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Genesis 9:13

Covenant and promisesHope

11 And I establish My covenant with you: Never again will all life be cut off by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.”

12 And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between Me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come:

I have set My rainbow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.

14 Whenever I form clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds,

15 I will remember My covenant between Me and you and every living creature of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
I have set My rainbow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.
KJV
I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
WEB
I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be a sign of a covenant between me and the earth.
ASV
I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
DARBY
I set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be for a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.
BLB
My bow I have set in the cloud, and it shall be for [a] sign of the covenant between Me and between the earth.
ÅB
Min bue setter jeg i skyen, og den skal være et tegn på pakten mellom meg og jorden.
OTB
Jeg har satt min regnbue i skyene, og den skal være tegnet på pakten mellom meg og jorden.
B1930
Min bue setter jeg i skyen, og den skal være et tegn på pakten mellem mig og jorden.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 1:28

    The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking.

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  • Revelation 10:1

    Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.

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  • Revelation 4:3

    The One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.

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