Genesis 7:24
What does Genesis 7:24 mean?
A plain-English look at Genesis 7:24 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Genesis 7:24 means
The floodwaters remained dominant upon the earth for an extensive period of one hundred and fifty days. This prolonged duration, extending beyond the initial forty days of rain, indicates that the devastation was not merely a swift deluge but a sustained period of global inundation. It suggests a time of thorough cleansing and the complete obliteration of the pre-flood world. This period also sets the stage for the gradual recession of the waters and the subsequent emergence of a new earth.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the waters were over the earth a hundred and fifty days.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and the waters are mighty on the earth a hundred and fifty days.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the waters prevailed on the earth a hundred and fifty days.
Context
This verse specifies the extended duration of the floodwaters' prevalence, following the detailed account of total destruction. It marks the transition from the active judgment to a period of sustained inundation before the waters begin to recede. This prolonged timeframe is crucial for understanding the complete transformation of the earth and the next phase of the flood narrative.
v.23And every living thing was destroyed that was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and creeping things, and birds of the heavens; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only was left, and they that were with him in the ark.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 8:3
and the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of a hundred and fifty days the waters decreased.
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