Genesis 9:15

I will remember My covenant between Me and you and every living creature of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God addresses Noah and every living creature immediately after the flood recedes, declaring a post-judgment boundary. This statement follows the direct observation of the rainbow appearing in the clouds.

The words — The Hebrew verb זָכַרְתִּי (za.khar.Ti) literally means "I will remember," coupled with בְּרִיתִי (be.ri.Ti) for "My covenant." These terms frame the promise as active divine retention rather than mere recollection.

The thread — This covenantal pattern appears in Deuteronomy 7:9 where God actively keeps His covenant, Isaiah 54:8 which ties divine compassion to everlasting kindness, and Ezekiel 16:60 where God recalls a past covenant to establish an everlasting one.

Why it lands — The text establishes that the guarantee against universal destruction rests on God’s own commitment, not human maintenance. It requires the reader to recognize that the stated limit on judgment is currently in force and will be upheld.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.
Isaiah 54:8 In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer.
Ezekiel 16:60 But I will remember the covenant I made with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you.
Exodus 28:12 Fasten both stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel. Aaron is to bear their names on his two shoulders as a memorial before the LORD.
Leviticus 26:42 then I will remember My covenant with Jacob and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.
1 Kings 8:23 and said: “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth below, keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.
Psalms 106:45 And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.
Nehemiah 9:32 So now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His gracious covenant, do not view lightly all the hardship that has come upon us, and upon our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors and all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today.
Jeremiah 14:21 For the sake of Your name do not despise us; do not disgrace Your glorious throne. Remember Your covenant with us; do not break it.
Luke 1:72 to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,