Genesis 9:17
Parallel Verses
New International Version
So God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant I have established between me and all life on the earth."


English Standard Version
God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.”


New American Standard Bible
And God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is on the earth."


King James Bible
And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.


Holman Christian Standard Bible
God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant that I have confirmed between Me and every creature on earth."


International Standard Version
God also told Noah, "This is the symbol of the covenant that I've established between me and everything that lives on the earth."


American Standard Version
And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.


Douay-Rheims Bible
And God said to Noe: This shall be the sign of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh upon the earth.


Darby Bible Translation
And God said to Noah, This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.


Young's Literal Translation
And God saith unto Noah, 'This is a token of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is upon the earth.'


Commentaries
9:8-17 As the old world was ruined, to be a monument of justice, so this world remains to this day a monument of mercy. But sin, that drowned the old world, will burn this. Articles of agreement among men are sealed, that what is promised may be the more solemn, and the doing of what is covenanted the more sure to mutual satisfaction. The seal of this covenant was the rainbow, which, it is likely, was seen in the clouds before, but was never a seal of the covenant till now it was made so. The rainbow appears when we have most reason to fear the rain prevailing; God then shows this seal of the promise, that it shall not prevail. The thicker the cloud, the brighter the bow in the cloud. Thus, as threatening afflictions abound, encouraging consolations much more abound. The rainbow is the reflection of the beams of the sun shining upon or through the drops of rain: all the glory of the seals of the covenant are derived from Christ, the Sun of righteousness. And he will shed a glory on the tears of his saints. A bow speaks terror, but this has neither string nor arrow; and a bow alone will do little hurt. It is a bow, but it is directed upward, not toward the earth; for the seals of the covenant were intended to comfort, not to terrify. As God looks upon the bow, that he may remember the covenant, so should we, that we may be mindful of the covenant with faith and thankfulness. Without revelation this gracious assurance could not be known; and without faith it can be of no use to us; and thus it is as to the still greater dangers to which all are exposed, and as to the new covenant with its blessings.

13. I do set my bow in the cloud—set, that is, constitute or appoint. This common and familiar phenomenon being made the pledge of peace, its appearance when showers began to fall would be welcomed with the liveliest feelings of joy.
Genesis 9:16
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