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Genesis 9:16

Covenant and promisesGod's faithfulness

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.

And whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of every kind that is on the earth.”

17 So God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between Me and every creature on the earth.”

18 The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham was the father of Canaan.

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BSB
And whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of every kind that is on the earth.”
KJV
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.
WEB
The rainbow will be in the cloud. I will look at it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.”
ASV
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.
DARBY
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 soul of all flesh that is upon the earth.
BLB
And the bow shall be in the cloud, and I will look on it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and between every living soul of all flesh that [is] on the earth.”
ÅB
Og buen skal stå i skyen, og jeg vil se på den og komme i hu den evige pakt mellom Gud og alt levende av alt kjød som er på jorden.
OTB
Når regnbuen er i skyene, vil jeg se den og huske den evige pakt mellom Gud og alle levende skapninger av alle slag på jorden."
B1930
Og buen skal stå i skyen, og jeg vil se på den og komme i hu den evige pakt mellem Gud og alt levende av alt kjød som er på jorden.

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  • Jeremiah 32:40

    I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put My fear in their hearts, so that they will never turn away from Me.

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  • Isaiah 54:8–10

    In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer.

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  • Genesis 17:19

    But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.

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  • 2 Samuel 23:5

    Is not my house right with God? For He has established with me an everlasting covenant, ordered and secured in every part. Will He not bring about my full salvation and my every desire?

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  • Genesis 17:13

    Whether they are born in your household or purchased, they must be circumcised. My covenant in your flesh will be an everlasting covenant.

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  • Hebrews 13:20

    Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,

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  • Genesis 8:21–22

    When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done.

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  • Psalms 89:3–4

    You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant:

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