Genesis 7:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

For forty days the rain poured down without stopping. And the water became deeper and deeper, until the boat started floating high above the ground.

Cross References

Genesis 7:16

just as God had told him to do. And when they were all in the boat, God closed the door.

Genesis 7:4

Seven days from now I will send rain that will last for forty days and nights, and I will destroy all other living creatures I have made.

Amos 9:6

He built his palace in the heavens and let its foundations rest on the earth. He scoops up the ocean and empties it on the earth. His name is the LORD.