shall be when I draw a veil of cloud over the earth,—and the bow in the cloud appeareth,

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Cross References

Revelation 4:3and, he that was sitting, [was] like in appearance to a jasper stone and a sardius, and [there was] a rainbow round about the throne, like in appearance 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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