Genesis 17:7
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
Study Note
Study Note
'And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.' The Abrahamic covenant's central formula — 'I will be their God' — is declared everlasting and extended through generations, establishing the relational backbone of the entire Bible. Galatians 3:29 applies it to those who belong to Christ: 'if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.' The covenant formula 'I will be your God and you shall be my people' recurs from Exodus 6:7 through Jeremiah 31:33 to Revelation 21:3 — the story of Scripture is the story of God keeping this promise.
Other Translations
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.
`And I have established My covenant between Me and thee, and thy seed after thee, to their generations, for a covenant age-during, to become God to thee, and to thy seed after thee;
And I will make between me and you and your seed after you through all generations, an eternal agreement to be a God to you and to your seed after you.
Cross References
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