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10 Bible Verses About Rainbows

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  • In Genesis 9:12-16 God calls the bow in the cloud the sign of his covenant with Noah, his descendants and every living creature, that a flood will never again destroy the earth.
  • The Hebrew word for the rainbow in Genesis 9 and Ezekiel 1:28 is qesheth, the ordinary word for an archer’s bow.
  • Genesis 9:16 says God will see the bow and remember the everlasting covenant.
  • Isaiah 54:9 calls the promise made in Noah’s day an oath and uses it as the pattern for God’s oath not to be angry with the woman the chapter calls “O barren one” and “O afflicted one.”
  • The New Testament word, iris, occurs twice: around God’s throne in Revelation 4:3 and over a mighty angel’s head in Revelation 10:1.

In the Bible, the rainbow is the sign of God’s covenant never again to destroy the earth by flood. Genesis 9:12-16 gives it that meaning. In Ezekiel 1:28 the brightness around the figure on God’s throne looks like a bow in the cloud, and in Revelation 4:3 a rainbow surrounds the throne. Isaiah 54:9 recalls the promise made in Noah’s day as an oath. The Hebrew word in Genesis 9 and Ezekiel 1:28 is qesheth, the ordinary word for an…

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Scripture quotations are from the English Standard Version, except Sirach 43:11-12, which is from the New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition.

Strong’s Hebrew 7198, קֶשֶׁת (qesheth): bow; the Brown-Driver-Briggs entry there lists the rainbow sense for Genesis 9:13, 14 and 16 and Ezekiel 1:28. biblehub.com/hebrew/7198

Strong’s Greek 2463, ἶρις (iris): rainbow; two New Testament occurrences, Revelation 4:3 and 10:1. biblehub.com/greek/2463

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. New American Bible, Revised Edition: Introduction to Sirach. usccb.org

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