Genesis 9:16
Read Genesis 9:16 Using Other Translations
What does Genesis 9:16 mean?
And the bow shall be in the cloud
Not whenever there is a cloud, but at some certain times, when
that and the sun are in a proper position to form one, and when
divine wisdom sees right there should be one; then it appears and
continues for a time, and as the cloud becomes thinner and
thinner, it disappears: 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;
not that forgetfulness, or remembrance, properly speaking, belong
to God, but this is said after the manner of men; who by this
token may be assured, whenever they see the bow in the cloud,
that God is not unmindful of the covenant he has made with all
creatures, and which is to continue to the end of the world.
