16 just as God had told him to do. And when they were all in the boat, God closed the door.
17-18 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.
19-20 Finally, the mighty flood was so deep that even the highest mountain peaks were about seven metres below the surface of the water.
21 Not a bird, animal, reptile, or human was left alive anywhere on earth.
22-23 The Lord destroyed everything that breathed. Nothing was left alive except Noah and the others in the boat.
24 A hundred and fifty days later, the water started going down.