The Great Flood (2 Peter 3:1–7)
1 UST Then{ after they had finished building the boat,} Yahweh commanded Noah,“You and your entire family must go into the boat, because I know{ that} you{ are}{ the only one} among the people living today{ who is} living rightly according to my standards. BSB BSB: Then the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.
2 UST Take with you seven male and female pairs of every{ kind of} pure animal, and{ one} male and female pair of{ every kind of} impure animal. BSB BSB: You are to take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate; a pair of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate;
3 UST Also{ take} seven male and female pairs of{ every kind of} bird{ that flies} in the sky, so that{ later} their offspring will live all over the earth. BSB BSB: and seven pairs of every kind of bird of the air, male and female, to preserve their offspring on the face of all the earth.
4 UST { You must do that,} because seven days from today I will make it rain{ continuously}{ all} over the earth{ for} forty days and nights. In that way, I will completely destroy from the earth every living creature that I have made.” BSB BSB: For seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living thing I have made.”
5 UST Then Noah did everything{ exactly} as Yahweh had commanded him{ to do}. BSB BSB: And Noah did all that the LORD had commanded him.
6 UST Noah was 600 years old when the flood covered the earth. BSB BSB: Now Noah was 600 years old when the floodwaters came upon the earth.
7 UST { That is when} he and his wife, and his sons and their wives went together into the boat so that they would not die in the flood. BSB BSB: And Noah and his wife, with his sons and their wives, entered the ark to escape the waters of the flood.
8 UST { Also,}{ every kind of} pure animal and{ every kind of} impure animal and{ every kind of} bird,{ including} every{ kind of creature} that lives on land, BSB BSB: The clean and unclean animals, the birds, and everything that crawls along the ground
9 UST came in pairs to Noah{ and went} into the boat.{ They were} male and female{ pairs}, which was exactly what God had commanded him{ to take along}. BSB BSB: came to Noah to enter the ark, two by two, male and female, as God had commanded Noah.
10 UST So it happened{ that} when the seven days{ that God had spoken about} had passed, water started to flood the earth. BSB BSB: And after seven days the floodwaters came upon the earth.
11 UST When Noah was 600 years old, on the seventeenth day of the second month{ of the year}, on that{ very} day all the springs in the deep ocean started pouring out water.{ God also caused} the water in the sky to start pouring down, as if he had opened{ huge} floodgates{ in the sky}, BSB BSB: In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.
12 UST so that it rained{ continuously}{ all} over the earth{ for} forty days and nights. BSB BSB: And the rain fell upon the earth for forty days and forty nights.
13 UST { So it was that} on the same day{ that the flood started}, Noah and his sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, along with his wife and his sons’ three wives{ all} entered the boat. BSB BSB: On that very day Noah entered the ark, along with his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and his wife, and the three wives of his sons—
14 UST They had with them every kind of living creature, including every kind of livestock and every{ other} kind of creature that lives on the land, and every kind of bird{ and} everything{ else} that flies. BSB BSB: they and every kind of wild animal, livestock, crawling creature, bird, and winged creature.
15 UST Pairs of every{ kind of} living thing that breathes{ air} came to Noah{ and went} into the boat. BSB BSB: They came to Noah to enter the ark, two by two of every creature with the breath of life.
16 UST The animals that went into{ the boat}{ were} male and female{ pairs} from every{ kind of} living thing, which was exactly what God had commanded Noah{ to take along}. Then{ after they were all inside,} Yahweh closed the door{ of the boat} behind them. BSB BSB: And they entered, the male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. Then the LORD shut him in.
17 UST { For} forty days{ and forty nights} the flood kept getting deeper and deeper{ all} over the earth, and as the water rose, it lifted up the boat so that it floated{ on the water} above the ground. BSB BSB: For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and the waters rose and lifted the ark high above the earth.
18 UST So the floodwaters continued to rise and get much deeper{ all} over the earth, while the boat floated{ safely} on the water. BSB BSB: So the waters continued to surge and rise greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the waters.
19 UST Eventually the water became so deep on the earth that{ even} all the highest mountains everywhere under the sky were under water. BSB BSB: Finally, the waters completely prevailed upon the earth, so that all the high mountains under all the heavens were covered.
20 UST { In fact,} the water rose{ at least} seven meters above{ the tops of} the{ highest} mountains, so that they were{ completely} under water. BSB BSB: The waters rose and covered the mountaintops to a depth of fifteen cubits.
21 UST Then all the creatures that lived on land died.{ That} included{ all} the birds, the livestock, and the{ other} living creatures, including every{ kind of} creature that lived in large groups on the earth, as well as all the people. BSB BSB: And every living thing that moved upon the earth perished—birds, livestock, animals, every creature that swarms upon the earth, and all mankind.
22 UST Every living creature that breathed air and{ lived} on dry land died. BSB BSB: Of all that was on dry land, everything that had the breath of life in its nostrils died.
23 UST That is how Yahweh completely destroyed all the living creatures that{ were} on the earth, including{ all} people and livestock and{ all the other} creatures that lived{ on the land} and also the birds{ that flew} in the sky. Yes, he completely destroyed everything{ that lived} on the earth, so that the only ones who were still alive were Noah and his family and the animals that were with them in the boat. 7:24-8:19 BSB BSB: And every living thing on the face of the earth was destroyed—man and livestock, crawling creatures and birds of the air; they were blotted out from the earth, and only Noah and those with him in the ark remained.
24 UST { Deep} water continued to cover the{ entire} world{ for} 150 days. BSB BSB: And the waters prevailed upon the earth for 150 days.