Reference

Genesis 9:14

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“And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:”
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And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:

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I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.

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And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:

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And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.

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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.

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While the verse describes a physical phenomenon, the "bow" is a sign of a covenant, which is a theological concept, not solely a literal event.

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Cross-References

Psalms 147:8Thematic

“Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.”

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