Genesis 9:16
“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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the bow shall be in the cloud,.... Not whenever there is a cloud, but at some certain times, when that and the sun…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 9:8-17
- XXIX. The Covenant with Noah 13. קשׁת qeshet, “bow; related: be bent.” 14. ענן ‛ānan, “cover, cast over; noun:…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 9:12-17
Articles of agreement among men are usually sealed, that the covenants may be the more solemn, and the performances of…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
remember Used of God, cf. Gen 8:1. Here it suggests that the primitive tradition implied that God might forget, if it…
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