Genesis 9:8-16

8God also said to Noah and his sons,

9“I am going to make my promise  to you, your descendants,

10and every living being that is with you—birds, domestic animals, and all the wild animals, all those that came out of the ship—every living thing on earth.

11I am making my promise to you. Never again will all life be killed by floodwaters. Never again will there be a flood that destroys the earth.”

12God said, “This is the sign of the promise I am giving to you and every living being that is with you for generations to come.

13I will put my rainbow in the clouds to be a sign of my promise to the earth.

14Whenever I form clouds over the earth, a rainbow will appear in the clouds.

15Then I will remember my promise to you and every living animal. Never again will water become a flood to destroy all life.

16Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember my everlasting promise to every living animal on earth.”