16 Those that entered, male and female of all flesh, entered just as God had commanded him. Then the Lord shut him in.
17 The flood continued for 40 days on the earth; the waters increased and lifted up the ark so that it rose above the earth.
18 The waters surged and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the water.
19 Then the waters surged even higher on the earth, and all the high mountains under the whole sky were covered.
20 The mountains were covered as the waters surged above them more than 20 feet.
21 Every creature perished — those that crawl on the earth, birds, livestock, wildlife, and those that swarm on the earth, as well as all mankind.
22 Everything with the breath of the spirit of life in its nostrils — everything on dry land died.