18. The water continued to rise, and the boat floated on it above the earth.
19. The water rose so much that even the highest mountains under the sky were covered by it.
20. It continued to rise until it was more than twenty feet above the mountains.
21. All living things that moved on the earth died. This included all the birds, tame animals, wild animals, and creatures that swarm on the earth, as well as all human beings.
22. So everything on dry land that had the breath of life in it died.
23. God destroyed from the earth every living thing that was on the land—every man, animal, crawling thing, and bird of the sky. All that was left was Noah and what was with him in the boat.
24. And the waters continued to cover the earth for one hundred fifty days.