KJV ORIGINAL
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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✦ MADE SIMPLE
And the rainbow will be in the clouds, and I will look at it to remember the eternal promise I made between God and every living creature on the earth.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is saying that whenever He sees a rainbow, it will remind Him of His eternal promise to never destroy the earth by flood again.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes right after the great flood when Noah and his family were the only humans saved on the ark. God had just made a covenant (promise) with Noah that He would never again destroy the earth with a worldwide flood. The rainbow was given as a sign of this promise between God and all living creatures.
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