the Week of Proper 22 / Ordinary 27
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Genesis 7:18
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And the water prevailed and multiplied greatly upon the earth, and the ark went on the surface of the water.
The water prevailed and increased greatly upon the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the water.
The waters also waxed strong, and were encreased exceedyngly vpon the earth: and so the arke went vpon the vpper face of the waters.
The water continued to rise, and the boat floated on the water high above the earth.
The waters prevailed and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark floated on the face of the waters.
The watris flowiden greetli, and filliden alle thingis in the face of erthe. Forsothe the schip was borun on the watris.
And the waters preuailed, and were encreased greatly vpon the earth: and the Arke went vpon the face of the waters.
And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.
Thus the water preuayled, and increased sore vpon the earth, so that the Arcke wente vpon the waters.
The water prevailed and increased greatly upon the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the water.
And the waters prevailed, and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.
And the waters overcame everything and were increased greatly on the earth, and the ark was resting on the face of the waters.
And the waters prevailed, and increased greatly on the earth; and the ark went on the face of the waters.
And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth: and the ark moved upon the face of the waters.
The waters prevailed, and increased greatly on the earth; and the ark floated on the surface of the waters.
The waters completely overwhelmed the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the waters.
The waters prevailed and greatly increased on the earth, and the ark moved about on the surface of the waters.
The water overflowed the earth and grew deeper, until the ark floated on the surface of the water.
And the waters prevailed and increased greatly on the earth; and the ark went on the face of the waters.
The waters also waxed strong, and were increased exceedingly vpon the earth, and the Arke went vpon the waters.
And the waters prevailed and rose higher upon the earth; and the ark floated on the face of the waters.
The water became deeper, and the boat drifted on the surface.
The waters prevailed, and increased greatly on the eretz; and the teivah floated on the surface of the waters.
And the waters prevailed, and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.
As the waters rose higher and higher above the ground, the boat floated safely on the surface.
The water was very deep upon the earth. And the boat stayed upon the top of the water.
The waters swelled and increased greatly on the earth; and the ark floated on the face of the waters.
And the water prevailed and abounded exceedingly upon the earth, and the ark was borne upon the water.
And the waters prevailed, and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.
So the waters continued to surge and rise greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the waters.
And the waters prevailed and increased greatly, on the earth, - and the ark went its way on the face of the waters.
For they overflowed exceedingly: and filled all on the face of the earth: and the ark was carried upon the waters.
And the waters prevailed and increased greatly upon the earth. And the ark went upon the surface of the waters.
And the waters prevailed, and were greatly increased on the earth. And the ark floated on the face of the waters.
The waters prevailed and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the face of the waters.
The water continued to rise, and the boat floated on it above the earth.
The waters surged and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the water.
and the waters are mighty, and multiply exceedingly upon the earth; and the ark goeth on the face of the waters.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
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waters prevailed: Exodus 14:28, Job 22:16, Psalms 69:15
ark: Psalms 104:26
Cross-References
The waters returned and covered the chariots and the charioteers, and all the army of Pharaoh that had gone into the sea after them; not even one of them survived.
Men who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundations were poured out like a river?
Do not let the floodwater overwhelm me, Nor the deep waters swallow me up, Nor the pit [of Sheol] shut its mouth over me.
There the ships [of the sea] sail, And Leviathan [the sea monster], which You have formed to play there.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth,.... Still they became greater and more powerful, as to bear up the ark, so to cast down houses, trees, c. by the continual rains that fell, though perhaps they were not so violent as before, and by the constant eruptions of water out of the earth:
and the ark went upon the face of the waters it floated about upon them, in an easy gentle manner; for there were no storms of wind or tempests raised, which might endanger it.
(If much of the water came from volcanic activity, and if earthquakes accompanied the breaking forth of the fountains of the deep, many tidal waves would result. This would completely destroy and remains of the old civilisation and as well give the ark a rough sea to drift in. The ark's dimensions would give make it almost impossible to upset. Ed.)
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The prevalence of the waters. The forty days are now completed. And at the end of this period the ark had been afloat for a long time. It was drifted on the waters in the direction in which they were flowing, and toward what was formerly the higher ground.
Genesis 7:19
Upon the land. - The land is to be understood of the portion of the earth’s surface known to man. This, with an unknown margin beyond it, was covered with the waters. But this is all that Scripture warrants us to assert. Concerning the distant parts of Europe, the continents of Africa, America, or Australia, we can say nothing. “All the high hills were covered.” Not a hill was above water within the horizon of the spectator or of man. There were ten generations from Adam to Noah inclusive. We cannot tell what the rate of increase was. But, supposing each couple to have ten children, and therefore the common ratio to be five, the whole number of births would be about five million, and the population in the time of Noah less than four million. It is probable that they did not scatter further than the necessities and conveniences of life demanded. In a fertile region, an area equal to that of the British Isles would be amply sufficient for four million men, women, and children.
Let us suppose, then, a circle of five hundred miles in diameter inhabited by man. Let this occupy the central region of a concentric circle of eight hundred miles in diameter. With a center a little southwest of Mosul, this larger circle would reach fifty miles into the Mediterranean, the Euxine, and the Caspian, and would probably have touched the Persian Gulf at the time of the deluge. If this region were covered with water, it is obvious that no land or mountain would be visible to a spectator within the inner circle of five hundred miles in diameter. “Fifteen cubits upward.” This was half the depth of the ark. It may have taken this draught of water to float it. If so, its grounding on a hill under water would indicate the depth of water on its summit. The gradual rise of the waters was accomplished by the depression of the land, aided, possibly, by a simultaneous elevation of the bed of the ocean. The water, by the mere necessity of finding its level, overflowed the former dry land. The extent of this oscillation of the solid crust of the earth is paralleled by the changes of level which geology indicates, the last of which took place at the time of the six days’ creation. It is possible that most of the land that was then raised was now again temporarily submerged in the returning waters; while distant continents may have all along existed, which never came within the ken of antediluvian man. The sobriety and historical veracity of the narrative are strikingly exhibited in the moderate height to which the waters are said to have risen above the ancient hills.
Genesis 7:21-23
There expired all flesh. - The resulting death of all by drowning is here recounted. “All in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of live died.” This statement refers solely to man, whose higher life is exclusively expressed by the phrase חיים נשׁמת nı̂shmat chayı̂ym, “breath of life” Genesis 2:7. It affirms the death of the whole of mankind. The sum total of animal and vegetable life, with the exception of those in the ark, is here declared to be extinguished.
Genesis 7:24
Fifty and a hundred days. - These, and the forty days of rain, make one hundred and ninety days: about six lunar months and thirteen days. If to this we add the month and seventeen days before the commencement of the rain, we have eight months completed, and are therefore brought to the first day of the ninth month. The waters may be said to prevail as long as the ark had its full draught of water. It is probable they were still rising during the first half of the hundred and fifty days, and then gradually sinking during the other half.
