Genesis 7:23
And all the substance that is on the face of the ground is wiped away—from man to beast, to creeping thing, and to bird of the heavens; indeed, they are wiped away from the earth, and only Noah is left, and those who [are] with him in the Ark;
Literal Standard Version
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In Context
22all in whose nostrils [is] breath of a living spirit—of all that [is] in the dry land—have died.
24and the waters are mighty on the earth [for] one hundred and fifty days.
Cross References
Genesis 7:21and all flesh expires that is moving on the earth, among bird, and among livestock, and among beast, and among every teeming thing which is teeming on the earth, and all mankind;
Exodus 14:28and the waters turn back, and cover the chariots and the horsemen, even all the force of Pharaoh, who are coming in after them into the sea—there has not been left even one of them.
Job 22:15Do you observe the path of the age, || That men of iniquity have trodden,
Psalms 91:7One thousand fall at your side, || And a myriad at your right hand, || [But] it does not come near to you.
Proverbs 11:4Wealth does not profit in a day of wrath, || And righteousness delivers from death.
Ezekiel 14:14and [despite] these three men [that] have been in its midst: Noah, Daniel, and Job—they [only] deliver their own soul by their righteousness,” a declaration of Lord YHWH.
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 →