Genesis 9:12 Parallel Translations

God said, "This is the sign of the promise I am giving to you and every living being that is with you for generations to come.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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:

ASV:

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:

BBE:

And God said, This is the sign of the agreement which I make between me and you and every living thing with you, for all future generations:

DBY:

And God said, This is the sign of the covenant that I set between me and you and every living soul that is with you, for everlasting generations:

ERV:

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:

JPS:

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:

WBS:

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.

WEB:

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:

YLT:

And God saith, 'This is a token of the covenant which I am giving between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you, to generations age-during;

Genesis 9:12 Cross References

XREF:

Genesis 9:13 I set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth.

Genesis 9:17 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."

Genesis 17:11 "And you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin, and it shall be the sign of the covenant between Me and you. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

MHC:

9:8-17 As the old world was ruined, to be a monument of justice, so this world remains to this day a monument of mercy. But sin, that drowned the old world, will burn this. Articles of agreement among men are sealed, that what is promised may be the more solemn, and the doing of what is covenanted the more sure to mutual satisfaction. The seal of this covenant was the rainbow, which, it is likely, was seen in the clouds before, but was never a seal of the covenant till now it was made so. The rainbow appears when we have most reason to fear the rain prevailing; God then shows this seal of the promise, that it shall not prevail. The thicker the cloud, the brighter the bow in the cloud. Thus, as threatening afflictions abound, encouraging consolations much more abound. The rainbow is the reflection of the beams of the sun shining upon or through the drops of rain: all the glory of the seals of the covenant are derived from Christ, the Sun of righteousness. And he will shed a glory on the tears of his saints. A bow speaks terror, but this has neither string nor arrow; and a bow alone will do little hurt. It is a bow, but it is directed upward, not toward the earth; for the seals of the covenant were intended to comfort, not to terrify. As God looks upon the bow, that he may remember the covenant, so should we, that we may be mindful of the covenant with faith and thankfulness. Without revelation this gracious assurance could not be known; and without faith it can be of no use to us; and thus it is as to the still greater dangers to which all are exposed, and as to the new covenant with its blessings.

CONC:

Age-during Agreement Covenant Creature Everlasting Future Generations Giving Making Perpetual Sign Soul Successive Token

Age-During Agreement Covenant Creature Future Generations Making Perpetual Sign Soul Successive Token

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