KJV ORIGINAL
I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
I am placing my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the promise I'm making between myself and the earth.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is placing the rainbow in the sky as a visible reminder of His promise to never again destroy the earth with a flood.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes after the great flood when Noah and his family were the only humans who survived. God had just destroyed the earth with water because of humanity's wickedness, but now He's making a covenant promising never to do so again. The rainbow becomes God's chosen sign of this eternal promise to all living creatures.
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