8 Then God said to Noah and his sons with him, 9 "Behold, I now establish My covenant with you and your descendants after you, 10 and with every living creature that was with you — the birds, the livestock, and every beast of the earth— every living thing that came out of the ark. 11 And I establish My covenant with you: Never again will all life be cut off by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth."

12 And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant I am making between Me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: 13 I have set My rainbow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.