Genesis 9:12

12 God said, "This is 1the sign of the covenant which I am making between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all successive generations;

Genesis 9:12 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 9:12

And God said, this is the token of the covenant which I
make between me and you
Meaning the bow in the cloud, and which might be formed in the cloud at this time, that Noah might see it, and know it when he saw it again, and seems to be pointed unto: "this is the token"; or sign of the covenant made between God and Noah, and his sons: and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual
generations;
which more clearly shows and proves, that this covenant reaches to all creatures that then were, or should be in all ages, to the end of the world.

Genesis 9:12 In-Context

10 and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you; of all that comes out of the ark, even every beast of the earth.
11 "I establish My covenant with you; and all flesh shall never again be cut off by the water of the flood, neither shall there again be a flood to destroy the earth."
12 God said, "This is the sign of the covenant which I am making between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all successive generations;
13 I set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth.
14 "It shall come about, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow will be seen in the cloud,

Cross References 1

  • 1. Genesis 9:13, 17; Genesis 17:11

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or "everlasting generations"
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