
Genesis 9:8-17
First Sunday in Lent B
8 Then GodA saidB to NoahC and to his sonsD with him,E
9 “As for me,F I am establishingG my covenantH with you
and your descendantsI afterJ you 10 and with everyK livingL
creatureM that is with you, the birds,N the domestic animals,O and every animalP of the earthQ with you,
as many asR came outS of the ark.T, U
11 I establish my covenant with you, that never againV shall allW fleshX be cut offY
by the watersZ of a flood,AA and never again shall there beBB a flood to destroyCC the earth.”
12 God said, “This is the signDD of the covenant that I makeEE betweenFF me andGG you and every living creature that is with you,
for all futureHH generations:II 13 I have setJJ my bowKK
in the clouds,LL and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me andMM the earth. 14 NNWhen I bringOO clouds over the earth and the bow is seenPP in the clouds,
15 I will rememberQQ my covenant that is between me andRR you andSS every living creature of all flesh, and the waters shall never again becomeTT a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlastingUU covenant between God andVV every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.”
17 God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me andWW all flesh that is on the earth.”
Image credit: “Dove and Rainbow” by Ger van Iersal, 2011.