Genesis 7:23
And every living thing was destroyed that was upon the face of the ground, from man, to cattle, to creeping things, and birds of the heavens, and they were destroyed from the earth. And only Noah was left, and those who were with h
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22All in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, of all that was on the dry land, died.
24And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.
Cross References
Genesis 7:21And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, from birds, to cattle, to beasts, and every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth, and every man.
Exodus 14:28And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, even all the army of Pharaoh who went in after them into the sea, there remained not so much as one of them.
Job 22:15Will thou keep the old way which wicked men have trodden?
Psalms 91:7A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand, [but] it shall not come near thee.
Proverbs 11:4Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
Ezekiel 14:14though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they would deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, says lord LORD.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 7:22-24
21 And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man: 22 All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died. 23 And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the… Read the whole commentary →