Genesis 7:19
The waters prevailed greatly on the earth, covering all the high mountains under the entire sky.
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Other Translations
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills under the whole heaven were covered.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered.
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And the waters prevayled excedingly above mesure vppo the erth so that all the hye hylles which are vnder all the partes of heaven were covered:
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Yee the waters preuayled and increased so sore vpon earth, that all the hye mountaynes vnder the whole heauen were couered.
Geneva Bible (1560)
The waters preuailed so exceedingly vpon the earth, that all the high mountaines, that are vnder the whole heauen, were couered.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And the waters preuayled exceedingly vpon the earth, and al the high hilles that are vnder the whole heauen, were couered.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that [were] under the whole heaven, were covered.
Webster's Bible (1833)
The waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth. All the high mountains that were under the whole sky were covered.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And the waters have been very very mighty on the earth, and covered are all the high mountains which `are' under the whole heavens;
American Standard Version (1901)
And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And the waters overcame everything on the earth; and all the mountains under heaven were covered.
World English Bible (2000)
The waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth. All the high mountains that were under the whole sky were covered.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
The waters completely inundated the earth so that even all the high mountains under the entire sky were covered.
Referenced Verses
- Job 12:15 : 15 "If He holds back the waters, they dry up; if He sends them out, they overwhelm the earth."
- Ps 46:2-3 : 2 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 3 Therefore, we will not fear, though the earth changes, and though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea.
- Ps 104:6-9 : 6 You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. 7 At Your rebuke they fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away. 8 The mountains rose, the valleys went down to the place You established for them. 9 You set a boundary they cannot cross; they will never again cover the earth.
- Jer 3:23 : 23 Surely the false worship on the hills and the commotion on the mountains is a deception. Truly, the salvation of Israel is in the LORD our God.
- 2 Pet 3:6 : 6 Through these, the world of that time was destroyed, being flooded with water.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Gen 7:20-245 verses93%
20The waters rose to a height of fifteen cubits above the mountains, covering them completely.
21Every living creature that moved on the earth perished—birds, livestock, wild animals, all creatures that swarm over the earth, and all mankind.
22Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died.
23Every living thing on the face of the earth was wiped out—human beings, animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky. They were destroyed from the earth, and only Noah and those with him in the ark remained.
24The waters prevailed on the earth for one hundred and fifty days.
- Gen 7:17-182 verses90%
17The flood continued on the earth for forty days. The waters rose and lifted the ark, and it was raised high above the earth.
18The waters prevailed and increased greatly upon the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the waters.
- Gen 7:10-123 verses81%
10And after seven days, the waters of the flood came upon the earth.
11In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst open, and the windows of the heavens were opened.
12And the rain fell on the earth for forty days and forty nights.
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6You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
- Gen 8:1-77 verses79%
1And God remembered Noah, along with all the living creatures and the animals that were with him in the ark. And God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters began to subside.
2The fountains of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens were closed, and the rain from the heavens was restrained.
3The waters continued to recede from the earth, steadily decreasing, and after one hundred and fifty days, the waters had diminished.
4The ark came to rest in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the mountains of Ararat.
5The waters continued to decrease until the tenth month. In the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains became visible.
6At the end of forty days, Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made.
7He sent out a raven, and it kept flying back and forth until the waters had dried up from the earth.
- Gen 7:4-74 verses78%
4For in seven days I will cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe out every living thing I have made from the face of the ground.
5And Noah did everything as the Lord commanded him.
6Noah was six hundred years old when the floodwaters came upon the earth.
7Noah, along with his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives, entered the ark to escape the waters of the flood.
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17And I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh that has the breath of life in it, under the heavens; everything that is on the earth will perish.
- 2 Pet 3:5-62 verses76%
5For they deliberately ignore this fact: that the heavens existed long ago and the earth was formed out of water and through water by the word of God.
6Through these, the world of that time was destroyed, being flooded with water.
- Gen 8:13-142 verses74%
13In the six hundred and first year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the waters dried up from the earth. Noah removed the covering of the ark and saw that the surface of the ground was dry.
14By the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was completely dry.
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14It will come against all the high mountains and against all the lofty hills.
- 72%
7So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so.
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13Then God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh has come before Me, because the earth is filled with violence through them; behold, I am going to destroy them along with the earth.
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10The mountains saw You and writhed. Torrents of water swept by; the deep roared and lifted its hands high.
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6But a mist would rise from the earth and water the entire surface of the ground.
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19These three were the sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated.
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11I establish My covenant with you: Never again will all flesh be destroyed by the waters of a flood, and never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.
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15I will remember My covenant between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all flesh.
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5and if He did not spare the ancient world but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, along with seven others when He brought the flood on the ungodly world,