Genesis 9:13
I have set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth.
I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.
I set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of covenant between me and the earth.
Footnotes
| 340 | The Bow Strong’s #7198, qesheth. A bow. The root is qush #6983 to bait or lure as a trap was set by bending something into a bow shape. It appears there are two prophecies and thus two bows and two Clouds spoken of here. Elohim’s Bow, and the Bow seen in the cloud he beclounds/enclouds. The word means an archer’s bow. It is used to mean rainbow in this passage, and it was always thought that both instances in verse 13 and 14 spoke of a rainbow, but they do not. The first speaks of the promise between elohim and the Earth and his bow. The second speaks of the promise between elohim, Rest’s sons, and the Flesh and Blood and the bow that is not his. As we learn from Ezekiel 1 and 8 the lower half/loins of the Body become enshrouded by the Rainbow. “The [Rain]Bow” vs. “His Bow” For behold, Wicked-ones are marching the [rain]bow, they are setting-upright their piercer upon a remnant to shoot in darkness, to the level-ones of the heart, for the Foundations are being torn down; the just-one, what has he made? Psalm 11:2 literal If a man is not turning back, he is whetting his sword; He has bent his bow and is making her ready. Psalm 7:12 literal And his bow is abiding in strength, And the arms of his hands have been strengthened by the hands of the Mighty One of Heel… Gen. 49:24 literal He has marched his bow as an enemy, his right hand standing himself like a distressor, and is killing the whole of the desires of the eye [Gen. 2:9, 3:6], in the tent of the built-one of Zion he has poured out his wrath like the Fire. Lamentation 2:4 literal From the voice of a horseman and a shooting bow flee the whole of the City; they have gone in into the Dark Cloud and into the Rocks have ascended the whole of the forsaken City, and there is not sitting in them a man.” Jeremiah 4:29 literal |