Genesis 7:19
And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
In Context
20Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.
Cross References
Psalms 46:2Therefore will we not fear, though the earth do change, And though the mountains be shaken into the heart of the seas;
Jeremiah 3:23Truly in vain is [the help that is looked for] from the hills, the tumult on the mountains: truly in Jehovah our God is the salvation of Israel.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 7:18-21
17 And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth. 18 And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters. 19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered. 20 Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered. We are here told, I. How long the flood was increasing— forty… Read the whole commentary →