I've set my rainbow in the sky to symbolize the covenant between me and the earth.

When the rainbow is in the clouds, I will observe it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living beings on the earth."

God also said, "Here's the symbol that represents the covenant that I'm making between me and you and every living being with you, for all future generations:

God also told Noah, "This is the symbol of the covenant that I've established between me and everything that lives on the earth."

Later, God told Noah and his sons,

and with every living creature that is with you the flying creatures, the livestock, and all the wildlife of the earth that are with you all the earth's animals that came out of the ark.

Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow becomes visible in the clouds,

I'll remember my covenant between me and you and every living creature, so that water will never again become a flood to destroy all living beings.

The appearance of the radiant light resembled that of a rainbow shining in a cloud on a rainy day. This was what the appearance of the form of the glory of the LORD resembled. When I saw all of this, I fell flat on my face. Then I heard a voice speaking.

Now as for you, be productive and multiply; spread out over the land and multiply throughout it."

I will establish my covenant with you: No living beings will ever be cut off again by flood waters, and there will never again be a flood that destroys the earth."

God blessed Noah and his sons and ordered them, "Be productive, multiply, and fill the earth.

"For this is like the waters of Noah to me, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again spread over the earth; so have I sworn that I won't be angry with you again and that I won't rebuke you.

The person sitting there looked like jasper and carnelian, and there was a rainbow around the throne that looked like an emerald.

"Pay attention! I'm establishing my covenant with you and with your descendants after you,

Then Abram fell to the ground as God continued speaking to him.

Then I saw another powerful angel come down from heaven. He was dressed in a cloud, and there was a rainbow over his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like columns of fire.

"Every living, moving creature will be food for you. Just as I gave you green plants before, so now you have everything.

and it rained throughout the earth for 40 days and 40 nights.

All the living creatures of the earth will be filled with fear and terror of you from now on, including all the creatures that fly in the sky, everything that crawls on the ground, and all the fish of the ocean. They've been assigned to live under your dominion.

Flashes of lightning, noises, and peals of thunder came from the throne. Burning in front of the throne were seven flaming torches, which are the seven spirits of God.

and saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky.

However, you are not to eat meat with its life that is, its blood in it!

These three were Noah's sons, and from these men the whole earth was repopulated.

Do you know how God ordains them, and makes his lightning to flash throughout his clouds?

From above the canopy that was spread out over their heads, there appeared to be something reminiscent of a throne, resembling sapphire in form.

Also, I will certainly demand an accounting regarding bloodshed, from every animal and from every human being. I'll demand an accounting from every human being for the life of another human being.

Then I looked, and there was a white cloud! On the cloud sat someone who was like the Son of Man, with a gold victor's crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.