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It is the sign of my covenant with you and with all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have set My rainbow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall serve as a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />I set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />I set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I put My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I set My rainbow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have placed my bow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have placed My bow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will put my rainbow in the clouds to be a sign of my promise to the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I am putting my bow in the clouds. It will be the sign of my covenant with the world. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I've set my rainbow in the sky to symbolize the covenant between me and the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have set My rainbow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will place my rainbow in the clouds, and it will become a guarantee of the covenant between me and the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be a sign of a covenant between me and the earth. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />My bow I have given in the cloud, and it has been for a token of a covenant between Me and the earth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> My bow I have given in the cloud, and it hath been for a token of a covenant between Me and the earth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between me and between the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I will set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be the sign of a covenant between me, and between the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I will place my arc in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the pact between myself and the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I set my bow in the clouds to serve as a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between me and the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />My rainbow I have given in the clouds, and it shall be the sign of my covenant between me and the Earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I have set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between Me and the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of covenant between me and the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/9-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=1955" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/9.htm">The Covenant of the Rainbow</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>And 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 generations to come: <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯat·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I have set</a> <a href="/hebrew/7198.htm" title="7198: qaš·tî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A bow. From qashah in the original sense of bending: a bow, for shooting or the iris.">My rainbow</a> <a href="/hebrew/6051.htm" title="6051: be·‘ā·nān (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A cloud mass, cloud. From anan; a cloud, i.e. The nimbus or thunder-cloud.">in the clouds,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yə·ṯāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">and it will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/226.htm" title="226: lə·’ō·wṯ (Prep-l:: N-csc) -- A sign. Probably from 'uwth; a signal, as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.">a sign</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: bə·rîṯ (N-fs) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">of the covenant</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: bê·nî (Prep:: 1cs) -- An interval, space between. ">between</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: ū·ḇên (Conj-w:: Prep) -- An interval, space between. ">Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">and the earth.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>Whenever I form clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/1-28.htm">Ezekiel 1:28</a></span><br />The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-3.htm">Revelation 4:3</a></span><br />The One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-9.htm">Isaiah 54:9-10</a></span><br />“For 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 that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you. / Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/10-1.htm">Revelation 10:1</a></span><br />Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-37.htm">Psalm 89:37</a></span><br />like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-19.htm">Revelation 21:19-20</a></span><br />The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, / the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Isaiah 55:3</a></span><br />Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-6.htm">2 Peter 3:6-7</a></span><br />through which the world of that time perished in the flood. / And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-9.htm">Psalm 104:9</a></span><br />You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-35.htm">Jeremiah 31:35-36</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name: / “Only if this fixed order departed from My presence, declares the LORD, would Israel’s descendants ever cease to be a nation before Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-37.htm">Matthew 24:37-39</a></span><br />As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. / For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-26.htm">Luke 17:26-27</a></span><br />Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man: / People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-7.htm">Hebrews 11:7</a></span><br />By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-22.htm">Job 38:22-23</a></span><br />Have you entered the storehouses of snow or observed the storehouses of hail, / which I hold in reserve for times of trouble, for the day of war and battle?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-10.htm">Isaiah 11:10</a></span><br />On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/1-28.htm">Ezekiel 1:28</a></b></br> As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so <i>was</i> the appearance of the brightness round about. This <i>was</i> the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw <i>it</i>, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/4-3.htm">Revelation 4:3</a></b></br> And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and <i>there was</i> a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/10-1.htm">Revelation 10:1</a></b></br> And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow <i>was</i> upon his head, and his face <i>was</i> as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/9-12.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/revelation/22-8.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/revelation/14-16.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/revelation/1-7.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/genesis/9-12.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/genesis/9-11.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/revelation/10-1.htm">Rainbow</a> <a href="/genesis/9-12.htm">Sign</a> <a href="/genesis/9-12.htm">Token</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/9-15.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/genesis/9-14.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/genesis/9-14.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/genesis/9-14.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/genesis/9-15.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/genesis/9-14.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/9-14.htm">Rainbow</a> <a href="/genesis/9-17.htm">Sign</a> <a href="/genesis/9-17.htm">Token</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-1.htm">God blesses Noah and his sons, and grants them flesh for food.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-4.htm">Blood and murder are forbidden.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-8.htm">God's covenant, of which the rainbow was constituted a pledge.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-18.htm">Noah's family replenishes the world.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-20.htm">Noah plants a vineyard,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-21.htm">Is drunken, and mocked by his son;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-25.htm">Curses Canaan;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-26.htm">Blesses Shem;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-27.htm">Prays for Japheth, and dies.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I have set My rainbow in the clouds</b><br>This phrase introduces the rainbow as a divine creation and symbol. The rainbow is not merely a natural phenomenon but is presented as a deliberate act of God. In the biblical context, the rainbow appears after the flood, symbolizing God's mercy and the end of His judgment upon the earth. The rainbow's appearance in the clouds signifies God's presence and His control over creation. Theologically, it represents God's promise and faithfulness, as He sets it in the sky as a reminder of His covenant. The rainbow's arch, reaching from earth to heaven, can be seen as a type of Christ, who bridges the gap between God and humanity.<p><b>and it will be a sign of the covenant</b><br>The term "sign" indicates that the rainbow is a visible reminder of an invisible promise. In biblical terms, a covenant is a solemn agreement between God and His people. This particular covenant is unconditional, meaning it does not depend on human actions but solely on God's promise. The rainbow as a sign is a recurring theme in Scripture, where God often uses physical symbols to represent spiritual truths. For example, circumcision is a sign of the Abrahamic covenant, and the Sabbath is a sign of the Mosaic covenant. The rainbow, therefore, serves as a perpetual reminder of God's grace and His commitment to never again destroy the earth with a flood.<p><b>between Me and the earth</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the universal scope of the covenant. Unlike other covenants in the Bible that are made with specific individuals or nations, this covenant is made with the entire earth and all its inhabitants. It underscores God's sovereignty over all creation and His care for the world He has made. The covenant is not just with humanity but with every living creature, highlighting the interconnectedness of all life. This universal aspect of the covenant points forward to the New Testament, where the gospel is extended to all nations, fulfilling God's plan for redemption through Jesus Christ. The phrase also reflects the biblical theme of God's ongoing relationship with His creation, which He sustains and preserves.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Creator who establishes the covenant with Noah and all living creatures, signifying His promise with the rainbow.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/n/noah.htm">Noah</a></b><br>The righteous man chosen by God to survive the flood and repopulate the earth.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_rainbow.htm">The Rainbow</a></b><br>A divine sign set in the clouds as a reminder of God's covenant with the earth.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_covenant.htm">The Covenant</a></b><br>A solemn agreement initiated by God, promising never to destroy all life with a flood again.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a></b><br>The recipient of God's covenant, representing all living creatures and the natural world.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>The rainbow is a perpetual reminder of God's faithfulness and His promises. Just as He kept His promise to Noah, He remains faithful to His promises today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>God's covenant with Noah is a precursor to the new covenant through Jesus Christ. It highlights God's desire for a relationship with humanity based on His terms and promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_rainbow.htm">Symbolism of the Rainbow</a></b><br>The rainbow serves as a symbol of hope and assurance. In times of trouble, believers can look to God's promises for comfort and strength.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/environmental_stewardship.htm">Environmental Stewardship</a></b><br>The covenant includes the earth, reminding us of our responsibility to care for God's creation as stewards of His world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/remembrance_and_reflection.htm">Remembrance and Reflection</a></b><br>The rainbow encourages believers to remember God's past acts of salvation and reflect on His ongoing work in their lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_the_rainbow's_meaning_conflict.htm">Does the rainbow as a divine sign conflict with its scientific explanation (Genesis 9:13)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_bread_and_wine's_miracles_fit_science.htm">In Matthew 26:26–29, how can the supernatural implications of the bread and wine be reconciled with scientific understanding of physical substances? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/which_ancient_tales_describe_a_flood.htm">What ancient stories describe a great flood?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_a_rainbow_symbolize.htm">What does a rainbow symbolize?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I do set</span>. Literally, <span class="accented">I have given, or placed</span>, an indication that the atmospheric phenomenon referred to had already frequently appeared (Syriac, Arabic, Aben Ezra, Chrysostom, Calvin, Willet, Murphy, Wordsworth, Kalisch, Lange). The contrary opinion has been maintained that it now for the first time appeared (Bush, Keil, Delitzsch), or at least that the historian thought so (Knobel); but unless there had been no rain, or the laws of light and the atmospheric conditions of the earth had been different from what they are at present, it must have been a frequent spectacle in the primeval heavens. <span class="cmt_word">My bow.</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the rainbow, <span class="greek">τόξον</span> (LXX.), (cf. <a href="/ezekiel/1-28.htm">Ezekiel 1:28</a>). The ordinary rainbow consists of a series of successive zones or bands of polarized light, forming little concentric circles in the sky, and having a common center almost always below the horizon, and diametrically opposite to the sun. It is produced by the refraction and reflection of the sun's light through the spherical raindrops on which the rays fall, and, accordingly, must always appear, with a greater or a lesser degree of visibility, when the two material agencies come in contact The part of the sky on which the rainbow is thrown is much more bright within than without the bow. The outer space is dark, almost black; and the inner space, on the contrary, melts into the violet almost insensibly (Nichol's 'Cyclopedia of the Sciences,' art. Rainbow). It is here styled God's bow, as being his workmanship (cf. Ecclus. 43:12), and his seal appended to his covenant (<a href="/genesis/9-17.htm">Genesis 9:17</a>). <span class="cmt_word">In the cloud</span>, <span class="hebrew">עָנָן</span> <span class="accented">that which veils the heavens</span>, from a root signifying to cover (Gesenius). <span class="cmt_word">And it shall be for a token,</span> <span class="hebrew">לְאות</span> = <span class="greek">εἰς</span> <span class="greek">σημεῖον</span>, (LXX.). In Greek mythology the rainbow is designated by a name (Iris) which is at least connected with <span class="greek">εἴρω</span>, to speak, and <span class="greek">εἰρήνη</span>, peace; is represented as the daughter of Thaumas (wonder), and Electra (brightness) the daughter of Oceanus; is assigned the office of messenger to the king and queen of Olympus; and is depicted as set in heaven for a sign (Homer, 'I1,' 11:27; 17:547, 548; 24:144, 159; Virgil, AEn.,' 4:694; 5:606; Ovid, 'Met.,' 1:270; 11:585). The Persians seem to have associated the rainbow with similar ideas. An old picture, mentioned by Stolberg, represents a winged boy on a rainbow with an old man kneeling in a posture, of worship. The Hindoos describe the rainbow as a warlike weapon in the hands of Indras their god, "<span class="accented">with</span> which he hurls flashing darts upon the impious giants;" but also as a symbol of peace exhibited to man "when the combat of the heavens is silenced." By the Chinese it is regarded as the harbinger of troubles and misfortunes on earth, and by the old Scandinavians as a bridge uniting earth and heaven ('Kalisch on Genesis,' pp. 223, 224). Traditional reflections of the Biblical narrative, they do not "account for the application in the Pentateuch of the rainbow to a very remarkable purpose," or "explain why the New Testament represents the rainbow as an attribute of the Divine throne," or "why angels are sent as messengers on earth" (Kalisch); but are themselves accounted for and explained by it. The institution of the rainbow as a sign clearly negatives the idea (Aquinas, Cajetan) that it was originally and naturally a sign; which, if it was, "it was a lying sign," since the Flood came notwithstanding its prognostications (Willet). <span class="cmt_word">Of a covenant</span>. "<span class="accented">The</span> bow in the hands of man was an instrument of battle (<a href="/genesis/48-22.htm">Genesis 48:22</a>; <a href="/psalms/7-12.htm">Psalm 7:12</a>; <a href="/proverbs/6-2.htm">Proverbs 6:2</a>; <a href="/zechariah/9-10.htm">Zechariah 9:10</a>); but the bow bent by the hand of God has become a symbol of peace" (Wordsworth). <span class="cmt_word">Between me and the earth.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/9-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I have set</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתַ֖תִּי</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯat·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My rainbow</span><br /><span class="heb">קַשְׁתִּ֕י</span> <span class="translit">(qaš·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7198.htm">Strong's 7198: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bow, for, shooting, the iris</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the clouds,</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּֽעָנָ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(be·‘ā·nān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6051.htm">Strong's 6051: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cloud, the nimbus, thunder-cloud</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and it will be</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָֽיְתָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a sign</span><br /><span class="heb">לְא֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_226.htm">Strong's 226: </a> </span><span class="str2">A signal, as a, flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the covenant</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרִ֔ית</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">between</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּינִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(bê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> </span><span class="str2">An interval, space between</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Me</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבֵ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> </span><span class="str2">An interval, space between</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the earth.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָֽרֶץ׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/9-13.htm">Genesis 9:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/9-13.htm">Genesis 9:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/9-13.htm">Genesis 9:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/9-13.htm">Genesis 9:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/9-13.htm">Genesis 9:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/9-13.htm">Genesis 9:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/9-13.htm">Genesis 9:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/9-13.htm">Genesis 9:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/9-13.htm">Genesis 9:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/9-13.htm">Genesis 9:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/9-13.htm">OT Law: Genesis 9:13 I set my rainbow in the cloud (Gen. 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