Genesis 7:17

Good News Translation

The flood continued for forty days, and the water became deep enough for the boat to float.

Cross References

Genesis 7:12

and rain fell on the earth for forty days and nights.

Genesis 7:16

as God had commanded. Then the Lord shut the door behind Noah.

Genesis 7:18

The water became deeper, and the boat drifted on the surface.

Genesis 7:4

Seven days from now I am going to send rain that will fall for forty days and nights, in order to destroy all the living beings that I have made.”

Amos 9:6

The Lord builds his home in the heavens, and over the earth he puts the dome of the sky. He calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the earth. His name is the Lord!