And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.
I will make a promise with you: never again will all living things be destroyed by flood waters, and there will never again be a flood that destroys the whole earth.
God is making an unbreakable promise to Noah that He will never again destroy all life on earth with a worldwide flood.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical account, God had just sent a great flood to cleanse the earth of rampant sin, sparing only Noah and his family along with pairs of animals on the ark. After the floodwaters receded, God established a covenant with Noah to reassure humanity of His mercy. This promise, recorded in Genesis 9, included the sign of the rainbow as a symbol of God's commitment to never again destroy the earth with a flood.
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