Genesis 9:15 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 9:15

13 I set ^aMy rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.

14 It shall be, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow shall be seen in the cloud;

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

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

17 And God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is on the earth.”

Noah and His Sons

18 Now the sons of Noah who went out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. ^aAnd Ham was the father of Canaan.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 9:15

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
I will [earnestly] remember My covenant {or} solemn pledge which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters will no more become a flood to destroy {and} make all flesh corrupt.

Contemporary English Version
I will remember my promise to you and to all other living creatures. Never again will I let floodwaters destroy all life.

Darby English Version
and I will remember my covenant which is between me and you and every living soul of all flesh; and the waters shall not henceforth become a flood to destroy all flesh.

Good News Bible
I will remember my promise to you and to all the animals that a flood will never again destroy all living beings.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
and I will remember My covenant, which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and never again shall the water become a flood to destroy all flesh.

New International Version
I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life.

New King James Version
and I will remember My covenant which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
and I will remember My covenant, which I made between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and never again shall the water become a flood to destroy all flesh.

Revised Standard Version
I will remember my covenant which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh.

Young's Literal Translation
and I have remembered My covenant which is between Me and you, and every living creature among all flesh, and the waters become no more a deluge to destroy all flesh;

New English Translation
then I will remember my covenant with you¹ and with all living creatures of all kinds.² Never again will the waters become a flood and destroy³ all living things.⁴

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