“”Then God told Noah and his sons, “I hereby confirm My covenant with you and your descendants, and with all the animals that were on the boat with you. – the birds, the livestock, and all the wild animals – every living creature on earth. Yes, I am confirming My covenant with you. Never again will floodwaters kill all living creatures; never again will a flood destroy the earth.”
Then God said, “I giving you a sign of My covenant with you and will all living creatures, for all generations to come. I have placed My rainbow in the clouds. It is the sign My covenant with you and with all the earth. When I send clouds over the earth, the rainbow will appear in the clouds, and I will remember My covenant with you and with all living creatures. Never again will the floodwaters destroy all life. When I see the rainbow in the clouds, I will remember the eternal covenant between God and every living creature on earth.” Then God said to Noah, “Yes this rainbow is the sign of the covenant I am confirming with all the creatures on earth.”” (Genesis 9, vv. 8-17, NLT)