Genesis 9:16

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When the rainbow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    The rainbow shall be in the cloud, and I will look upon it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    The bowe shalbe in the cloudes and I wyll loke vpon it to remembre the euerlastynge testament betwene God and all that lyveth vppon the erth what soeuer flesh it be.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Therfore shall my bowe be in the cloudes, that I maye loke vpon it, and remembre the euerlastynge couenaunt, betwixte God and all liuynge creatures in all flesh that is vpon earth.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Therefore the bowe shalbe in the cloude, that I may see it, and remember the euerlasting couenant betweene God, and euery liuing thing in all flesh that is vpon the earth.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the bowe shalbe in the cloude, and I wyll loke vpon it, that I may thinke vpon the euerlasting couenaunt, betweene god and euery liuing creature in all fleshe that is vpon the earth.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and the bow hath been in the cloud, and I have seen it -- to remember the covenant age-during between God and every living creature among all flesh which `is' on the earth.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the bow will be in the cloud, and looking on it, I will keep in mind the eternal agreement between God and every living thing on the earth.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When the rainbow is in the clouds, I will notice it and remember the perpetual covenant between God and all living creatures of all kinds that are on the earth.”

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 17:13 : 13 Every male born in your household or bought with your money must be circumcised. Thus, My covenant will be in your flesh as an everlasting covenant.
  • Gen 17:19 : 19 Then God said, "Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
  • 2 Sam 23:5 : 5 Is not my house right with God? He has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and secure. For He is all my salvation and all my desire, and He will not fail to make it grow.
  • Isa 54:8-9 : 8 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. 9 To me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn not to be angry with you or rebuke you. 10 Though the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, my steadfast love will not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be broken, says the Lord, who has compassion on you.
  • Isa 55:3 : 3 Incline your ear and come to me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David.
  • Jer 32:40 : 40 I will make with them an everlasting covenant; I will never turn away from doing good to them. I will put the fear of Me in their hearts so that they will not turn away from Me.
  • Heb 13:20 : 20 Now may the God of peace, who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant,
  • Ps 89:3-4 : 3 For I have said, 'Your steadfast love is established forever; in the heavens, you will make your faithfulness firm.' 4 I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have sworn to David, my servant:
  • Gen 8:21-22 : 21 The LORD smelled the pleasing aroma and said in His heart, "Never again will I curse the ground because of humans, even though every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood. Nor will I ever again destroy all living creatures, as I have done. 22 For as long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease."
  • Gen 9:9-9 : 9 'Behold, I am establishing My covenant with you and with your descendants after you, 10 and with every living creature that is with you—the birds, the livestock, and all the creatures of the earth—that came out of the ark with you, every living thing on the earth. 11 I establish My covenant with you: Never again will all flesh be destroyed by the waters of a flood, and never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.
  • Gen 17:7 : 7 I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

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    92%

    8Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him,

    9'Behold, I am establishing My covenant with you and with your descendants after you,

    10and with every living creature that is with you—the birds, the livestock, and all the creatures of the earth—that came out of the ark with you, every living thing on the earth.

    11I establish My covenant with you: Never again will all flesh be destroyed by the waters of a flood, and never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.

    12And 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 future generations:

    13I have set My bow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.'

    14Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow becomes visible in the clouds,

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

  • Gen 9:17
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    17Then 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.'

  • Gen 8:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1And God remembered Noah, along with all the living creatures and the animals that were with him in the ark. And God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters began to subside.

    2The fountains of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens were closed, and the rain from the heavens was restrained.

  • Isa 54:9
    73%

    9To me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn not to be angry with you or rebuke you.

  • Gen 7:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4For in seven days I will cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe out every living thing I have made from the face of the ground.

    5And Noah did everything as the Lord commanded him.

  • Gen 6:17-19
    3 verses
    73%

    17And I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh that has the breath of life in it, under the heavens; everything that is on the earth will perish.

    18But I will establish My covenant with you, and you shall go into the ark—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you.

    19And of every living thing, of all flesh, you shall bring two of every kind into the ark to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female.

  • Gen 8:13-17
    5 verses
    72%

    13In the six hundred and first year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the waters dried up from the earth. Noah removed the covering of the ark and saw that the surface of the ground was dry.

    14By the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was completely dry.

    15Then God spoke to Noah, saying:

    16Leave the ark, you and your wife, your sons, and your sons' wives with you.

    17Bring out every living thing that is with you—all creatures, including birds, livestock, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth—so they can multiply on the earth, be fruitful, and increase in number.

  • Gen 9:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, 'Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth.'

    2The fear and dread of you will be upon every animal of the earth, every bird of the sky, every creature that moves on the ground, and all the fish of the sea; they are given into your hands.

  • Gen 6:8
    70%

    8But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.

  • Gen 7:12
    70%

    12And the rain fell on the earth for forty days and forty nights.

  • Ezek 16:60
    70%

    60Yet I will remember the covenant I made with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you.

  • Gen 8:21
    69%

    21The LORD smelled the pleasing aroma and said in His heart, "Never again will I curse the ground because of humans, even though every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood. Nor will I ever again destroy all living creatures, as I have done.

  • Gen 7:1
    69%

    1Then the Lord said to Noah, 'Enter the ark, you and all your household, because I have seen that you are righteous before me in this generation.'

  • Gen 6:13
    69%

    13Then God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh has come before Me, because the earth is filled with violence through them; behold, I am going to destroy them along with the earth.

  • Gen 8:6
    69%

    6At the end of forty days, Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made.

  • Gen 7:10
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    10And after seven days, the waters of the flood came upon the earth.

  • Gen 8:9-11
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    69%

    9But the dove found no resting place for the sole of her foot, so she returned to the ark, for the waters were still over the surface of the whole earth. Noah reached out his hand, took her, and brought her back to himself in the ark.

    10He waited another seven days and again sent out the dove from the ark.

    11The dove came back to him in the evening, and in her beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf. Noah then knew that the waters had receded from the earth.

  • Gen 17:7
    69%

    7I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

  • Lev 26:42
    69%

    42then I will remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.

  • Gen 7:23-24
    2 verses
    68%

    23Every living thing on the face of the earth was wiped out—human beings, animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky. They were destroyed from the earth, and only Noah and those with him in the ark remained.

    24The waters prevailed on the earth for one hundred and fifty days.

  • Gen 7:17-18
    2 verses
    68%

    17The flood continued on the earth for forty days. The waters rose and lifted the ark, and it was raised high above the earth.

    18The waters prevailed and increased greatly upon the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the waters.

  • Gen 9:28
    67%

    28After the flood, Noah lived three hundred and fifty years.

  • Gen 8:19
    67%

    19Every living thing, every creeping thing, every bird, and everything that moves on the earth went out of the ark, family by family.

  • Ezek 16:62
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    62I will establish my covenant with you, and you will know that I am the LORD.

  • Gen 7:8
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    8From the clean animals, from the animals that are not clean, from the birds, and from everything that crawls on the ground,